Bank of England keeps the interest rate unchanged

The Bank of England announced it left the key interest rate unchanged at 0.50% for the 33^rd month in line. The decision was expected by analysts. The asset purchasing programme's budget stayed at the same level of GBP275 billion. After announcement the pound advanced against the USD. At the moment of writing GBP/USD pair is trading at 1.5716, or 0.03% up.