Bailey speech: Last policy decision was a tight one


Bank of England (BoE) Governor Andrew Bailey spoke at the Institute of International Finance Annual Membership Meeting, in Morocco, on Friday.

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Last policy decision was a tight one.

Future decisions will continue being tight.

Policy is restrictive and it has to be.

Sees progress on inflation but there is still work left to do.

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At the time of writing, GBP/USD is trading at above 1.2200, up 0.33% on the day.

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