'Any other decision would be a major surprise'
Up against all major currencies
Fed strives to be ‘ahead of the curve’
The UK economy is heading in the right direction but there are a "number of years to go" before a full-blown recovery can be called, Bank of England (BoE) chief economist Spencer Dale has said.
The Bank of England has held interest rates for the 50th month in a row and opted not to increase the size of its QE programme at its May meeting.