UK steel industry fears surge of foreign imports as US imposes 25% tariffs, as Bank of England chief says world should not forget 2008 crisisTrump announces 25% tariffs on foreign steel and aluminiumIt’s always worth noting when a bird changes its plumage. Shedding one coat for another can be both attractive and informative – alerting us to a change in conditions (that’s enough Spring Watch, Ed).And as in ornithology, also in monetary policy. Last week, Catherine Mann – previously a hawkish Bank of England policymaker opposed to large interest rate cuts, emerged as a dove!“Demand conditions are quite a bit weaker than has been the case — and I have changed my mind on that,“To the extent that we can communicate what we think are the appropriate financial conditions for the UK economy, a larger move is a superior communication device, in my view.” Continue reading…
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