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Forward-looking guidance unlikely to save the day

Following the rather vague change to the MPC’s remit announced in yesterday’s Budget, the ball is now back in the Bank of England’s court. But even if the Monetary Policy Committee decides to follow the US Fed in providing threshold-based forward-looking guidance, it will struggle to boost the economy unless it also expands its toolkit.

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