02 June 2022 Bank of England Bank Rate "Could Well Have to Rise Further," Says MPC's Cunliffe

The Bank of England (BoE) could well need to lift interest rates further in the months ahead, a member of the Monetary Policy Committee has said, in order to ensure that a near double-digit inflati…

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01 June 2022 Bank of England Interest Rate Stance and Outlook: An Explainer  

The Bank of England interest rate outlook is poorly understood within and around the markets, which is one reason why Pound Sterling has been the subject of increasingly bearish analyst commentary …

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31 May 2022 New Records for European Inflation Stoke Debate Over ECB’s Policy Shift 

Europe’s inflation rates leapfrogged the market consensus again when climbing to new records for the month of May, vindicating in the process an shift in the monetary policy stance underway at the …

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27 May 2022 Sunak's Energy Rebate Could be Deflationary: Deutsche Bank

The energy rebate could in fact prove deflationary says a leading UK economist, an assessment that goes against the standard assumptions surrounding fiscal boosts of the kind just announced in the …

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27 May 2022 Impact on Inflation from Cost of Living Spending Boost Not Material: Panmure Gordon's French

The targeted nature of the cash boost to UK households from the Government means it is unlikely to be massively inflationary according to analysis from Panmure Gordon.

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26 May 2022 Chancellor Gives UK Inflation a Shot in the Arm and the Bank of England a Headache

The increased government spending would likely boost UK consumer confidence and shore up the economy going forward, however it creates a fresh inflationary headache for the Bank of England.

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26 May 2022 Bank of England Accused of Self-inflicted Confusion

"We think that recent events have demonstrated that the BoE’s overly complex framework – designed during an era of low and stable inflation – is not fit".

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