Archive for August 4th, 2006

Energy prices and interest rates

4th 2006f August, 2006, Peter

The Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England raised interest rates yesterday, the first increase in two years.  Wiith energy prices rising in Britain, there is greater threat of inflation, which the Bank hopes to head off at the pass. The BBC report is here.  
The BBC’s economic correspondent Evan Davies explained the process in very [...]