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Bank of England’s “dovish hold” hints at December rate cutWhile tech stocks had their worst week since the Liberation Day sell-off in April, currency markets largely took the AI mini-crash in stride.

Monetary authorities around are continuing to battle hard to combat the economic risk posed by the coronavirus pandemic.As we mentioned in our afternoon note yesterday, the Bank of England cut interest rates to a record low 0.1%, an unprecedented 15 basis point rate cut, while also ramping up its QE programme by £200bn.

The Bank of England surprised the market again on Thursday, ramping up its stimulus measures as it attempts to allay the impact of the COVID-19 virus on the UK economy.The bank’s main base rates was lowered by another 15 basis points to 0.1% during an emergency meeting, the second such meeting in just over a week.


