BoE’s Cunliffe makes case for ‘stodgy’ policy

Monetary policymakers should not act too fast when uncertainty is high, deputy governor says

Jon Cunliffe
Jon Cunliffe
Bank of England

Policymakers in the UK would be wise to keep policy “stodgy” and slow-moving while high uncertainty persists, Bank of England deputy governor Jon Cunliffe said today (July 13).

Cunliffe’s speech, delivered to the Cumbria Chambers of Commerce, made reference to a remark by former Federal Reserve vice-chair Alan Blinder, who once said “a little stodginess at the central bank is entirely appropriate”.

Cunliffe went on to consider various reasons why interest rates might need to rise. It could be

Only users who have a paid subscription or are part of a corporate subscription are able to print or copy content.

To access these options, along with all other subscription benefits, please contact info@centralbanking.com or view our subscription options here: http://subscriptions.centralbanking.com/subscribe

You are currently unable to copy this content. Please contact info@centralbanking.com to find out more.

Sorry, our subscription options are not loading right now

Please try again later. Get in touch with our customer services team if this issue persists.

New to Central Banking? View our subscription options

Register for Central Banking

All fields are mandatory unless otherwise highlighted

This address will be used to create your account

You need to sign in to use this feature. If you don’t have a Central Banking account, please register for a trial.

Sign in
You are currently on corporate access.

To use this feature you will need an individual account. If you have one already please sign in.

Sign in.

Alternatively you can request an individual account

.