BoE minutes, some policymakers tempted to raise QE

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Source: Reuters
Some Bank of England policymakers wanted to step up the central bank's monetary stimulus programme in August, minutes for the August 1-2 show. All of nine members of the MPC agreed to sustain the BoE's asset purchase objective at the 375 billion Pound, but some believed there was a room for more. They demanded more time to estimate the impact of the BoE's Funding for Lending Scheme to encourage bank credit.
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