Daily Archives: August 16, 2012

UK Retail Trade Figures Released & The Initial Impact Of The Olympics

The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously this month in favour of keeping the central bank’s key interest rate at 0.5% and maintaining the asset purchase programme at £375bn. The central bank said it was waiting to see what impact … Continue reading

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