LONDON (AP) — The Latest on the Bank of England's interest rate announcement (all times local):
12:00 p.m.
The Bank of England has kept its key interest rate on hold as it waits for the outcome of the stalled Brexit discussions between Britain and the European Union.
The bank said its Monetary Policy Committee voted unanimously on Thursday to leave its main interest rate at 0.75 percent. Governor Mark Carney will later hold a news conference at which Britain's exit from the EU is likely to be discussed as a key factor in the outlook for the economy.
Carney said this summer that the prospect of a "no deal Brexit" had gotten "uncomfortably high." He hasn't given his updated view since October's summit of EU leaders failed to yield a breakthrough in the Brexit talks.
He and the British government have separately said that failure to agree on a deal will have an array of negative consequences for the British economy.
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5:00 a.m.
The Bank of England is expected to keep interest rates on hold Thursday, with investors likely to focus on what Governor Mark Carney says about the state of the Brexit negotiations.
After the decision on the bank's main interest rate, which is currently at 0.75 percent, Carney will hold a news conference at which Britain's exit from the European Union is likely to loom large.
During the summer, Carney said the prospect of a "no deal Brexit" had gotten "uncomfortably high."
Carney hasn't given his updated view since October's summit of EU leaders failed to yield a breakthrough in the Brexit talks.
He and the British government have separately said that failure to agree on a deal will have an array of negative consequences for the British economy.
