BoE seen holding bank rate at 0.25% this month

Strengthening cybersecurity: The Bank Of England sent the request to update cybersecurity measures to all the banks it regulates.

LONDON: The Bank of England (BoE) holds a monetary policy meeting on Thursday as more hard economic numbers trickle in following June’s Brexit shock, while US data and a speech by policymaker Lael Brainard will give Fed-watchers food for thought.

Data and surveys in the coming week will also give a steer on price and industry trends in the euro zone after the European Central Bank (ECB) disappointed market expectations that it would announce an extension of its asset purchase programme.