The Shadow Monetary Policy Committee’s recommendation that the Bank of England should cut interest rates has been mentioned in The … Continue reading “Unchanged interest rates risk recession”

The Shadow Monetary Policy Committee’s recommendation that the Bank of England should cut interest rates has been mentioned in Mail+. … Continue reading “Interest rates have to be cut”

Trevor Williams, joint chair of the IEA’s shadow monetary policy committee, has been quoted in the Guardian, urging the Bank … Continue reading “Untouched interest rates would risk recession”

Commenting on the Bank of England Monetary Policy Committee’s decision to hold Bank Rate at 5.25 per cent, Julian Jessop, … Continue reading “Rate cuts will be back on the agenda soon”

The slowdown in the money supply means inflation could fall below target and cause a recession The Institute of Economic … Continue reading “Cut interest rates to avoid recession, says IEA’s Shadow Monetary Policy Committee”

Commenting on September’s Consumer Price Index, which showed inflation remaining steady at 6.7 per cent, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at … Continue reading “Interest rate rises not necessary, despite disappointing inflation data”

IEA Economics Fellow Julian Jessop’s response to August’s GDP figures which showed 0.2 per cent growth in the UK economy, … Continue reading “Weak growth should rule out further interest rate hikes”

Commenting on GDP data showing that the UK economy grew by 0.2 per cent in August, Julian Jessop, Economics Fellow at the … Continue reading “Weak growth makes interest rate hike unlikely”

IEA Economics Fellow Julian Jessop has been quoted in The Daily Express criticising the IMF’s gloomy prediction that the UK’s … Continue reading “IMF’s gloomy forecasts are outdated”