Bank leaves rates steady
Thu May 7, 2009 12:09pm BST LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England left interest rates at a record low 0.5 percent for a second month running on Thursday and said it would increase the size of its asset purchase programme by 50 billion pounds.
The announcement raises its quantitative easing programme to 125 billion pounds.
Миллиард с чем-то на вертолет. Тонн, наверное, 30, в 50-фунтовых бумажках. Значит, несколько дней, как минимум, будут летать.