ICAEW Insights In Focus: How will quantitative tightening affect the UK economy?
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In this Insights In Focus episode, we explore the Bank of England’s recent policy switch from quantitative easing to quantitative tightening. The Bank of England has been supporting the UK economy by buying government bonds since 2009. The policy has been a stabilising force through successive economic shocks: the global financial crisis, the euro crisis, the Brexit vote and, most recently, the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the Bank of England is on a mission to reduce inflation, raising interest rates and beginning to sell the £895bn of government bonds that sit on its balance sheet. But how much should be sold and how soon? Host Philippa Lamb discusses the role that QE has played within the economy, and the process of quantitative tightening, with Reuben Wales, ICAEW Head of Financial Services; Martin Wheatcroft, external adviser on public finances to ICAEW; and Michael Saunders, economist and member of the Monetary Policy Committee from 2016 until very recently. Links ICAEW inflation hub https://www.icaew.com/technical/economy/inflation  ICAEW cost of doing business hub https://www.icaew.com/technical/economy/cost-of-doing-business  ICAEW economic insight https://www.icaew.com/technical/economy/economic-insight  Host Philippa Lamb Guests Michael Saunders, Monetary Policy Committee member, 2016-2022  Reuben Wales, ICAEW Head of Financial Services Martin Wheatcroft, external adviser on public finances to ICAEW Producer Natalie Chisholm  Episode first published: 30 November 2022 Podcast recorded: 23 November 2022
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