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Interest rates have been held at 0.5% for the eleventh consecutive month today.

The Conservatives have said they will abolish the FSA and give the Bank of England greater responsibilities as part of radical plans to strengthen financial regulation in the UK.

The Bank of England has once again held interest rates at 0.5%, the third time it has frozen rates this year.

The Bank of England has cut interest rates for the sixth consecutive month today, reaching a new record low of just 0.5%.

The Bank of England has cut interest rates again today, down to a new record low of 1%.

The minutes from this month's meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee has revealed eight of the nine members voted in favour of a cut of 50 basis points in Bank base rate (BBR).

Interest rates have hit a new, record low today as the Bank of England fights to pull Britain out of recession.

The Bank of England considered cutting rates by even more than 1% this month, the latest minutes from the Monetary Policy Committee's (MPC's) meeting reveal.

The Bank of England has made a further dramatic cut in interest rates, down to 2%, the lowest level for more than half a century

The Bank of England is set to follow a wave of interest rate cuts as countries around the world seek to avoid recession.