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Bank of England

The central bank of the United Kingdom and the institution behind the British Pound. Policy is set by its Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

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At the source

The policy rate, the last decision and the next meeting are not shown here: they are read at the bank’s own publication.

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How the BoE is set up.

Currency: British Pound (GBP)
Area: United Kingdom
Policy body: Monetary Policy Committee (MPC)
Policy instrument: Bank Rate
Mandate: Monetary and financial stability, with an inflation target set by the government.
City: London
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Published by the bank, not by us

The figures that change are read at the source.

Current policy rate: See the bank’s own publication for the current policy rate (opens bankofengland.co.uk in a new tab)
Last decision: See the bank’s own publication for the last decision (opens bankofengland.co.uk in a new tab)
Next scheduled meeting: See the bank’s own publication for the next scheduled meeting (opens bankofengland.co.uk in a new tab)

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The currency

British PoundGBP

Pound sterling, the oldest currency still in use among the majors.Symbol £ · also called sterling, pound, cable

GBP pairs on this site, at the last reference fixing

ECB reference fixings for currency pairs that include GBP
Pair	Last fixing	1 fixing	5 fixings	21 fixings
GBP/USDBritish Pound / US Dollar	1.3220	up +0.10%	up +0.15%	down −2.22%
EUR/GBPEuro / British Pound	0.8476	up +0.08%	down −0.32%	down −1.34%
GBP/JPYBritish Pound / Japanese Yen	209.22	up +0.09%	up +0.52%	up +0.37%

Reference dataSource: European Central Bank reference ratesUpdated 9 Oct 2026Daily fixings, published once per working day: not live, not tradable and not GIO4X prices. Changes compare the last fixing with the fixing 1, 5 and 21 publications earlier.

Other instruments whose pages name the BoE

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Context

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Economic events

Releases commonly monitored in connection with GBP or published for the United Kingdom. Dates are on each publisher’s own calendar.

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