Bank of England meeting —

At its 3 August 2022 meeting, the Bank of England raised its policy rate from 1.00% to 1.75%. The decision passed 8-1.

Decision

hike — 1.00% to 1.75%

Vote: 8-1

Key passages

At its meeting ending on 3 August 2022, the MPC voted by a majority of 8-1 to increase Bank Rate by 0.5 percentage points, to 1.75%.

Larger-than-usual 50bp hike signals aggressive tightening to combat inflation.

One member preferred to increase Bank Rate by 0.25 percentage points, to 1.5%.

Minority preference for smaller hike indicates some internal opposition to the pace of tightening.

Meeting documents

Background reading

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