BoE keeps rates at rock bottom due to global uncertainty

Michael Klimes
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The monetary policy committee (MPC) of the Bank of England (BoE) has voted eight to one to keep rates at 0.5%.

While the picture on the domestic front remained positive, the minutes showed global conditions weighed on the minds of policymakers. Slowing growth in China over the past month, which led to th...

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