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By Roger Clews of the Bank’s Monetary Instruments and Markets Division.
This article is one in a series on the UK monetary policy process. It discusses some of the interconnections between inflation, monetary policy and asset prices. The Monetary Policy Committee is extensively briefed on asset market developments, along with other developments in the economy, before it makes its policy decisions.
Asset prices and inflation