No change from MPC amid GDP fall projection

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The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has once again voted unanimously to leave the Bank Rate unchanged, at its current record low of 0.1%.]

The MPC members also voted to leave asset purchases unchanged.

The Bank has now forecast that GDP is expected to fall by around 4% in the first quarter of 2021. This compares to expectations of a rise in the November Report.

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