An employee checks a customer's identification card before checking out alcohol at a cash register in a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

A customer shops at a grocery store in Arlington Heights, Ill., Monday, July 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)

From left: Bank of England (BoE) Deputy Governor Clare Lombardelli, BoE Governor Andrew Bailey, head of media Katie Martin and BoE Deputy Governor for Markets and Banking Dave Ramsden take part in the Monetary Policy Report press conference in London, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey speaks during the Monetary Policy Report press conference in London, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Bank of England (BoE) Deputy Governor Clare Lombardelli speaks during the Monetary Policy Report press conference in London, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey, right, and BoE Deputy Governor Clare Lombardelli attend the Monetary Policy Report press conference in London, Thursday, July 30, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey speaks during the Monetary Policy Report press conference in London, Thursday July 30, 2026. (Henry Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)

FILE - People pass the New York Stock Exchange on May 28, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Morgan, File)