Bank of England maintains monetary policy unchanged, in line with expectations

The Bank of England (BoE) announced its decision to keep the benchmark interest rate and buyout program unchanged, as expected. In a unanimous decision the Monetary Policy Committee voted (9-0) to leave the interest rate at 0.1%. The purchase program remained at 895,000 million pounds, in a vote that had a vote against.

The pound registered a fall after the decision was known along with the minutes of the meeting. GBP / USD fell back from 1.3960 to 1.3920 and EUR / GBP jumped above 0.8570.

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