King forecasts 'sharp' inflation rise in coming months

Presenting the Bank's latest quarterly inflation report, he said the increase would be triggered by VAT returning to 17.5% on 1 January 2010 and higher petrol prices. However, he believes inflation, which is currently at 1.1%, will then fall back in the medium term, according to the BBC.  King said the UK economy has ‘only just started’ down the road to recovery and lending by commercial banks would 'probably remain weak over the next three years'. His comments come a week after the Bank decided to pump an extra £25bn into the economy under its QE programme, bringing the total...