Bank of England increases stimulus: full text of statement

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The Bank of England has held interest rates at 0.5pc and increased the size on the Asset Purchase Programme by £75bn to £275bn. Here is the text of its statement in full...

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee today voted to maintain the official Bank Rate paid on commercial bank reserves at 0.5%. The Committee also voted to increase the size of its asset p...

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