Bank of England widens bond purchases over market turmoil
City workers walk past the Bank of England in the City of London, Britain, March 29, 2016. REUTERS/Toby Melville/File Photo
The Bank of England on Tuesday unveiled yet more measures aimed at calming markets rocked by a UK budget, saying it would extend purchases of government bonds.
The news came as official data revealed British unemployment fell to a near 50-year low at 3.5 percent, although wages continue to be eroded by sky-high inflation.
