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BoE’s Saunders: UK neutral rate is a lot lower than in the past

BoE MPC member – Michael Saunders was out on the wires in the last hour saying that the UK has missed out on 2-3 years of business investment on Brexit, though smooth Brexit transition would probably boost investments.  

Additional quotes:

   “¢   Series of repeated Brexit cliff edges could cause investment to be subdued for a while.
   “¢   A no-deal Brexit would lead to a fall in the Sterling, raise inflation.
   “¢   Would expect interest rates to go a bit higher over time but the process won’t be far or fast.
   “¢   UK neutral rate is a lot lower than in the past and is around 2%.
   “¢   UK real incomes have picked up in the past year and a Brexit deal would help economic outlook.

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