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Tenreyo: Tackling Inflation Early Would Have Hurt Jobs

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  • BOE'S TENREYRO: TACKLING INFLATION EARLY WOULD HAVE HURT JOBS - bbg
  • Speaking on a panel discussion, BOE MPC member Tenreyro said responding earlier to inflation would have driven unemployment to levels last seen in the 1990s, creating an "enormous recession" and leading to below target inflation in the medium-term.
  • She notes the bank rate will be the main tool to manage the economy with unwinding QE not expecting to have a material effect on the UK economy.
  • She also adds that climate changes is a problem for governments rather than central banks, which have few tools to tackle it (going against Governor Bailey earlier saying its important for central banks to be involved).
  • GBPUSD sits little changed on her remarks (for -1.6% at 1.1928) which hit at the same time both Chancellor Sunak and Secretary of State for Health resigned in protest to Boris Johnson's leadership.

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