Bank of England promises more bond-buying if needed to fight coronavirus crisis

LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England held off from taking fresh action in its bid to stop the coronavirus crisis from plunging Britain's economy into a long recession on Thursday, but said it was ready to ramp up its bond-buying programme further if needed.Britain's central bank, like others around the world, rushed to take emergency measures on two occasions earlier this month as the government shut down broad swathes of the economy.On Thursday, it said it was not yet able to precisely assess..