<sod >On Friday, Bank of England governor Mark Carney gave his clearest signal yet that the Monetary Policy Committee could be about to increase the benchmark rate from its current level of 0.25 per cent.< eod>< sod > The news came shortly after Bank of England governor Mark Carney gave his clearest signal yet that the central bank's Monetary Policy Committee would raise its benchmark interest rate from 0.25 per cent.< eod>