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Cautious loosening points to deeper downturn

Today’s decision by the Monetary Policy Committee to cut interest rates by just 25 bps would seem to confirm that lingering inflation concerns will restrict policy loosening to a gradual pace over the coming months, increasing the risk of a deep and prolonged downturn in the real economy.

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