No further quantitative easing and interest rates held

QE and interest rates unchanged

The Bank of England voted to keep quantitative easing unchanged and held interest rates at 0.5%.

The Bank of England left the scale of its quantitative easing (QE) programme to boost the money supply unchanged at £375 billion.

The Bank also held interest rates at 0.5%.

The Bank of England has announced no further quantitative easing as interest rates also held Credit: Jonathan Brady/PA Wire

Last updated Thu 7 Mar 2013

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