BOE's Taylor Warns Bailey Neutral Rate Question Cannot Be Dodged
Taylor has been unusually frank about where he expects the UK's neutral rate — the level at which policy is neither stimulating nor weighing on the economy — to end up. Bailey and those close to the Governor have repeatedly dodged questions on the issue, claiming there is too much uncertainty.
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