Update: the release and Minutes are out, and it would appear that the BOE finally pulled up an oil chart, and as a result the report was far more dovish than consensus had expected”
Bank of England maintains #BankRate at 0.5% and the size of the Asset Purchase Programme at £375 billion…
— Bank of England (@bankofengland) August 6, 2015
…Minutes of the MPC meeting reveal a vote of 8-1 to maintain #BankRate and a unanimous vote to maintain the stock of Asset Purchases
— Bank of England (@bankofengland) August 6, 2015
From the announcement: