From left: Bank of England (BoE) Deputy Governor Clare Lombardelli, BoE Governor Andrew Bailey, head of media Katie Martin and BoE Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking Dave Ramsden take part in the Monetary Policy Report press conference in London, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey speaks during the Monetary Policy Report press conference in London, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Bank of England (BoE) Deputy Governor Clare Lombardelli speaks during the Monetary Policy Report press conference in London, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey, right, and BoE Deputy Governor Clare Lombardelli attend the Monetary Policy Report press conference in London, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey speaks during the Monetary Policy Report press conference in London, Thursday July 30, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

FILE - The New York Stock Exchange is seen in New York, Thursday, March 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, File)

A screen shows the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI), SK Hynix and Samsung Electronics Co. stock price at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)

Currency traders work at the foreign exchange dealing room of the Hana Bank headquarters in Seoul, South Korea, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (AP Photo/Ahn Young-joon)