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MPC maintains accommodative stance

Not only did the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) leave policy on hold again today, but in his testimony to the Treasury Committee, Governor-to-be Mark Carney sounded less keen than before on a change in the monetary framework. Nonetheless, he was keen at least to review whether it needs changing, leaving the door open to a shake-up at the Bank of England when he arrives in July.

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