LONDON (MNI) - The Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee left both the total amount of quantitative easing unchanged at stg200 billion and Bank Rate unchanged at 0.5% following its monthly meeting today.

The decision was in line with market expectations, with almost no-one in the markets anticipating any change to the current emergency settings of monetary policy.

The MPC did not release an accompanying statement - which is in line with normal practice when there is no change in policy.