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Central bank is unsure how high interest rates will need to increase to curb price rises
Bank of England investigates the value of straight talk
Index drops to minus 40, reflecting soaring inflation and raising the risk of recession
Plus, MPs gunning for a Bank of England shake-up are only on the fringes of government for now — but that could change
UK is grappling with soaring energy prices and a red-hot labour market — and the problems could persist
Getting the balance between growth and inflation just right is fraught with difficulty
Booming jobs market fuels price rises as central bank governor comes under fire
Plus, the trouble with Boris Johnson’s Northern Ireland gamble is that no one believes him
Andrew Bailey admits sounding ‘apocalyptic’ on food price increases and signals he will raise interest rates further
Governor’s insistence that big price rises would be ‘temporary’ have left him open to criticism
MPs turn on bank’s handling of economy as government feels heat from cost of living crisis
Swati Dhingra, associate economics professor at London School of Economics, to replace Michael Saunders in August
Bank of England will have to raise rates higher than it has forecast and even more than markets have priced in
Three ex-members of Monetary Policy Committee tell MPs curbing inflation without economy contracting will be difficult
Society requires unelected officials to tell the public the whole truth about policy
The Fed is hot for QT, but the Bank of England seems weirdly wary
NIESR forecasts suggest tighter monetary policy move needed to secure price stability
Failure to rein in prices would be ‘very costly’ for economy, says MPC member Michael Saunders
Gloomy economic forecast by central bank produces ‘a tipping point’ in investor sentiment
Several mortgage lenders have already raised rates
A quarter-century after the central bank was granted autonomy, soaring prices are testing its mettle
Heavy stock and bond sell-off erases prior day’s gains as investors engage in ‘capitulation trade’
Cost of borrowing increases quarter-point to 1%, the highest level since 2009, and sterling hits 2-year low
Most economists predict a 0.25 percentage point increase as central bank tries to avoid exacerbating economic slowdown
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