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BOE Minutes: MPC Votes 9-0 To Keep Bank Rate Unchanged 
-BOE MPC: MPC Vote 9-0 To Keep Stock Of Gilts, Corporate Bonds Unchanged
-BOE MPC: August Projections Broadly On Track But Sees Downside Risks 
-BOE MPC: Potential Drag From Brexit, Trade Friction Bigger Than Expctd   
-BOE MPC: Maintains Future Rate Hikes Will Be "Gradual" And "Limited"     
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The MPC voted unanimously to keep Bank Rate unchanged at 0.75% at 
its meeting ending Sep 12, also voting 9-0 to keep the stock of total 
asset purchases unchanged at stg445bn. Despite the "limited" amount of 
fresh data available since their last meet in August, the MPC assessed 
its latest projections were "broadly on track". However, this was 
caveated by the acknowledgment of downside risks to their growth 
forecast - Brexit uncertainty and further potential U.S./China 
protectionist acts - which could generate a bigger-than-expected drag 
than they had previosuly anticipated.   

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