MPC on hold for a long time, whatever the new guidance

The MPC’s decision to leave policy on hold today was almost certainly the last to be taken under the unemployment-focused forward guidance adopted just six months ago. But whatever replaces it, interest rates are likely to remain at very low levels for a long time yet.

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