The Bank of England look set to cut rates in June or just after:

Coming up on Friday:

1115 GMT / 0715 US Eastern time - Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill gives an online presentation of the central bank's new forecasts and latest policy decision, released 24 hours earlier

1145 GMT / 0745 US Eastern time - Bank of England MPC member Swati Dhingra gives closing remarks at King's College London's ECONDAT conference. Dhingra and Ramsden voted to cut on Thursday.

BoE's Dhingra
BoE's Dhingra