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The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has held rates for a seventh consecutive time. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has voted 7-2 to maintain Bank Rate at 5.25%, despite inflation falling to the Bank’s 2% target. Two members preferred to reduce Bank Rate by 0.25%, the same as the previous month. The Committee noted that CPI inflation is expected …
The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee has held rates for a sixth consecutive time. The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee has voted 7-2 to maintain Bank Rate at 5.25%, with two members preferring to reduce Bank Rate by 0.25%. One more member for a rate cut compared to March’s meeting, where the vote was 8-1. Interest rates have now been …
Food price rises are slowing but rate cut decision still several months away if figures remain where they are. UK consumer prices index (CPI) inflation slowed less than expected to 3.2% in March, raising the prospect that a rate cut will take longer than predicted. Although the March figure is the smallest monthly inflation rise for two-and-a-half years, it is …
Inflation came in below economists’ forecasts of 3.5%. UK inflation has fallen to the lowest level seen since September 2021, with the annual rate falling from 4.0% in December and January to 3.4% in February. The ONS data shows that core CPI inflation (stripping out energy, food, alcohol and tobacco) was 4.5%, down from 5.1% in January, while food inflation …
