Financial markets and analysts appear convinced that policy rates will be left on hold at the conclusion of the MPC meeting on Friday 5th February, but we aren’t so sure. We think the recent sharp drop in headline inflation could be enough to trigger a 25bp rate cut. Beyond the coming meeting, we also think that markets are too hawkish in pricing in modest rate hikes over the next 12-18 months.
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