BoE to 'sit on its hands' before pulling trigger on further economic support

The Office for Budget Responsibility forecasts anticipate GDP growth of 5.5% in 2021, the strongest growth rate for more than 30 years, but economists warn this could be derailed and the BoE could be forced into unprecedented action. December's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting saw the Bank's key interest rate maintained at 0.1%, and unanimous consensus to hold corporate and government bond purchases at their existing levels respectively. However, the MPC stressed that "the outlook for the economy remains unusually uncertain" and the road to recovery depends on the "evolution" o...