Events Worlds apart Why is UK inflation so much higher than in the US, and what does that tell us about the economic outlook? UpcomingThursday 5 October 2023 Resolution Foundation event with The Brookings Institution Register to attend in person or to receive an access link for online viewers. The last few years have not been easy times… Continue Reading
Events Transformation nation Steering Britain out of stagnation UpcomingMonday 4 December 2023 The final report of The Economy 2030 Inquiry Register to attend in person or to receive an access link for online viewers. The UK economy is living with a toxic… Continue Reading
Publications The Macroeconomic Policy Outlook Q2 2023 13 May 2023 by Simon Pittaway The Bank of England has raised interest rates 12 times in a row, and UK families are dealing with the largest rise in more than 30 years. With all signs… Continue Reading
Events We need to talk about inflation What history has to teach us about surging prices Wednesday 3 May 2023 Book launch event for We Need to Talk About Inflation by Stephen King From investors and academics, to governments and central banks, almost everyone had assumed high and persistent inflation… Continue Reading
Events A cost-of-living crisis Inflation during an unprecedented terms of trade shock Wednesday 8 March 2023 Speech by MPC member Swati Dhingra Britain has been buffeted by many different economic shocks in recent decades, but the most recent is a huge terms of trade deterioration following… Continue Reading
Events The results of rising rates Expectations, lags and the transmission of monetary policy Thursday 23 February 2023 Speech by MPC member Catherine Mann Central bankers around the world have been busy raising interest rates from their historical lows in the face of mounting inflation, with the Bank… Continue Reading
Publications Macroeconomic Policy Outlook: Q4 2022 10 December 2022 by Emily Fry and Sophie Hale and James Smith [1] The UK is experiencing high levels of inflation not encountered for 41 years, reaching 11.1 per cent in October. But what matters most for both people and policy makers… Continue Reading
Publications The art of expectations management A bleak outlook from the Bank of England as it scales back rate hike expectations 3 November 2022 by James Smith The Bank of England has raised rates by 75 basis points today – the eighth successive increase and the largest since 1989 – to 3 per cent, the highest since… Continue Reading
