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Bank of England
Yīnggélán Yínháng
英格兰银行
March meeting
sānyuè huìyì
三月会议
unanimously
yīzhì
一致
to decide
juédìng
决定
to maintain / to hold
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
3.75 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn qī wǔ
3.75%
unchanged
bù biàn
不变

Bank of England
Yīnggélán Yínháng
英格兰银行
monetary policy
huòbì zhèngcè
货币政策
committee
wěiyuánhuì
委员会
on (formal preposition)
March 18th
sānyuè shíbā rì
三月十八日
unanimously
yīzhì
一致
to decide
juédìng
决定
to
jiāng
benchmark
jīzhǔn
基准
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
to maintain
wéichí
维持
at
zài
3.75 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn qī wǔ
3.75%
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
the committee
wěiyuánhuì
委员会
listed
jiāng
the Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
geopolitical
dìyuán zhèngzhì
地缘政治
tensions
jǐnzhāng júshì
紧张局势
and
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
risks
fēngxiǎn
风险
listed as
lièwéi
列为
primary
zhǔyào
主要
consideration
kǎoliàng
考量
factors
yīnsù
因素

March 18, 2026 at 4:00 PM

Bank of England
Yīnggélán Yínháng
英格兰银行
monetary policy
huòbì zhèngcè
货币政策
committee
wěiyuánhuì
委员会
on (formal preposition)
March 18th
sānyuè shíbā rì
三月十八日
unanimously
yīzhì
一致
to decide
juédìng
决定
to
jiāng
benchmark
jīzhǔn
基准
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
to maintain
wéichí
维持
at
zài
3.75 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn qī wǔ
3.75%
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
this
zhè
is
shì
since
2021
èr líng èr yī nián
2021年
September
jiǔyuè
九月
since then
yǐlái
以来
the committee
gāi wěiyuánhuì
该委员会
for the first time
shǒucì
首次
to make / to reach
zuòchū
作出
unanimous / all members
quántǐ
全体
unanimous
yīzhì
一致
structural particle
de
decision
juédìng
决定
the Middle East
Zhōngdōng
中东
region
dìqū
地区
ongoing
chíxù
持续
structural particle
de
military
jūnshì
军事
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
is
shì
the committee
wěiyuánhuì
委员会
maintaining
wéichí
维持
interest rate
lìlǜ
利率
unchanged
bù biàn
不变
structural particle
de
primary
zhǔyào
主要
reason
yuányīn
原因
one of
zhī yī
之一
continued / sustained
chíxù
持续
conflict
chōngtū
冲突
to push up
tuī gāo
推高
completion particle
le
international
guójì
国际
commodities
dàzōng shāngpǐn
大宗商品
and
energy
néngyuán
能源
prices
jiàgé
价格
to intensify / to worsen
jiājù
加剧
completion particle
le
the UK
Yīngguó
英国
structural particle
de
imported
shūrùxìng
输入性
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
pressure
yālì
压力
Bank of England
Yīnggélán Yínháng
英格兰银行
forecast
yùcè
预测
future
wèilái
未来
coming months
shù yuè
数月
inflation rate
tōngzhànglǜ
通胀率
may / could
kěnéng
可能
to climb / to rise
pānshēng
攀升
to / reaching
zhì
3.5 percent
bǎifēnzhī sān diǎn wǔ
3.5%
to
zhì
4 percent
bǎifēnzhī sì
4%
meanwhile / at the same time
yǔ cǐ tónɡshí
与此同时
the UK
Yīngguó
英国
economy
jīngjì
经济
activity
huódòng
活动
sluggish / weak
dīmí
低迷
2026
èr líng èr liù nián
2026年
first quarter
yī jìdù
一季度
performance
biǎoxiàn
表现
weak / soft
píruǎn
疲软
January
yīyuè
一月
GDP
GDP
GDP
month-on-month
huánbǐ
环比
flat / unchanged
chípíng
持平
the UK
Yīngguó
英国
unemployment rate
shīyèlǜ
失业率
to rise to
shēng zhì
升至
5.2 percent
bǎifēnzhī wǔ diǎn èr
5.2%
businesses
qǐyè
企业
regarding
duì
future
wèilái
未来
price
jiàgé
价格
trend
zǒushì
走势
structural particle
de
expectations
yùqī
预期
also
continuously
chíxù
持续
rising
zǒu gāo
走高
previously
cǐqián
此前
consistently
yīzhí
一直
inclined / tending towards
qīngxiàng
倾向
cutting rates
jiàng xī
降息
structural particle
de
several
duō míng
多名
committee members
wěiyuán
委员
in / during
zài
this time
běn cì
本次
meeting
huìyì
会议
at
shàng
to turn instead
zhuǎn ér
转而
to support
zhīchí
支持
to hold off / to keep rates on hold
àn bīng bù dòng
按兵不动
analysts
fēnxī rénshì
分析人士
believe
rènwéi
认为
the UK
Yīngguó
英国
monetary policy
huòbì zhèngcè
货币政策
structural particle
de
focus / center of gravity
zhòngxīn
重心
already
from
cóng
stimulating
cìjī
刺激
economic growth
jīngjì zēngzhǎng
经济增长
shifted to
zhuǎnxiàng
转向
to guard against
fángfàn
防范
imported
shūrùxìng
输入性
inflation
tōngzhàng
通胀
shock / impact
chōngjī
冲击

News in English

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Bank of England Holds Rate at 3.75 Percent in Unanimous March Decision Amid Middle East Risks

The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously on March 18 to hold the Bank Rate at 3.75 percent, citing geopolitical risks from the Middle East conflict and growing inflation concerns.

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