The recent rise in services inflation in advanced economies has been driven by temporary and economy-specific factors, rather than a general trend. The unwinding of these factors, together with weaker labour demand, should weigh on services inflation before long. But the strength of inflation in the US and UK means that the Fed and the Bank of England have been slower to loosen policy and will proceed to cut interest rates cautiously.
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