MPC resists QE call
7th June 2012
THE Monetary Policy Committee resisted the temptation to pump more money into the economy today.
The decision not to embark on a fresh round of quantitative easing cames just hours after new data on the services sector was more upbeat than expected.
International Monetary Fund head Christine Lagarde's suggestion that the Bank of England's base rate could be cut its their historic low of 0.5% also went unheeded by the MPC.
However, with no imminent end in sight to the eurozone crisis experts expect QE to return......for the full story register now for free or login below...
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Can this be true? Common sense breaking out at the MPC. Looks like the euro can has been kicked down the road again for another 3 months. Who is your money on for a the next bailout - Spain, Portugal, Greece, Ireland again or will France enter the Eurobollocks competition for the first time. Exciting isn't it?
malcolm cowing
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Significant stimulus is needed now if we are to avoid another ten years bouncing along the bottom. Has the Japanese situation taught us nothing!
Nathan Lane