Wednesday, March 11, 2020

BOE SLASHES UK INTEREST RATES OVER CORONAVIRUS

The Bank of England's made an emergency cut to interest rates in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

The main rate's gone down from 0.75 percent to a joint historic low of 0.25 percent.

In a statement the bank said its role is to help UK businesses and households manage through an "economic shock" from Covid-19.

Business commentator Michael Wilson says it's significant.

IN: "It's a...
OUT: ...concerned."
DUR: 18 seconds

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