Carney’s speech: Today's data are consistent with picture of soft underlying growth

The Bank of England (BOE) Governor Mark Carney is on the wires now, via Reuters, making some comments on today’s UK growth numbers.

Key Quotes:

UK DATA FAIRLY VOLATILE AT THE MOMENT

TODAY'S DATA ARE CONSISTENT WITH PICTURE OF SOFT UNDERLYING GROWTH

ON STAYING ON AS BOE GOVERNOR, CARNEY SAYS NO REASON WHY THAT QUESTION WILL BE ASKED

ASKED IF HE WILL STAY ON AT BANK OF ENGLAND, CARNEY SAYS NO NEED TO SPECULATE