BoE's Forbes says few MPC members are 'perennial hawks or doves'

External member lays out key risks to UK economic outlook in speech

Kristin Forbes
Kristin Forbes

Members of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee (MPC) constantly update their forecasts as new information about the risks to their assessments emerges, making it "difficult to classify many of us as perennial hawks or doves", external member Kristin Forbes said in a speech in London last week.

According to Forbes, there are currently five key risks to the Bank of England's central forecast, including stronger growth than expected in the US, oil prices staying low for a long time, and

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