Bank of England, facing COVID slump, revives negative rates talk

LONDON (Reuters) - A chorus of comments from top officials at the Bank of England about negative interest rates has revived talk that the British central bank might resort to cutting borrowing costs below zero to cushion the economy from the coronavirus shutdown.The BoE has cut rates twice as the COVID-19 crisis escalated in March to a record low of 0.1%.Most economists say its next move will be to add to the firepower of its 645 billion-pound bond-buying programme as soon as June 18, at the end..