BoE Exchange Rates: Pound Sterling And FTSE 100 Plunge As BoE Expands QE But "Implies Big Slowdown In Growth Rate"

Sterling and the FTSE 100 fell after the Bank of England expanded its asset purchase facility by £100bn to £745bn, with the facility to be filled by year end. The decision was seen as implying a slowdown in the pace of growth in QE.