Bank of England keeps rates and size of bond-buying plan on hold

Reuters

Published Mar 18, 2021 00:12

Updated Mar 18, 2021 12:10

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England kept its stimulus programme unchanged on Thursday ahead of an expected recovery in Britain's economy later this year, helped by the fast rollout of the country's COVID-19 vaccination programme.

The BoE said it kept its benchmark interest rate at an all-time low of 0.1%, in line with forecasts in a Reuters poll of economists.