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3 February 2017 MPC Signals Newfound Supply Optimism, no Near-Term Rate Hike

By Samuel Tombs

The absence of hawkish undertones in the minutes of the MPC's meeting or in the Inflation Report forecasts took markets by surprise yesterday. The dominant view on the Committee remains that the economy will slow over the next couple of years, preventing wage growth from reaching a pace which would put inflation on trac k permanently to exceed the 2% target.

Posted: 2nd Feb 2017 in 'UK Documents'

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