30 March 2017 Family Matters An old fashioned virtue by J.R.Thomas There is an expression popular in the media, the “Westminster bubble”. It is one those pithy phrases that seems to summon something up, even though nobody ever seems quite sure what it is. Whatever it means, the effect of living in that Westminster bubble… Continue reading Issue98:2017 03 30:Family Matters (J.R.Thomas)
Tag: Monetary Policy Committee
Issue 97: 2017 03 23: Moving the interest rate goal posts(Frank O’Nomics)
23 March 2017 Moving the interest rate goal posts The Bank of England has forgotten its mandate by Frank O’Nomics The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England sets UK interest rates with a view to keeping inflation close to 2% over the medium-term. If inflation is forecast to exceed this target at a… Continue reading Issue 97: 2017 03 23: Moving the interest rate goal posts(Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 38: 2016 01 21: The Blind leading the Blind (Frank O’Nomics)
28 January 2016 The Blind leading the Blind What is the point of forward guidance? by Frank O’Nomics When should we expect UK interest rates to rise? For many years economist have examined the fan charts of inflation forecasts in the Bank of England Inflation Report for clues as to the likely timing of a… Continue reading Issue 38: 2016 01 21: The Blind leading the Blind (Frank O’Nomics)
Issue 13: 2015 07 30 Financial Week In Brief
30 July 2015 Week in Brief: BUSINESS & THE CITY SMART COP: Great Scotland Yard, historical home of the Metropolitan Police, though government offices for many years, has been sold by Galliard, a development firm, to Lulu Group International, the international business vehicle of Indian tycoon Yusuffali Kader. Galliard are converting the building to a… Continue reading Issue 13: 2015 07 30 Financial Week In Brief
