Mervyn King's final MPC meeting There's obviously not going to be any change. The activity data has been at least firm enough that those who are not inclined to do any more won't change their mind," said David Tinsley, UK economist at BNP Paribas. Only one of 67 economists polled by Reuters last week forecast a policy change by this month by the BoE, which as well as buying bonds has kept interest rates at 0.5pc since 2009. The European Central Bank, which also meets on Thursday, is not expected to change policy either. In the US, the Federal Reserve is considering whether to start slowing its asset purchases this year as the economy picks up speed. Analysts rate the chances of Mr Carney restarting the BoE's bond purchases this year at just under 50pc. Mr Tinsley, who expects the BoE to support more asset purchases in August, says that the MPC is likely to seek a flexible way to support growth - such as buying bonds - as well as the longer-term commitments to low interest rates that Mr Carney favours. Even if the economy strengthens, the BoE may want to counteract the effect of rising bond yields and less inflation pressure should give it scope to do so, Mr Tinsley said. Britain's economy grew a faster-than-expected 0.3pc in the first three months of 2013, and purchasing managers' data this week support the BoE's forecast that it will expand by 0.5pc in the second quarter of the year. Although some data such as official retail sales numbers have been disappointing, the central bank will also have been cheered by a slowing in consumer price inflation to 2.4pc, the closest it has been to its 2pc target since September.