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The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is expected to vote against pumping more money into the economy when it meets this week, despite previous forecasts of a further £50bn injection.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee is split over whether to commit to further quantitative easing, according to minutes from this month's meeting.

A positive start to the third quarter earnings season has lifted equity prices higher on the major US and European markets.

Juan Valenzuela gives his thoughts on the impact of the latest round of QE in the UK and abroad.

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to keep rates on hold and maintain QE at £375bn in August but expressed fears over sterling's continued appreciation.

In its latest quarterly inflation report, released today, the Bank of England has muddied the waters somewhat on its plans for further stimulus, leaving pundits wondering if a rate cut is on the cards.

Capital Economics expects the Bank of England to cut the UK's base rate from 0.5% in an effort to stimulate growth, after last week's GDP figure showed the economy is shrinking faster than feared.

The Bank of England said it may reconsider the case for cutting interest rates once the impact of the new funding for lending scheme becomes clear.

CBI economist Ian McCafferty has become an external member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC).

Bank of England governor Mervyn King said he voted for more QE at the last meeting of the MPC because he is fearful over the outlook for Asia, emerging markets, and the US, as well as the ongoing eurozone crisis.