MPC’s inaction points to deeper downturn

The MPC‘s inaction on interest rates today confirms that inflation concerns are still hindering the Committee’s ability to respond to the ever-gloomier news on activity. The result will be a deeper and longer downturn in the economy which will eventually see interest rates fall to very low levels.

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