Other than the Monetary Policy Committee noting the growing upside risks to inflation alongside today’s policy decision, there were no real signs that it is thinking about tightening policy sooner, à la the Fed. We think policy will be tightened much later than the mid-2022 date the markets have assumed.
We are hosting a Drop-In at 1400 BST/0900 ET on Thursday 24th June shortly after the MPC meeting to discuss if the Bank of England will soon follow the Fed by signalling a willingness to bring forward the withdrawal of policy support. You can register here.
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