kicks off,nference we will go to it. stay with us >> welcome back.go straight to the bank of england press conference. there is the governor, mark carney preparing to speak this morning. details of the inflation report. some of the details coming through for you now. the members being introduced there. momentumned economic is looking more assured. robust broadly based growth over the past year has taken up above the precrisis peak. we have revised expectation for near-term growth and expect headline activity to grow -- slow little later than we previously have thought. unemployment has fallen sharply. it is now expected to drop below six percent by the end of the 5.5% for the end of the forecast time. a marked reduction relative to expectations in may. the mpc expects inflation to remain at or slightly below two percent before reaching the target at the end of the second quarter. as the economy normalizes, bankrate will need to start to rise inflation target. the mpc has no preset course. the path of bankrate bullocks -- depend on how the inflation e