The Bank of England
The record low Bank Rate of 0.5% has been maintained again by the Bank of England.
It has announced the level will remain the same today – continuing a stretch of over five years.
The Bank of England last reduced its Bank Rate by 0.5 percentage points to 0.5% in March 2009 and it has remained unchanged since.
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Governor Mark Carney has said previously that the base rate will not be reviewed or increased until unemployment fell to 7%.
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has also voted to maintain the stock of purchased assets financed by the issuance of central bank reserves at £375 billion.
