Bank of England keeps interest rate at 5.25% for 6th time, seeks more proof inflation under control

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The Bank of England is keeping its main U.K. interest rate at a 16-year high of 5.25% with several policymakers still worrying about some key inflation measures.

FILE - The Bank of England in London, is shown on Dec. 15, 2022. The bank is expected to maintain interest rates at a 16-year high of 5.25%, but a cut wouldn't be a huge surprise as inflation falls from multi-decade highs. – The Bank of England maintained its key U.K. interest rate at a 16-year high of 5.25% though it gave a broad hint that a reduction could be on the cards imminently as inflation falls towards its target.

“We’ve had encouraging news on inflation and we think it will fall close to our 2% target in the next couple of months," said Bank Gov. Andrew Bailey."We need to see more evidence that inflation will stay low before we can cut interest rates. I’m optimistic that things are moving in the right direction.”

The Bank of England, like the U.S. Fed and other central banks around the world, raised interest rates aggressively in late 2021 from near zero to counter price rises first stoked by supply chain issues during the coronavirus pandemic and then by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

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