Media releases

04 February 2010

Bolsom: Bank of England pause to quantitative easing shows "lack of confidence in sustained recovery"

The Bank of England voted to keep rates on hold today at 0.5 pc and paused quantitative easing at £200 billion pounds.

03 February 2010

Sterling falls in response to UK Services data

Bolsom says investors are ‘reminded of the economy’s fundamental weakness’

02 February 2010

QE end will not reassure investors, says city expert

Activity in British construction sector records a 23 month high in January

28 January 2010

City expert says double-dip recession a “strong reality”, despite Sentance’s reassurances

Sterling hits a five month high against a broadly weaker euro

26 January 2010

GDP figures confirm recession end but figures are “utterly intangible to UK Businesses”

Investors may be cautious about over-estimating pace of recovery

25 January 2010

City expert says “double-dip recession cannot be ruled out”

Mark Bolsom forecasts a “bumpy couple of years” for UK consumers and businesses

22 January 2010

UK Retail sales come in weaker than expected

Pound falls to a session low against the euro

19 January 2010

Bank of England “left exposed” by latest inflation figure

CPI hit 2.9 per cent for December 2009

14 January 2010

Bank of England’s Roundtable offers UK Businesses little comfort

The last Bank of England Roundtable of 2009 offered UK businesses a bleak short-term outlook

13 January 2010

Sterling hits a 1 month high against the dollar

MPC Member’s optimism triggered sterling’s gain