Monetary Policy Report November 2026
Bank of EnglandThe MPC voted 8–1 to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points to 4%; one member voted for an increase of 0.5 percentage points to 4.25%.
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Monetary Policy Report July 2026
The MPC voted 6–3 to maintain Bank Rate at 3.75%; three members voted to increase it to 4%.
Financial Stability Report, July 2026
Oil prices fluctuated around the $100 per barrel level for several months after the Middle East conflict began, against an average of around $68 per barrel over the previous decade.
Monetary Policy Report April 2026
The MPC voted 8–1 to maintain Bank Rate at 3.75%; one member voted to increase it to 4%.
Monetary Policy Report, February 2026
The MPC voted by a majority of 5-4 to maintain Bank Rate at 3.75%, with four members voting to reduce it by 0.25 percentage points to 3.5%.
Financial Stability Report December 2025
In the 2025 Bank Capital Stress Test the aggregate CET1 capital ratio starts at 14.5% and falls to a low point of 11.0% in the first year, and no individual bank was required to strengthen its capital position.
Financial Stability Report July 2025
The FPC maintained the UK countercyclical capital buffer rate at its neutral setting of 2%.