Kristin Forbes, member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee
She is in the UK Telegraph, on her reasons she voted for a rate hike
Ryan had the news on Forbes here: Forbes vote for hike as felt measures of domestic inflation had increased notably
Forbes voted for a hike, the other 8 voters did not.
Adam had some headlines from the Forbes' piece, link is here
He noted its behind a paywall, which it is ... but here are some direct quotes from her opinion piece:
- "Headline inflation is picking up sharply"
- "Although wage growth has been disappointing, this likely reflects temporary caution around Brexit"
On signs of slowing consumer spending, says it:
- "Should only be moderate, due to support from resilient consumer confidence, solid house prices, low unemployment, and easy access to cheap credit"
