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Abstract:The quarterly meeting of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) of the Bank of England (BoE) took place on Tuesday, with a focus on highlighting the strength of Britain's economy despite challenging risks and limited growth expectations in the near term.
The quarterly meeting of the Financial Policy Committee (FPC) of the Bank of England (BoE) took place on Tuesday, with a focus on highlighting the strength of Britain's economy despite challenging risks and limited growth expectations in the near term. Despite some members of the committee advocating for an increase in the counter-cyclical capital buffer (CCyB) from 2% to enhance banks' ability to withstand low loan losses, the decision was made to maintain the CCyB at its current level. However, the committee remains flexible and ready to modify the rate depending on future economic and financial fluctuations.
Simultaneously, the BoE sustained the main Bank Rate at 5.25%, continuing its tightening cycle that began in December 2021. This decision aligns with the International Monetary Funds (IMF) recent downgrade of growth forecasts for Britain, predicting a stark 0.6% growth in 2024.
In conjunction with these decisions, the FPC released a financial policy statement outlining inflation, surging interest rates, and geopolitical discord as major factors affecting the risk outlook. The persistence of inflation may necessitate longer periods of high interest rates, which have not yet fully impacted all household borrowers and businesses, indicating impending challenges.
The FPC report also highlighted an increase in business insolvencies, especially among smaller, highly indebted businesses. This contrasts with the resilience of larger businesses and the banking sectors ability to absorb shocks. The report underscores a subdued economic growth outlook and conditions worse than anticipated.
The statement indirectly warned that the ongoing Israeli conflict could exacerbate these problems by intensifying Middle East tensions and impacting energy prices. Despite these challenges, the FPC stressed Britains economic resilience while acknowledging that future adjustments may be necessary based on evolving economic conditions.
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