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The Bank of England has resisted growing calls to deliver more stimulus to the economy while maintaining interest rates at the historic low of 0.5%.

The BoE's Monetary Policy Committee is likely to be split three ways in today's interest rate and QE decisions, but which is the best path to tread?

A member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has made his case for more quantitative easing (QE) to keep the economy on track.

Government bonds jumped on Wednesday on rumours the Bank of England could be moving closer to increasing its £200bn "money-printing" programme to buoy the recovery.

Dr Andrew Sentance remains the lone member of the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee to argue for an increase in interest rates.

The Bank of England has held interest rates at 0.5%, marking the 18th consecutive month they have been at this historical low.

A cooling global economy and an impending austerity squeeze in Britain will make the Bank of England (BoE) wait well into next year before hiking interest rates, a poll of 60 economists suggests.

A second recession could be on the way warns Dr Martin Weale, the newest member of the rate setting Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

Andrew Sentance voted against the rest of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) for a rise in interest rates for the third consecutive month, minutes from the August meeting show.

Former member of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) David Blanchflower says the UK will need "a lot more" quantitative easing (QE) to avoid a double dip recession.