At its latest policy meeting, the central bank left its key interest rate at 0.1% and its program of government bond purchases at £875 billion, or roughly $1.217 trillion.

The Bank of England has cut its main interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 4%, as policy makers seek to bolster the sluggish U.K. economy.

The Bank of England left its interest rates on hold at 4.25% at its Thursday meeting, though the bank has indicated that cuts are coming later in this year. Photo by Andy Rain/EPA-EFE ...

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England cut its main interest rate Thursday by a quarter percentage point to 4%, as policy makers seek to bolster the sluggish U.K. economy. Thursday’s decision was ...

LONDON — (AP) — The Bank of England cut its main interest rate Thursday by a quarter percentage point to 4%, as policy makers seek to bolster the sluggish U.K. economy.

LONDON (AP) — The Bank of England cut its main interest rate Thursday by a quarter percentage point to 4%, as policy makers seek to bolster the sluggish U.K. economy. Thursday’s decision was ...

The Bank of England’s key rate — a benchmark for mortgages as well as consumer and business loans — is now at the lowest level since March 2023. “There will be hopes that if loans become cheaper, it ...

The Bank of England has cut its main interest rate by a quarter percentage point to 4%, as policy makers seek to bolster the sluggish U.K. economy. The decision was widely anticipated in financial ...