Interest rates being kept at 3.75% is a "near-certainty" as Bank of England policymakers hope to keep a lid on above-target inflation and an eye on economic growth, experts think.Most economists are expecting rates to be left unchanged when the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announces its next decision on Thursday.

Interest rates being kept at 3.75% is a "near-certainty" as Bank of England policymakers hope to keep a lid on above-target inflation and an eye on economic growth, experts think.Most economists are expecting rates to be left unchanged when the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) announces its next decision on Thursday.