The Bank of England governor now has more confidence in the UK economy, in a speech which could stoke expectations of an interest rate rise in August.
Mark Carney said recent data had given him "greater confidence" that weak first-quarter growth "was largely due to the weather".
He said household spending and sentiment had "bounced back strongly". [...]
In a speech at the Northern Powerhouse Summit in Newcastle, Mr Carney said: "Overall, recent domestic data suggest the economy is evolving largely in line with the May Inflation Report projections, which see demand growing at rates slightly above those of supply and domestic cost pressures building." [...]
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