Sterling was injected with a burst of volatility on Thursday a | FXTM Forex Market News

Sterling was injected with a burst of volatility on Thursday after the BoE announced they will reduce the pace of weekly asset purchases to £3.4 billion from the previous rate of £4.4 billion.



As widely expected, the central bank voted unanimously to leave interest rates unchanged at their current record low of 0.1%.



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