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  2. UK interest rates live: Bank of England holds at 5% after ...

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    The pound strengthened after the Bank’s decision to hold rates, while the FTSE 100 Index pared back gains after surging ahead of the vote. Sterling lifted 0.7 per cent to $1.33, and was 0.3 per ...

  3. Pound sterling - Wikipedia

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    Sterling (ISO code: GBP) is the currency of the United Kingdom and nine of its associated territories. [3] The pound is the main unit of sterling, [4] [c] and the word pound is also used to refer to the British currency generally, [7] often qualified in international contexts as the British pound or the pound sterling. [4]

  4. Black Wednesday - Wikipedia

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    At 10:30 am on 16 September, the British government announced an increase in the base interest rate, from an already high 10%, to 12% to tempt speculators to buy pounds. Despite this and a promise later the same day to raise base rates again to 15%, dealers kept selling pounds, convinced that the government would not keep its promise.

  5. List of countries by exchange rate regime - Wikipedia

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    De Facto Classification of Exchange Rate Arrangements, as of April 30, 2021, and Monetary Policy Frameworks [2] Exchange rate arrangement (Number of countries) Exchange rate anchor Monetary aggregate target (25) Inflation Targeting framework (45) Others (43) US Dollar (37) Euro (28) Composite (8) Other (9) No separate legal tender (16) Ecuador ...

  6. United Kingdom and the euro - Wikipedia

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    There was a fairly steady decline in the euro rate during 2013, 2014 and 2015 from 85 pence to 70 pence. During 2016, the pound declined against several currencies, meaning the euro rose, especially on 24 June 2016 (because of the EU referendum) when the euro rose from 76 pence to 82 pence and further the following days. [30]

  7. Economy of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Sterling is the currency of the UK, with its main unit, the pound, represented by the symbol "£'. The Bank of England is the central bank, responsible for issuing currency. Banks in Scotland and Northern Ireland retain the right to issue their own notes, subject to retaining enough Bank of England notes in reserve to cover the issue.

  8. List of circulating fixed exchange rate currencies - Wikipedia

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    Fixed currency Anchor currency Rate (anchor / fixed) Abkhazian apsar: Russian ruble: 0.1 Alderney pound (only coins) [1]: Pound sterling: 1 Aruban florin: U.S. dollar: 1.79

  9. Monetary Policy Committee (United Kingdom) - Wikipedia

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    Following the UK's vote to leave the European Union in June 2016, the MPC cut the base rate from 0.5% to 0.25%, the first change since March 2009. [26] At the same time, it announced a further round of quantitative easing, valued at £60 billion, bringing the total to £435 billion. [26]

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