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05/08/2010
Bank Of England Retains Low Base Rate
Base interest rates in the UK are again being kept on hold at just 0.5% - the same level it has been at for the past 18 months
The Bank of England has voted to keep interest rates at this all-time low amid concerns over the strength of the economic recovery.
The decision by the bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) follows news that inflation remains well above the bank's target rate of 2% on the Consumer Prices Index measure, at 3.2% and that recent economic data has cast doubt over the strength of UK economy.
Also today, Barclays bank has reported pre-tax profits of £3.95bn for the first half of 2010 - up 44% on the same period last year.
The vast majority of the profits came from the bank's investment banking arm, Barclays Capital, which made £3.4bn.
Barclays also said it lent £18bn to UK households and businesses over the six month period.
Earlier this week rival HSBC reported first-half profits of £7bn, while Lloyds made £1.6bn.
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The Bank of England has voted to keep interest rates at this all-time low amid concerns over the strength of the economic recovery.
The decision by the bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) follows news that inflation remains well above the bank's target rate of 2% on the Consumer Prices Index measure, at 3.2% and that recent economic data has cast doubt over the strength of UK economy.
Also today, Barclays bank has reported pre-tax profits of £3.95bn for the first half of 2010 - up 44% on the same period last year.
The vast majority of the profits came from the bank's investment banking arm, Barclays Capital, which made £3.4bn.
Barclays also said it lent £18bn to UK households and businesses over the six month period.
Earlier this week rival HSBC reported first-half profits of £7bn, while Lloyds made £1.6bn.
(BMcC/GK)
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