Dennis Turner
With inflation expected to rise sharply, how should the MPC reverse the trend?
As the UK emerges from recession, it was no surprise that the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) again sat on its hands at the first meeting of 2010. The Bank of England's interest rate seems likely to...
A 'double-dip' recession is possible if the MPC again fails to read the market
There is now a solid body of opinion that the recession has ended, or is at least drawing to a close. The huge de-stocking has probably run its course, the mood of industry has been improving for five...
Despite poor results there is reason for optimism in 'alphabet soup' recession
It now appears that the first three months of this year were even worse than originally thought for the UK economy. Revised GDP figures show that output fell by 2.4% in Q1 compared with the previous...
Speed of economic slowdown shocks but experts deny recession is looming
Media comment and factual analysis have rarely seemed as far apart as they do today. While television news programmes and the daily press talk openly of recession, in the latest HM Treasury summary of...