Bank of England head says drivers of inflation will not persist
by Larry Elliott and Graeme Wearden from on (#5HSG0)
Governor Andrew Bailey at odds with bank's chief economist warning of price inflation above 2% target
The governor of the Bank of England has sought to calm financial market fears over rising inflation but has exposed a policy rift with Threadneedle Street's outgoing chief economist, Andy Haldane.
The day after Haldane used a newspaper article to warn of the need to prevent the inflation genie" getting out of the bottle, Andrew Bailey said he thought upward price pressures would prove temporary.
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