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20.07 / 21:41

economics Bank of England MPC Monetary Policy Committee Bank of England's Ramsden reflects on QT and suggests when more may be needed

Sir Dave Ramsden, deputy governor for markets & banking at the Bank of England. Image: Bank of England

09.02 / 11:06

economics inflation Bank of England UK Interest rates MPC Monetary Policy Committee BoE rate setter Mann: Inflation 'gaps' make achieving 2% target sustainably 'elusive'

Catherine Mann (pictured) said financial conditions had eased 'too much already' since September, in part as markets now 'soon expect' cuts.

08.01 / 08:31

economics inflation Bank of England UK Interest rates MPC 2024 NOT Former MPC member claims BoE will not be able to cut interest rates in 2024 - reports

'I do not think the Bank will be able [to lower rates] because I do not think inflation will come down much further or much faster. I think we are stuck with a fairly sticky inflation situation,' she said.

01.12 / 13:23

economics inflation Bank of England Interest rates MPC monetary policy Unemployment BoE's Greene: Monetary policy will need to be restrictive 'for an extended period'

Megan Greene (pictured) was part of a minority group of three members who voted to increase interest rates to 5.5% during the recent MPC meeting.

29.11 / 12:20

economics inflation Bank of England UK Interest rates MPC Monetary Policy Committee NOT BoE's Haskel: Rate cuts will not happen 'anytime soon'

The Bank of England's Jonathan Haskel (pictured). Credit: World Economic Forum/Jakob Polacsek

15.11 / 08:33

economics Climate change inflation Bank of England UK MPC BoE's Mann: Climate change inflation is a 'concern' for all central bankers

Catherine Mann (pictured) said it was important to recognise 'there is no no climate change scenario to fall back on' when it comes to monetary policy.

09.11 / 17:11

economics inflation UK Interest rates MPC BoE's Huw Pill: Economic slowdown will require softer monetary policy - reports

Huw Pill (pictured), said that 'sustaining rates at their current restrictive level will continue to bear down on inflation'. Credit: Bank of England

03.11 / 08:55

economics UK MPC Macroeconomics Monetary Policy Committee AJ Bell UK enters 'new phase of suspended animation' after Bank of England holds rates

Inflation is now projected to return to 2% at the end of 2025, compared to Q2 2025 as expected at the MPC’s previous September meeting.

24.10 / 11:07

economics inflation Bank of England UK Interest rates MPC 2024 Economists forecast BoE to hold rates at 5.25% through to spring 2024

Most economists in the survey said they did not expect the Bank to cut rates until at least July next year.

26.09 / 10:37

economics Bank of England UK Fed industry MPC Bank of England looks to other central banks in forecasting review

Ben Bernanke (pictured) was hired to lead the review into the Bank of England's forecasting models in July 2023.

08.04 / 13:15

cryptocurrency CBDC RBI MPC testing In a position to start testing, running pilot CBDC projects: RBI Deputy Governor

The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) is in a position to start off with testing and running pilot projects of Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) now that the legislative enablement has been done by the government, RBI Deputy Governor T. Rabi Shankar told reporters in a post monetary policy committee press conference on April 8.

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