Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee member Ian McCafferty

Writing in the UK Times, an op-ed piece

(Article is gated, but if you have access, its here in full): Bank will need to conserve ammunition to win the war

Headlines via Bloomberg:

  • Bank of England should follow gradual approach
  • Difficult to determine right amount of stimulus
  • Info on bb is limited
  • Prefer to learn as we go

Also, via Reuters:

  • If economy proves to have turned down in line with initial survey signals, believe more easing likely to be required
  • Bank rate can be cut further, closer to zero, and quantitative easing can be stepped up