A recap of BoE headlines that crossed the.......>

BOE: A recap of BoE headlines that crossed the wires a short while ago. There

has been a noticeable softening in rhetoric around negative rates over the past

week. From Reuters:

- BOE'S RAMSDEN SAYS BUYING RISKIER ASSETS AS PART OF QE WOULD NEED A FINANCE

MINISTRY INDEMNITY 

- BOE'S RAMSDEN SAYS "LITERAL READ" OF LATEST INDICATORS SUGGESTS Q2 GDP FALL

MIGHT BE SLIGHTLY LESS THAN BOE'S MAY SCENARIO, BUT STILL VERY EARLY DAYS 

- BOE'S RAMSDEN SAYS IT IS QUITE POSSIBLE BOE WILL DO MORE QE AT JUNE MEETING OR

SUBSEQUENTLY 

- BOE'S RAMSDEN SAYS IT IS REASONABLE TO HAVE AN OPEN MIND ON NEGATIVE RATES,

BUT IT IS A VERY COMPLEX ISSUE 

- BOE'S RAMSDEN SAYS BOE COMMENTS ON NEGATIVE RATES NOT MAIN DRIVER OF NEGATIVE

GILT YIELDS 

* From Bloomberg:

- BOE'S RAMSDEN: IT'S REASONABLE TO HAVE OPEN MIND ON NEG RATES 

- BOE'S RAMSDEN RULES OUT BUYING INDEX-LINKED OR SUB-3YR DEBT