Interest rates kept on hold for another month

Following the Monetary Policy Committee meeting that was held last week the Bank of England has announced that the base rate is to be kept on hold at 5% for yet another month. This signifies the fifth month in a row where the base rate has remained unchanged, as the central bank and members of the powerful MPC struggle to deal with both soaring inflation levels and a slowing economy.
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Interest rate stays at 5%

Following the July Monetary Policy Committee meeting last week it has been announced that the base interest rate is to remain on hold at 5%. The Bank of England cut the base rate three times since December, taking it from 5.75% to 5%. However, since May the base rate has remained static after inflation levels soared to 3.3%, which is way over the 2% target set by the government. Read more

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