• BoE quarterly inflation report

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14 May 2014

BoE quarterly inflation report

  • The Bank of England left forecasts for economic growth and inflation almost unchanged;
  • The Bank of England expects continued growth in house prices in the coming months;
  • Acceleration of productivity growth should neutralize some of the inflationary pressure;
  • The interest rate hike will be gradual to a level below its pre-crisis average;
  • The recent strengthening of the pound limits inflation;
  • Unemployment rate will decline faster than expected in February;
  • Inflation will be closer to the target level of 2% over the next two to three years;
  • The U.K. GDP should grow by 2.9% in 2015 and by 2.8% in 2016;
  • The Bank of England still expects the GDP growth by 3.4 % in 2014;
  • The Bank of England signalled that it could raise the interest rate at the end of the 1st quarter or in the 2nd quarter 2015.

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