4 Aug 2017
BOE’s Broadbent: Rising inflation is mainly driven by GBP weakness
The Bank of England (BOE) Deputy Governor Ben Broadbent was on the wires last hour, speaking to BBC following yesterday’s BOE policy announcement.
Key Headlines:
Weaker pound the main reason for inflation rise
This is about the maximum rate of pain from inflation
UK inflation nearing its peak
Lack of growth in investment by companies has something to do with Brexit process
UK a little bit better placed to cope with higher interest rates
There may be some possibility for interest rates to go up a little
Wage growth to pick up in coming years