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BOE’s Dhingra Says Rate Cuts Needed as Policy Is Too Restrictive
Bank of England policymaker Swati Dhingra warned that high interest rates are bearing down too heavily on the economy by curbing consumer spending and business investment. “We have a very restrictive stance at the moment,” the external member of the Monetary Policy Committee said in an interview with Bloomberg TV Friday. “The weak consumption, the weak investment, and possible damage to supply capacity is what I would worry about, and that’s why I think we should be easing policy more.” Dhingra is the MPC’s most dovish member, voting for rate cuts since February. The BOE lowered borrowing costs by a ... (full story)