The minutes of December’s meeting indicated that the MPC remains focussed on the outlook for domestic price pressures. As such, the latest labour data showing that pay growth is building but productivity stalling suggest that Bank Rate is still likely to rise in 2015 even if lower oil prices mean prevailing inflation is below its target.
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