The recent reversal of the 25% or so fall in oil prices earlier this year and the prospect of another round of utility price rises might now mean that CPI inflation struggles to fall below the 2% target over the next year. Nonetheless, we doubt that this will dissuade the MPC from following through with more stimulus once the current batch of asset purchases is completed in November.
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