BOE minutes: MPC voted 7-2 to raise QE total by 50 bln to 375 bln
- Dale and Broadbent opposed increase
- Voted 9-0 to keep interest rates at 0.5%
- MPC members who supported more QE discussed 75 bln increase as well as 50 bln
- Key question for MPC was how big a boost to growth would come from funding for lending and ECTR schemes
- Potential stimulus from new schemes helped tip MPC towards 50 bln QE and not 75 bln
- Dale and Broadbent concerned fall in inflation “very largely” due to temporary effect from lower oil prices
- Near-term outlook for GDP weaker, survey indicators had deteriorated since June
- “Very substantial risks” remain from euro zone, increasing signs this is hurting UK growth
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