LONDON, Sept 8 (Reuters) - The Bank of England looks
certain to keep interest rates at a record low 0.5 percent next
week and hold its quantitative easing programme at 175 billion
pounds after last month's shock 50 billion pound expansion.
Although recent surveys suggest conditions are stabilising,
lending remains weak and rising unemployment and future
government spending cuts mean growth is likely to be subdued for
some time -- lessening the urgency for policymakers to start
unwinding their stimulus measures.
The BoE will make its announcement at 1100 GMT on Thursday
following the conclusion of its two-day Monetary Policy
Committee meeting.
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