[bank of England hawkish decision maker Catherine Mann: savings during the epidemic are still fuelling inflation] May 31, Bank of England decision maker Mann (Mann) said that Britain's "excess savings" during the epidemic are still fuelling inflation. While headline inflation in the UK is falling because the energy surge of a year ago is no longer a factor in year-on-year figures this year, core indicators excluding food or energy remain uncomfortably high. In assessing the direction of core inflation, Mr Mann said she was learning about the pricing power of companies. Mann says many families are still spending excess savings accumulated during the blockade and can afford to spend lavishly. The comments highlighted her concerns about inflation, making her one of the most hawkish members of the Bank of England's monetary policy committee. "if companies have strong pricing power, they will take advantage of it," Mann pointed out on Wednesday. If people want to spend money, they will spend, which makes the impact of corporate pricing power on inflation much longer than that of energy. Mann also said that the persistence of core inflationary pressures is making her job of setting interest rates "much more challenging".