Megan Greene
American economist
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There’s more recently been some labour market data that has also suggested that maybe slack in the labour market has peaked, so the labour market is loose,
- Greene saidGuardiantheguardian.com/business/2026…
A proactive hike in Bank Rate may reduce the probability that second-round effects set in,
- Greene saidCNBCcnbc.com/2026/07…
This is our third negative supply shock in five years. We do have to worry about wage and price setting,
- Greene said at a Financial Times event on MondayReutersreuters.com/business/finance…
I will be watching household and business inflation expectations over the next few months to see if they come down in line with lower inflation outturns,
- Greene said in the text of a speech to the Resolution Foundation, a think tankReutersreuters.com/sustainability/sus…
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