Weak economy to prompt more stimulus by end of year

The MPC’s decision to leave policy on hold today was unsurprising and may partly have reflected a desire to wait to see what comes out of today’s ECB meeting. We still expect more asset purchases to be announced in November and think that the Committee will cut interest rates further too.

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