MPC holds fire for now, but more QE probably ahead

The MPC’s decision to pause today was no surprise in the light of the announcement only last month to extend quantitative easing and recent signs of improvement in the economic data. But we still suspect that further policy support will be required to secure a sustained economic recovery.

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