Bank expands QE programme by £75bn

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The Bank of England has increased its quantitative easing programme by a more than expected £75bn in a bid to kick-start the UK's ailing economy, while leaving interest rates on hold at 0.5%.

Its new round of asset purchases takes the Bank's quantitative easing (QE) programme to £275bn as fresh fears surface about the country's stalling recovery amid an escalation of the eurozone debt c...

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