MPC hawks likely to remain in a minority this year

The recent weakness of inflation and wages alongside the cooling of the housing market suggests that the number of MPC members voting to keep interest rates on hold at today’s meeting is unlikely to have declined. And with inflation set to ease further, we still think that a 2014 hike will be avoided.

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