Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey gestures as he speaks during the Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England (BoE) in London on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey gestures as he speaks during the Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England (BoE) in London on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey gestures as he speaks during the Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England (BoE) in London on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

TOPSHOT - A labourer works at an iron factory in Lahore on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Arif ALI / AFP via Getty Images)

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey arrives for the Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England (BoE) in London on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey listens during the Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England (BoE) in London on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey speaks during the Monetary Policy Report press conference at the Bank of England (BoE) in London on April 30, 2026. (Photo by Kirsty Wigglesworth / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)

The Taipei 101 building is seen at the Xinyi District in Taipei on April 30, 2026. Taiwan's GDP expanded 13.7 percent on-year in the first quarter of 2026, the fastest pace since the second quarter of 1987, according to the statistics agency on April 30, 2026. (Photo by I-Hwa Cheng / AFP via Getty Images)