Talking PointNov 24 2021

Interest rates: where are they going?

  • Explain what might be the best course of action for central banks at the moment
  • Identify how supply and demand curves move in a perfectly functioning economy
  • Describe the output gap
  • Explain what might be the best course of action for central banks at the moment
  • Identify how supply and demand curves move in a perfectly functioning economy
  • Describe the output gap
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Interest rates: Where are they going?
The Bank of England kept interest rates at an all-time low when the MPC met in November. But change is in the air.
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The uncertainty around interest rates and inflation is the subject of much debate. 

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Please answer the six multiple choice questions below in order to bank your CPD. Multiple attempts are available until all questions are correctly answered.
  1. In a perfectly functioning economy, how are the supply and demand curves moving?
  2. What is the output gap?
  3. What does George Lagarais believe might be the best course of action for central banks right now?
  4. Which asset class does Rupert Thompson believe is the “only game in town” right now”
  5. Which equities does Thompson believe will outperform against the US during a period of higher rates?
  6. In what circumstances does Peter Fitzgerald believe all asset classes except equities will do well?
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