UK CPI Preview: Slumping Pound, QE Drives Inflation Higher

Following last summer’s Brexit vote, the Bank of England (BOE) warned that ultra-loose monetary policy may cause inflation to overshoot its official 2% target. That warning has materialized in recent months as inflation reached multiyear highs. Last month, the Office for National Statistics revealed that the UK CPI (consumer price index) rose to an annualized […]