BoE's Bean on the inflation threat

Charles Bean, a deputy governor at the Bank of England, has explained how the Bank is trying to balance upside and downside risks to inflation against each other.

A particular risk on the upside is that the extended period of high inflation leads to pay rises and causes inflation expectations to rise, said Bean.

On the downside the risk is that the credit crunch will bring a deeper and more prolonged slowdown and cause inflation to undershoot the target, he explained.

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