Bank of England cuts rates to historic lows in coronavirus response - Business Insider

  • 📰 BusinessInsider
  • ⏱ Reading Time:
  • 18 sec. here
  • 2 min. at publisher
  • 📊 Quality Score:
  • News: 10%
  • Publisher: 51%

South Africa News News

South Africa South Africa Latest News,South Africa South Africa Headlines

The Bank of England cut rates by 0.5% in an emergency coronavirus response, mirroring the Fed

Two crossed lines that form an 'X'. It indicates a way to close an interaction, or dismiss a notification.The Bank of England has cut its benchmark interest rate by 50 basis points in an emergency response to the growing uncertainty from the coronavirus outbreak.The BOE follows a similar move by the Federal Reserve last week, where it cut rates by 50 basis points in an emergency move.The Bank of England , the UK's central bank, cut interest rates by 0.

"Following the spread of COVID-19, risky asset and commodity prices have fallen sharply, and government bond yields reached all-time lows, consistent with a marked deterioration in risk appetite and in the outlooks for global and UK growth. Indicators of financial market uncertainty have reached extreme levels," the BOE said.

 

Thank you for your comment. Your comment will be published after being reviewed.
Please try again later.

£/ $ 1.1367 ?!

Are we about to see negative rates in the UK & US? runningoutofheadroom

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

 /  🏆 729. in ZA

South Africa South Africa Latest News, South Africa South Africa Headlines