| Author (Corporate) | BBC |
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| Series Title | BBC News |
| Series Details | 12.05.16 |
| Publication Date | 12/05/2016 |
| Content Type | News |
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Mark Carney, the Governor of the Bank of England warned on the 12 May 2016 that risks of the United Kingdom leaving the European Union 'could possibly include a technical recession'. 'The most significant risks to the MPC’s forecast concern the referendum. A vote to leave the EU could materially alter the outlook for output and inflation, and therefore the appropriate setting of monetary policy. Households could defer consumption and firms delay investment, lowering labour demand and causing unemployment to rise. At the same time, supply growth is likely to be lower over the forecast period, reflecting slower capital accumulation and the need to reallocate resources. Sterling is also likely to depreciate further, perhaps sharply. This combination of influences on demand, supply and the exchange rate could lead to a materially lower path for growth and a notably higher path for inflation than in the central projections set out in the May Inflation Report. In such circumstances, the MPC would face a trade-off between stabilising inflation on the one hand and output and employment on the other'. |
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| Source Link | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36273448 |
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| Countries / Regions | United Kingdom |
