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Monetary policy committee

March 2026

  • A price board at a petrol station in Buckinghamshire

    UK inflation held at 3% before global energy price hit from Iran war

  • Exterior view of the Bank of England

    Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% and signals rise is possible within months

February 2026

  • Woman in blue coat walks past Bank of England on Threadneedle Street

    Bank of England keeps interest rates at 3.75% as inflation concerns persist

  • Governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, talks during a Bank of England Monetary Policy Report press conference

    Why the Bank of England is holding rates despite a weakening economy

January 2026

  • Megan Greene speaks wearing light blue dre

    Strong UK pay growth could limit interest rate cuts, Bank policymaker warns

    Megan Greene says apparent end to the decline in wage growth could hinder fight against inflation

December 2025

  • Exterior of the Bank of England with a large Christmas tree in the foreground

    Narrow Bank of England vote puts end of interest rate-cutting cycle in sight

    Another reduction expected next year but monetary policy committee is deeply divided over inflation prospects
  • The Bank of England in Threadneedle Street, London,

    Inflation drop makes Bank of England early Christmas present to Reeves almost a certainty

    Monetary policy committee, cautious in recent months, expected to respond with cut in interest rates
  • Richard Partington

    Economics viewpoint
    double quotation markHow many more times will the Bank of England rescue Rachel Reeves?

    Richard Partington
    The City expects a cut in interest rates on Thursday but economic prospects for 2026 complicate the picture

November 2025

  • People walking in front of the Bank of England

    Bank of England opens door to December rate cut as it signals inflation has peaked

  • People browsing the Halloween-themed window of an estate agent in Wimbledon, south-west London

    Bank of England’s decision to keep interest rates at 4% is not all doom and gloom

October 2025

  • A woman shops for cheese in a supermarket

    UK inflation unexpectedly remains at 3.8% for third month in a row

  • The Bank of England in the City of London.

    Signs of peak inflation open door to earlier Bank of England interest rate cuts

September 2025

  • Bank of England's press conference over interest rate decisionepa11707195 People walk past the Bank of England building ahead of the central bank's announcement on interest rates decision, in London, Britain, 07 November 2024. The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is expected to reduce interest rates as the UK inflation fell below the bank’s 2% target in September 2024.  EPA/TOLGA AKMEN

    Bank of England should not be ‘overly cautious’ on interest rate cuts, says policymaker

  • People walking near the Bank of England building

    Bank of England holds interest rates at 4% and slows scheme to sell stock of UK bonds

August 2025

  • A woman with a shopping trolley chooses food in a supermarket in Wales, UK

    UK inflation rises by more than expected to 3.8% amid higher food prices

  • Phillip Inman

    double quotation markBank’s base rate gift signals wage rise conflict is on the way

    Phillip Inman
  • People walk past outside the Bank of England in London

    Bank of England cuts interest rates as it warns food costs could push inflation to 4%

  • Men at work warning sign in front of the Bank of England

    Bank of England poised to cut interest rates

  • UK services sector has biggest fall in orders for nearly three years

  • Bank of England forecast to cut interest rates amid rising unemployment and Trump tariffs

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