• The first part of forward guidance helped businesses and the population understand the first earliest stage of when interest changes would be considered
  • Second phase will help guide through a sustained recovery
  • Liquidity risks are still not fully priced into markets, premium will be priced into series of asset prices over medium term
  • BOE will not target policy to a specific region, economy in London appear stronger than it actually is
  • We will focus on UK as a whole, London alone cannot sustain UK expansion

Carney is now signing off with thanks to members leaving the MPC/FPC and off to pastures new