Following the MPC’s decision to embark on another round of quantitative easing, Andrew Smith, KPMG’s Chief Economist, commented:
“Now the MPC has decided that the weak economy warrants another round of QE, it is likely to prove just the first instalment of a larger injection. With the government still intent on rapid deficit reduction, consumers constrained by shrinking real incomes and our major export markets experiencing similar headwinds, a sizeable monetary expansion may be the only instrument available to support demand for the foreseeable future.”
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