BoE Hike 25 bps 7-2 vote split
The Bank of England raised interest rates by a further quarter of a percentage point on Thursday and said it expects the surge in British inflation to cool faster than before, despite a surprise jump in price growth announced on Wednesday.
Sounding more upbeat about the outlook for the country’s slow pace of economic growth, the BoE’s nine rate-setters voted 7-2 in favour of a 25 basis-point increase in Bank Rate to 4.25%.