Low inflation should limit pace of rate hikes

The continued strength of the UK’s recovery suggests that today’s vote to keep Bank Rate at 0.5% maynot have been unanimous and that a rate hike this year cannot be ruled out. Even so, the outlook oflow inflation and sluggish wage growth suggests that interest rates will rise only gradually.

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