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BoE's Lambert on monetary policy-making

In a speech on 'Monetary policy-making: Fact and fiction' given on 24 May, Richard Lambert of the Bank of England reflects on his two years on the MPC and on the uncertainty inherent in setting monetary policy.

Lambert says that when setting interest rates, "it is critically important to recognise the lack of certainty about all the key issues which have to be addressed". Although there are yardsticks - such as the output gap and neutral interest rate - against which to judge the appropriate

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