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Bank of England Rate Decision

Bank of England Rate Decision 8 February 2018

Bank of England Rate Decision 8 February 2018: 0.5%, in line with the forecast and unchanged from 0.5% in December 2017. It was released on Thu 8 Feb 2018 at 12:00 UTC.

These figures were verified on 4 Oct 2026 from the source: Bank of England. This page reports the release as published: the figures, the consensus forecast and what a print like it usually does to the currency.

Actual
0.5%
Forecast
0.5%
The market consensus
Previous
0.5%
As the source gives it

What a print like this usually does

In line with the forecast: The initial move may be small if the rate decision is fully priced in, but the statement, vote and guidance can still move the pound.

Bank of England Rate Decision 8 February 2018: 0.5% against a 0.5% forecast, with the last 12 releases
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The last 12 releases · times in UTC
ReleasedForActualForecastPrevious
8 Feb 2018—0.5%0.5%0.5%
14 Dec 2017—0.5%0.5%0.5%
2 Nov 2017—0.5%0.5%0.25%
14 Sep 2017—0.25%0.25%0.25%
3 Aug 2017—0.25%0.25%0.25%
15 Jun 2017—0.25%0.25%0.25%
11 May 2017—0.25%0.25%0.25%
16 Mar 2017—0.25%0.25%0.25%
2 Feb 2017—0.25%0.25%0.25%
15 Dec 2016—0.25%0.25%0.25%
3 Nov 2016—0.25%0.25%0.25%
15 Sep 2016—0.25%0.25%0.25%
The release before:Bank of England Rate Decision 14 December 2017The release after:Bank of England Rate Decision 22 March 2018Bank of England Rate Decision: every recent resultThis week’s economic calendar