Bank of England announces further measures to protect pension funds from market turmoil – business live

​UK central bank doubles daily limit on its bond-buying programme, and launches a new facility to ease pension funds’ liquidity pressuresStocks have opened lower in the City, as worries over the global economy and the Ukraine war weigh on markets.The blue-chip FTSE 100 index has dropped by 32 points to 6958, down 0.45%. Continue reading…