Media releases

04 March 2010

City expert: “BOE is treading a very fine economic line,” as they leave rates on hold at 0.5% easing

Bolsom says “recovery too fragile for them to exercise traditional methods of inflationary control

23 February 2010

Sterling falls across the board as Mervyn King makes speech

Looks increasingly likely the Bank of England will extend quantitative easing

18 February 2010

Expert says public sector debt “quite likely to have negative consequences for growth”

Bolsom says figure “challenges the fiscal reality of Darling’s forecasts”

10 February 2010

ZEW sentiment falls in February, although better than market expectations

*Bolsom says figure “challenges the fiscal reality of Darling’s forecasts”

09 February 2010

Sterling suffers further setback after trade deficit widens

And Bolsom expects Bank of England to be “cautiously optimistic” in inflation report

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