BoE looks for 'rapid recovery' for battered UK economy

Keeps interest rates and QE at current levels

David Brenchley
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The UK economy will recover "much more rapidly" from the coronavirus crisis than it did from the Global Financial Crisis, according to Bank of England (BoE) governor Andrew Bailey.

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