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UK interest rates held at 0.5%

wotsthat
wotsthat Posts: 11,325 Forumite
in Debate House Prices & the Economy
The Bank of England has continued to hold UK interest rates at a record low of 0.5% and is not extending its quantitative easing programme (QE).

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-18020616

According to the BBC they've held rates despite 'persistent inflation'.

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  • movilogo
    movilogo Posts: 3,238 Forumite
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    Nowadays it is not news anymore ;)
    Happiness is buying an item and then not checking its price after a month to discover it was reduced further.
  • wymondham
    wymondham Posts: 6,356 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Photogenic Mortgage-free Glee!
    indeed. Rates are pretty much fixed now as absolute mayhem will erupt if it goes up as this rate is now considered 'normal'.
  • botchjob
    botchjob Posts: 269 Forumite
    can you tell me what the weather is doing in East London tomorrow? And is there any more news on Van Persie and Juventus? And an update on Leveson would be good too. Cheers.
  • macaque_2
    macaque_2 Posts: 2,439 Forumite
    movilogo wrote: »
    Nowadays it is not news anymore

    I think there was some news today and it relates to QE

    Ladder safety.
    Please stay safe on ladders remember the A to Z of ladder safety (a fall from rung A is better than a fall from rung Z). If you do slip, do not attempt to headbutt the ground to arrest your fall.
  • DiggerUK
    DiggerUK Posts: 4,992 Forumite
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    botchjob wrote: »
    ...... And an update on Leveson would be good too. Cheers.
    Well, we do know that we don't know everything we could know about Leveson, but then again what we do know is that we do know what we don't know.

    Rupert don't know of course.
    ..._
  • grizzly1911
    grizzly1911 Posts: 9,965 Forumite
    DiggerUK wrote: »

    Rupert don't know of course.
    ..._
    Or he doesn't recall...
    "If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....

    "big business is parasitic, like a mosquito, whereas I prefer the lighter touch, like that of a butterfly. "A butterfly can suck honey from the flower without damaging it," "Arunachalam Muruganantham
  • DiggerUK
    DiggerUK Posts: 4,992 Forumite
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    grizzly1911 wrote: »
    Or he doesn't recall...
    Andy Coulson said much the same.....next up...Arnold Schwarzenegger in 'Total Recall '
    ..._
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