Bank likely to taper purchases again in July

The Bank did not provide any new hints about the direction of policy in its statement today but, with GDP likely to start growing strongly again this month as the coronavirus restrictions are lifted, we expect the Bank to cut the weekly pace of its asset purchases to $2bn at the next meeting in July.

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