London — The Bank of England is taking a risk by highlighting an exit strategy from its pandemic bond-buying programme even before the UK has emerged from lockdown. If the economy fails to pick up, the bank could be forced into an embarrassing U-turn.
Governor Andrew Bailey indicated on Monday that he might reduce the BOE’s swollen reserves before hiking interest rates, in what would be a reversal of the course set by his predecessor Mark Carney...
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