BoE's Gieve warns of crunch's deflationary impact

Sir John Gieve, the deputy governor responsible for financial stability at the Bank of England, has warned that the Bank must consider the deflationary consequences of the credit crisis.

"We have been balancing that upside risk to inflation from the commodity price shock against a downside risk that the credit crisis would drive down activity too far and push inflation below target in the medium term," Sir John said. "And the news on that front remains worrying."

Paul Tucker, the executive

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