The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to maintain interest rates at 0.5% on Thursday.
The news comes amid fears that the strong sterling is hurting British manufacturers. Earlier in June there had been calls from manufacturers to raise interest rates after a number of reports were released indicating renewed optimism and increased output in the sector. The BDO’s Output Index and Optimism Index both measured increases in June in…
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