Carney keeps cards close to his chest on BOE's policy plans

London

LESS is more appears to be the mantra among Bank of England policy makers.

Even the usually outspoken governor Mark Carney has kept mum. In comments so far this year, he's broken with previous form and mostly stuck to the Monetary Policy Committee's central view.

And then, along with other officials, he's had to refrain from public speaking - aside from policy-specific communications - since the middle of last month until after the snap UK election in June.

The first insight in weeks into the bank's thinking will come on Thursday, when the BOE publishes its interest-rate decision and quarterly …