Inflation Data Offers No Clarity For Befuddled Bank Of England

Unless you're a Bank of England policymaker, inflation data out of the UK wasn't on the top of your "must read" list Wednesday. Joe Biden was in Israel to reassure America's closest Mideast ally a day after a horrific blast at a hospital in Gaza materially raised the odds of war with Iran, or at least war with Hezbollah. And Vladimir Putin was in China to help Xi Jinping celebrate the 10th anniversary of a $1 trillion global infrastructure initiative, but also to discuss the Russia-China strate