BoE Governor Bailey (Q&A) says he's not suggesting that if the current energy prices were in the forecast that they wouldn't have tightened today; is making the point that the inflationary pressures in the pipeline do justify a hike

Newsquawk Staff · 5 Nov 2026, 13:11 UTC

Is confident in saying that if BoE knew what would happen in the last 24hrs, rate decision would still have been justified

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