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Bank of England's Greene says IMF forecasts show UK monetary policy not very restrictive
BANGKOK: The International Monetary Fund’s upward revision to its forecast for British economic growth this year adds to signs that Bank of England interest rates are not very restrictive, BoE policymaker Megan Greene said on Tuesday. Greene – who is part of a minority on the BoE’s Monetary Policy Committee that has voted for higher rates – restated her view that the dangers of keeping rates on hold too long were greater than the cost of a potentially premature rate rise. “I’m not surprised that our GDP forecast has been revised upwards by the IMF. To my mind, this reflects the level of restri...
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