
News in Review Wednesday 9th November 2022
At the latest meeting of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) concluding on 3 November, Bank Rate rose by 0.75 percentage points, an eighth consecutive increase and the biggest for 33 years. Members of the MPC voted by a majority of seven to two to raise Bank Rate to 3%; of the two dissenting voices, one preferred an increase of 0.5 percentage points and the other a smaller 0.25 percentage point rise. Borrowing costs are now at their highest since 2008.