In April the ONS reading for CPI was that UK prices had gone down (deflation). In the height of the recession inflation peaked at over 5%, significantly above the Bank of England’s 2% target. The governor at the time, Mervyn King would write a letter to the Chancellor explaining why inflation was overshooting the central banks remit. With inflation high and asset prices appreciating, some analysts believed that interest rates would need to be increased from the record low of 0.50%. The…
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