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What will the OBR predict this time?
There are plenty of independent forecasts around for those interested. No government is exempt from scrutiny, criticism or alternative views and rightly so. The problem is knowing if any of the independent forecasts are going to be right.
I understand why the government wanted the OBR to offer a new forecast...Read More »
The Bank’s interest rate policy
I have set out before the issues surrounding the Bank of England’s powers . What is not in doubt is the Bank of England has the independent duty to set interest rates. There is political agreement by all main parties that they should have and do have this power. There...Read More »
Bonds and mortgages
The Bank of England yesterday after a bruising few days for them in the bond market decided that they needed to stop selling bonds, driving prices down, and do something to try to rally them. That is good news at last. The Bank’s selling came on top of the bond...Read More »
An answer to the green lobbyists
I am receiving several copies of a lobbying letter condemning fracking in particular and the new government’s approach to energy and the road to net zero. The general complaint is we should not extract any more fossil fuel at home, run down our oil and gas industry quickly and accelerate...Read More »
My Interview with Mike Graham on Talk TV/Radio
Yesterday I did an extensive interview with Mike Graham at Talk TV/Radio. You can watch it at:
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