BOE's Tenreyro: Raising interest rates to counter one-off price rises would be 'self-defeating'
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“Raising interest rates to counter higher semi-conductor or energy prices would be 'self-defeating', if one-off,” said Bank of England (BOE) policymaker Silvana Tenreyro in an interview with Business Live on Thursday.
Additional comments
“There is a question about whether price changes are a one-off.”
“We are also seeing temporary supply disruption from post-covid imbalances worldwide.”
“Inflation should be temporary.”
Market reaction
GBP/USD ignores these comments, as it continues to trade near-daily highs amid notable US dollar supply.
The spot is trading at 1.3723, rising by 0.48% on the day, as of writing.
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