UK banks have agreed a Project Merlin lending and bonus deal

A long awaited banking agreement with the largest UK banks on lending, pay and bonuses has been announced entitled Merlin.Under Project Merlin, banks will lend about £190bn to businesses this year – including £76bn to small firms – curb bonuses and reveal some salary details of their top earners.

The Bank of England will monitor whether [...]

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As UK mortgage interest rates remain at 0.5%- should more be done to help the economy?

Last week the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to keep interest rates on hold with no increase in Quantitative Easing.But re-mortgager asks with rising unemployment and government cutbacks- should more be done to stimulate the economy?

Quantitative Easing (QE) is the Bank’s policy of putting new money into the financial system to try [...]

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UK mortgage interest rates remain at 0.5%

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept UK interest rates on hold at 0.5%, and unveiled no new quantitative easing (QE) measures.
Both decisions were expected, but it will not be clear whether they were unanimous until the minutes of the meeting are released.

At the MPC’s December, November and October meetings there was [...]

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UK interest rates held at 0.5% by Bank of England

The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has kept UK interest rates on hold at 0.5%, and unveiled no new quantitative easing (QE) measures.
Both decisions were expected, but it will not be clear whether they were unanimous until the minutes of the meeting are released.

At the MPC’s November and October meetings, there was a [...]

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