Haldane: BOE action prevented UK unemployment from being higher

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  • BOE is right to keep a close eye on consumer credit but aggregate borrowing is not tearing away

  • Mortgage lending is not growing rapidly and household debt has fallen as a share of GDP

  • There are reasons not to be alarmist over double digit growth in consumer credit

  • Sees GDP growth slowing a little and inflation picking up materially in 2017

  • BOE has a neutral bias on policy

  • BOE hasn't changed its view of the economy over the coming years

His comments on consumer credit growth are a tad concerning. Some bounce back in borrowing is understandable after coming through the crisis but there's a thin line between a natural pick up and a move back into excessive debt levels.

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