ECONOMICS COMMENTARY
May 08, 2014
Bank of England holds policy despite signs of booming economy
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee left interest rates unchanged at a record low of 0.5% at its May meeting, as widely expected. The stock of asset purchases made under its Quantitative Easing programme was also left unchanged at "375bn.
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