Bank of England governor shrugs off smaller-than-expected fall in inflation
Andrew Bailey says inflation is in line with BoE forecasts but view of markets is that data will delay interest rate cutsAnalysis: Sunak hopes of pre-election rate cuts frustratedThe governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has shrugged off a smaller-than-expected drop in inflation last month, saying he expected a sharp fall towards the government’s 2% target next month.Speaking in Washington after news that the government’s preferred measure of the cost of living had eased to 3.2% in March, Bailey said the path of inflation was broadly in line with what Threadneedle Street had predicted in its quarterly health check on the economy. Continue reading...

Andrew Bailey says inflation is in line with BoE forecasts but view of markets is that data will delay interest rate cuts
The governor of the Bank of England, Andrew Bailey, has shrugged off a smaller-than-expected drop in inflation last month, saying he expected a sharp fall towards the government’s 2% target next month.
Speaking in Washington after news that the government’s preferred measure of the cost of living had eased to 3.2% in March, Bailey said the path of inflation was broadly in line with what Threadneedle Street had predicted in its quarterly health check on the economy. Continue reading...