MPC right to be sanguine on inflation, for now

Last week’s letter from Mervyn King to the new Chancellor George Osborne after inflation surprised on the upside again drew accusations that the Governor is being dangerously sanguine on the inflation outlook. And there were hints in the May MPC minutes that some of his colleague are more worried.

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