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The Bank of England's rate-setting committee has confirmed that interest rates will remain on hold at 0.5%. It means that there has been no change in the measure since March 2009, when the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) cut rates from 1.0% to 0.5%.

Base rates were held again at 0.5% today despite constant media speculation of a likely increase

Bank of England base rate kept on hold again at 0.5%

Today's budget announced a plan to help 1st time buyers with a shared equity scheme in conjunction with builders.

The following is form the Standard Life Investments Rapid Response Note - Briefing on Japan, released on the 16th march 2011. Click here to download this Standard Life Investments briefing.