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Monetary Policy Committee

Short-term economic outlook remains 'confusing'

Opinion

Interest rates on hold despite inflationary fears

Supporters of interest rates rise lose out to common sense

20 May 2011

David Kern is chief economist at the British Chambers of Commerce

Analysis

Buoyant markets betray real threat of second downturn

US jobs and Japanese fiscal strength should not occlude the risk of more shocks

15 Apr 2011

News

Manufacturing activity expands at record rate

UK manufacturing purchasing managers' index came in at highest reading since the survey began in 1992.

01 Feb 2011

News

King forecasts income squeeze as inflation rises

King predicted inflation would rise to between four percent and five percent, more than double the bank's two percent target.

26 Jan 2011

Opinion

George Osborne needs to have nerve

The rookie chancellor also requires good fortune in order to enjoy policy success in 2011

24 Jan 2011

News

King 'excessively political' claims MPC's Posen

Mervyn King criticised for endorsing coalition government's plans to cut the budget deficit

26 Nov 2010

Feature

To hedge or not to hedge

Economists, analysts and market watchers cannot agree on when or if interest rates will rise

22 Nov 2010

News

Monetary Policy Committee still split over interest rates

November divisions mirror October's

18 Nov 2010

News

Europe cracks start to appear as debt crisis rumbles on

European debt crisis weighs on risk appetite

17 Nov 2010

News

Inflation worries Bank of England's Weale

Policymaker calls for no change to monetary policy

15 Nov 2010

News

UK manufacturing growth accelerates

Manufacturing activity grew more than expected in October

01 Nov 2010

News

Posen warns spending review will stifle growth

UK economy to take "material" hit from government cuts

29 Oct 2010

News

Bank of England was split three ways

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has split over interest rates and quantitative easing

20 Oct 2010

Opinion

What is the point of Monetary Policy Committee inflation meetings?

The MPC is missing inflation targets with impunity. Does the target itself matter anymore?

27 Sep 2010

Opinion

A sensible approach to pensions

Linking public sector pensions to CPI rather than RPI is good politics, but can make for very bad economics

24 Aug 2010

Opinion

Economics: Modern-day inflation requires new set of guidelines

Are existing attitudes to inflation, calculation of its triggers and analysis of its effects too old to be useful?

25 Jan 2010

Opinion

Economics: Recovery is incremental, but nowhere near business as usual

The stats suggest a stronger recovery than exists in real terms. Will the pre-Budget report be similarly skewed?

22 Nov 2009

Analysis

October Essential News

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14 Sep 2009

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