BoE hikes interest rate to 5% — industry reacts

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has voted by a majority of 7-2 to increase the bank base rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 5%.

Section: Opinion

Two members preferred to maintain the rate at 4.5%.

The MPC will continue to monitor closely indications of persistent inflationary pressures — if there is evidence of such pressures, then further tightening in monetary policy would be required.

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Source: BTL Insider — https://btlinsider.co.uk/boe-hikes-interest-rate-to-5-industry-reacts