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Inflation matters

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 26 JUL 2017
... strengthening momentum in the UK economy - both of which, puts rising pressure on inflation - prodded BOE governor Mark Carney to remark: "Some removal of monetary stimulus is likely to become necessary if the trade-off facing the MPC continues to lessen ...

No 'Plan B' for Brexit "twist and turns"

BENJAMIN ONG  |  FRIDAY, 12 MAY 2017
... become supportive of the on-going resilience of the British economy to Brexit uncertainties. Despite BOE governor Mark Carney warning only last February of the "twists and turns" heading into Brexit - almost immediately proved true in mid-April when ...

New masters of universe

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 2 OCT 2014
... different across the Atlantic where the Bank of England (BOE) may already have its finger on the trigger as BOE governor Mark Carney explained to his audience at the Institute and Faculty of Actuaries General Insurance Conference in Wales: "With many ...

BOE qualifies for World Cup

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 15 MAY 2014
... thereafter. So here we have it Virginia, the BOE would not be in a hurry to raise interest rates anytime soon. BOE Governor Mark Carney football (soccer) analogy may make this easier understood: "Securing the recovery is like making it through the qualifying ...

BOE has a problem to smile about

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 9 APR 2014
The Bank of England (BOE) is expected to do what the ECB and the BOJ and the Fed did before it when it meets tomorrow night - that is, keep monetary policy steady as she goes and of course... provide "forward guidance". The only difference is that BOE ...

Confusing versus credible

BENJAMIN ONG  |  THURSDAY, 13 FEB 2014
... made the news today with the release of the Bank of England's (BOE) Quarterly Inflation Report. Imported BOE Governor Mark Carney is also doing a Yellen cum Bullard and "elaborated" on forward guidance. "The first phase of guidance gave businesses confidence ...

You say threshold, I say trigger

BENJAMIN ONG  |  WEDNESDAY, 12 FEB 2014
... immediate withdrawal of accommodative policy." Yup, use the "it's a threshold not a trigger" excuse. BOE Governor Mark Carney - who finds himself in the same "forward guidance" predicament - uses it, so why couldn't you? If the 6.5% unemployment rate ...
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