It was Mark Carney's last rate meeting as Bank of England chief.
In the end he didn't mark it with a cut, saying there are signs that Britain's economy has picked up since December's general election.
Though Carney warned a recovery looked far from certain:
BANK OF ENGLAND GOVERNOR MARK CARNEY, SAYING (ENGLISH):
"To be clear, these are still early days. It is less of a case of so far, so good, than so far, good enough."
The bank kept its benchmark rate at 0.75%.
Markets had seen the decision as very evenly balanced.
In the end though, bank policymakers voted 7-2 to leave rates unchanged.
Sterling jumped more than half a percent on the news.
But futures markets still point to a cut in the near future, probably in May.
That would mean a decision falls on Carney's successor as governor, Andrew Bailey.
He's set to start an eight-year term on March 16.
As for Carney, he's off to fight a different battle.
BANK OF ENGLAND GOVERNOR MARK CARNEY, SAYING (ENGLISH):
"Thank you very much."
The Canadian's next job is as UN envoy on finance and climate change.
