United Kingdom MPC Meeting Minutes
The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England determines the benchmark interest rate in the United Kingdom (MPC). The repo rate is the Bank of England's official interest rate. The repo rate relates to the Bank of England's open market operations with a number of counterparties (banks, building societies, securities firms).
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0.85783 | |
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1.7099 -30 pips |
1.70695 | |
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1.1546 -146 pips |
1.14000 | |
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2.0816 +169 pips |
2.09853 | |
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1.8850 -272 pips |
1.9252 -130 pips |
1.91219 | |
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13.7034 -95 pips |
13.6825 +304 pips |
13.71290 | |
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13.2751 -3200 pips |
13.6222 -271 pips |
13.59510 | |
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1.6902 -113 pips |
1.7229 -214 pips |
1.70146 |
News (GBP)
UK Retail Sales Stable In March
UK retail sales were unchanged on a month-on-month basis in March, defying expectations for a gain, preliminary data from the Office for National Statistics showed Friday. Retail sales including automotive fuel grew 0.1 percent in the previous month. Economists were looking for a 0.3 percent gain for March.
RTTNews | 7 days ago
UK Inflation Slows Less Than Forecast
UK consumer price inflation softened less than expected in March but hit the lowest in two-and-a-half years on food prices, adding uncertainty to the timing of the first interest rate cut from the Bank of England. Inflation weakened to 3.2 percent in March from 3.4 percent in February, the Office for National Statistics reported Wednesday.
RTTNews | 9 days ago
UK Unemployment Rate Rises; Wage Growth Slows
The increase in the UK unemployment rate and the marginal slowdown in wage growth in the three months to February suggest an easing of pressure in the labor market. The ILO jobless rate rose to 4.2 percent from 3.9 percent in three months to January, the Office for National Statistics reported Tuesday. The rate was seen at 4.0 percent.
RTTNews | 9 days ago
