BoE's King on the UK economy

In a speech given on 11 October Mervyn King of the Bank of England warned that the period of low inflation and constant growth in the UK over the past 10 years may be at an end.

King said the MPC's moves to lower UK rates carried the risk of an eventual drop in consumer spending.

'That risk has, at least in part, crystallised. Some of the influences that have in the past provided a boost to consumer spending may be going into reverse,' he said.

In an environment where oil prices have been surging

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