Carney speech: Domestic inflationary pressures are forecast to build steadily

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney is now responding to questions from the press with key quotes, via Reuters, found below.

"Question of whether the next governor of the BoE should be a woman is for the government to answer."

"Domestic inflationary pressures are forecast to build steadily. The BoE's inflation forecasts are not consistent with our inflation remit."

"We are in a different world to when we previously thought it appropriate to stretch timescale for getting inflation back to target."

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