One can imagine Andy Haldane's reasons for not wanting to increase the stock of QE purchases at this meeting is to retain flexibility on when to buy gilts (eg, if there's clear market dysfunction). Right now no need but Bank could always announce emergency QE if when needed...
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...an equally sound approach vs. announcing £100bn QE to year-end (which ties your hands). Dissent shows the purpose of QE has changed from a monetary policy to a market policy tool depending on you view it. If the aim is to keep yields capped then YCC may be a better monpol tool
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