King votes for more QE for first time since July

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Bank of England governor Mervyn King voted to increase quantitative easing by a further £25bn at February's Monetary Policy Committee meeting, latest minutes reveal.

The meeting, held on 6 and 7 February, saw the Bank of England keep QE on hold at £375bn - but minutes revealed a 6-3 split among committee members. King and Paul Fisher joined David Miles in vo...

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