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Bank of England's Bailey signals no need to move quickly to curb inflation jump
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey said on Friday that allowing inflation to run above the central bank's 2% target is justified given the uncertainty about the impact of the Iran war on the economy and the weak pace of growth. "But that tolerance would weaken if signs of second-round effects begin to emerge," Bailey said, referring to longer-term inflation pressures, in a speech at a conference in Reykjavik organised by Iceland's central bank. [...]