Has UK food inflation been under the weather? – Bank Underground

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Has UK food inflation been under the weather? – Bank Underground

Aug 29, 2026

India Rimmer, Hannah Copeland and Boromeus Wanengkirtyo Global extreme weather events may feel far away, but they leave behind a trail of higher prices in our shopping baskets. As outlined...

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Does higher productivity create inflationary or disinflationary pressure? – Bank Underground

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Does higher productivity create inflationary or disinflationary pressure? – Bank Underground

Aug 23, 2026

Ludovica Ambrosino, Jenny Chan and Silvana Tenreyro Recent technological advances raise an important question for policymakers: will higher productivity lead to disinflationary or inflationary pressure? A coming wave of AI-driven...

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Who’s paying attention? How firms form policy rate expectations – Bank Underground

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Who’s paying attention? How firms form policy rate expectations – Bank Underground

Aug 21, 2026

Lea Havemeister, Nicholas Bloom, Philip Bunn, Paul Mizen, Gregory Thwaites and Ivan Yotzov Monetary policymakers carefully craft their policy decisions and communication, and financial markets respond quickly. Yet the effect...

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