Andrew Sentence again talks of raising interest rates to curb inflation
Andrew Sentance, one of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members, has once again spoken of stubbornly high inflation. Mr Sentance has, since last June, voted for the base rate to...
View ArticleBen Broadbent to joins Monetary Policy Committee
The Treasury has today announced Ben Broadbent will join the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC). Mr Broadbent, a Goldman Sachs economist, will assume his position in time for the June...
View ArticleAndrew Sentance continues argument for higher interest rates
Dr Andrew Sentance, one of the external members of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), has once again argued the case for higher interest rates. Mr Sentance has, since last June,...
View ArticleMPC’s Posen expects inflation to fall to 1.5% by mid-2012
Bank of England policymaker Adam Posen believes inflation will plunge to 1.5% by the middle of next year. His expectation is for a much sharper fall than his fellow policy members. The American...
View ArticleOECD: Bank of England should lift interest rates
The Paris-based Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) has today said the Bank of England should lift interest rates to combat stubbornly high inflation. UK economic growth is...
View ArticlePolicymaker against lifting interest rates
Bank of England policymaker Adam Posen today said the central bank is right not to have raised interest rates, despite stubbornly high inflation. For several months, three of Monetary Policy Committee...
View ArticleChallenging times ahead warns policymaker
Spencer Dale, one of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) members, has warned that rising inflation is a “significant risk” to the UK economy. Mr Dale, who is the Bank of England’s...
View ArticleUK interest rates remain on hold
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has today elected to keep UK interest rates on hold at the historically low level of 0.5%, as widely expected. Interest rates have now been at...
View ArticleJust two policy members vote for interest rate rise
Minutes of the Bank of England’s June 8-9 meeting have been released today and have revealed the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted 7-2 to lift interest rates and 8-1 to restart the Bank’s...
View ArticleUK interest rates on hold but central bank announces QE boost
The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has today elected to keep UK interest rates on hold at the historically low level of 0.5%, as widely expected. Interest rates have now been at...
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