We doubt that the Monetary Policy Committee would want to change monetary policy so close to a general election, especially when a new government might not even have been formed by the time of this month’s meeting. But the election aside, there is still no case for a rate rise soon. We think that a hike will be delayed until next year and that rates will rise more slowly than most economists expect.
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