Figure 1 The transmission mechanism of monetary policy
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The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meets every month to set the bank rate — the interest rate paid on cash reserves held at the Bank of England by the commercial banks. The MPC sets the bank rate to try to meet the government’s inflation target of 2% per annum.
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