Thursday preview: MPC rate decision, Johnson Matthey

The European Central Bank stood pat on its interest rate decision on Wednesday, despite some speculation it might go for a rate cut, and now attention turns to the Bank of England, to see whether it will maintain the status quo.

The European Central Bank stood pat on its interest rate decision on Wednesday, despite some speculation it might go for a rate cut, and now attention turns to the Bank of England, to see whether it will maintain the status quo.

Last month, the situation was said to be finely balanced on whether to pour yet more money into the Bank of England's asset purchase scheme (also known as quantitative easing, or QE).

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