FTSE 1008,245.30+0.42%indicative
UK 10Y Gilt4.52%+3bpindicative
UK 30Y Gilt4.89%+2bpindicative
EUR 10Y Bund2.68%-1bpindicative
GBP/EUR1.1642+0.12%indicative
GBP/USD1.2785-0.08%indicative
SONIA4.45%indicative
BoE Rate4.50%indicative
BPA 2026 YTD~£18bnindicative
FTSE 1008,245.30+0.42%indicative
UK 10Y Gilt4.52%+3bpindicative
UK 30Y Gilt4.89%+2bpindicative
EUR 10Y Bund2.68%-1bpindicative
GBP/EUR1.1642+0.12%indicative
GBP/USD1.2785-0.08%indicative
SONIA4.45%indicative
BoE Rate4.50%indicative
BPA 2026 YTD~£18bnindicative
FTSE 1008,245.30+0.42%indicative
UK 10Y Gilt4.52%+3bpindicative
UK 30Y Gilt4.89%+2bpindicative
EUR 10Y Bund2.68%-1bpindicative
GBP/EUR1.1642+0.12%indicative
GBP/USD1.2785-0.08%indicative
SONIA4.45%indicative
BoE Rate4.50%indicative
BPA 2026 YTD~£18bnindicative
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BoE holds rates, expands QE programme

15 August 2020·1 min read

The Bank of England today left Bank Rate at 0.1% and expanded its asset‑purchase programme, taking the total stock of purchases to £895 billion. That policy mix sustains official demand for gilts and investment‑grade corporate bonds and matters directly for insurers' fixed‑income portfolios. The action was set out…

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