by admin | Nov 13, 2015 | Blog, Business, Business Notes, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Government, Market Update, Miscellaneous, Small Business Blog
With no change in policy for two years, the consistent `not if, but when’ continues on the static 0.5 % rate that’s held for six years, when the latest (Q4) report was issued by the BoE. Analysis in this recent Inflation Report of economic outlook has...
by admin | Aug 15, 2014 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Financial Markets, Government, Market Update, Small Business Blog
For they surely will…. Inflation Report Recap. August 2013 – Forward guidance would use several indicators, mainly based upon unemployment, labour market, working hours and surveys of ‘spare capacity’ in companies. The degree of spare capacity would...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Aug 9, 2013 | Blog, Business, Economy, Finance, Government
Mark Carney, the new Governor of the Bank of England, has announced there will be no rise in the Bank of England’s base rate until unemployment is below 7 %; part of an intermediate target in his ‘forward guidance’ and translated as, we’re unlikely to see a...
by Step-Up Finance (Business) | Jul 1, 2013 | Blog, Business, Business Finance Junction, Monthly Musings, News, Newsletter, Noteworthy News, Small Business Blog
On July 1, former Bank of Canada Governor Mark Carney will replace Sir Mervyn King as Governor of the Bank of England with a first Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on July 3 and 4. Mr Carney sees that an important role for Central Banks is to offer “forward...