The further weakening in labour activity in August lends some more support to our view that second-round inflation effects from higher energy prices will be muted. We still think there is a reasonable chance that the Bank of England won’t raise interest rates from 3.75%, either at the policy meeting on Thursday or at all. But the latest rises in energy prices increase the likelihood that the Bank won’t wait to see if any second-round inflation effects materialise.
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