Rachel Lomax and a new era for the MPC

Rachel Lomax's first Monetary Policy Meeting at the Bank of England may have labelled her a hawk for good from day one at the office. This article suggests her reluctance to vote for a rate cut when growth is weak may signal distinct hawkish tendencies but says perhaps hawkishness is an unadvertised requirement of the deputy governor's job.

First published by Dow Jones, 23 July.

Those first days in a new job can be a little tricky. Most of us keep a low profile, watching rather than doing

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