A man walks down steps in front of the Bank of England in London, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. The Bank of England is expected to raise interest rates by as much as half a percentage point. That would outpace the latest hike by the U.S. Federal Reserve. The move on Thursday comes as the central bank seeks to tame decades-high inflation that has driven a cost-of-living crisis and predictions of recession. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)

February 12, 2023