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Oral evidence: Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports, HC 143

· Andrew Bailey, Governor of the Bank of England (United Kingdom)

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· Andrew Bailey Wiki · Bank of England WikiOral evidence: Bank of England Monetary Policy Reports, HC 143

ContextHearing of the Governor and members of the Monetary Policy Committee before the House of Commons Treasury Committee on the Monetary Policy Report.

Why it mattersBailey tells MPs that high inflation may have changed how policy works.

Problems raised
  1. Inflation is around 10%.
  2. Monetary transmission may have changed.
  3. Behaviour differs at high inflation.
Solutions proposed
  1. Keep tightening to return inflation to 2%.
  2. Monitor how transmission works now.
  3. Explain decisions to Parliament.
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