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The Bank of England has left key UK interest rates unchanged, with most policymakers now concerned about too-fast reductions. The BoE's MPC -- the central bank's top rate-deciding panel -- voted 5:4 to keep the rates steady.

The Bank of England on Thursday left a benchmark interest rate unchanged at 4.0 per cent with a narrow vote, as its nine-member rate-deciding panel voted 5:4 for the status quo. Policymakers at the British central bank have turned more cautious about the prospect of too much monetary easing, foreign media reported. This was the last policy review before the Keir Starmer administration's Autumn Budget, due this month.

The UK's next rate decision is due on December 18.