The Bank of England has given no further guidance on when it might raise interest rates, after deciding to keep them on hold at 0.5% once again.
There had been speculation that the Bank might have to refine its threshold for increasing rates.
Back in August, governor Mark Carney said unemployment would have to decline to 7% before an interest rate rise would be considered.
An improved economy has meant that could happen sooner than expected.
The Bank also made no further addition to its £375bn bond-buying scheme known as quantitative easing (QE).
Base rates have now been at 0.5% since March 2007.
Five months ago, the Bank anticipated that the 7% threshold would not be reached until 2016.
However, unemployment has already fallen to 7.4%, and many expect it to fall below 7% some time this year.
The City is still not expecting a rise in rates before mid-2015 at the earliest.
Further guidance may be given when the Bank publishes its quarterly inflation report next month.
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