BoE Watch Near-term rate cuts off the agenda Not only does a June interest rate cut look out of the question, but the deterioration in the inflation outlook means that, unless the activity data start to look really dreadful, rates are unlikely... 29th May 2008 · 1 min read
BoE Watch A brief pause Disagreement on the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has intensified between those members who are more worried about the near-term inflation outlook and those whose concerns centre on the weakening... 1st May 2008 · 1 min read
BoE Watch The next step towards 3.5% The dilemma facing the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has not got any easier to resolve. Inflation expectations have risen further and yet borrowers have started to suffer even more at the hands of... 3rd April 2008 · 1 min read
BoE Watch MPC willing to tolerate a sharp slowdown The recent economic news has deepened the dilemma facing the Monetary Policy Committee posed by slowing activity on the one hand and strengthening price pressures on the other. But recent speeches by... 28th February 2008 · 1 min read
BoE Watch MPC to tread carefully Recent Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) communications have just about made a rate cut on Thursday a done deal. The recent equity market turmoil has raised the question of whether the MPC should follow... 31st January 2008 · 1 min read
BoE Watch Another nail-biter After a nail-biter in December, January’s interest rate decision is shaping up to be just as close. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) seems pretty certain that rates need to fall significantly... 3rd January 2008 · 1 min read