BoE: Hazardous Journey to Feb-19 Hike
The BoE hiked Bank rate to 0.75%, as expected. Further increases depend on Brexit developments, where progress to the stand-still transition would...
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FLASH: BoE Hikes Unanimously in Aug-18
The MPC voted unanimously for a 0.25pp increase in Bank rate to 0.75%. Two dissenters had been expected, although the notionally hawkish news...
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FLASH: UK Manufacturing Surveys Stay Strong in Jul-18
The UK’s manufacturing PMI remained little changed in Jul-18 at 54.0, while the Euro area survey stabilised at similar levels after losing froth...
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Preview: BoE Hike with Contingent Next Steps
Economic developments have been broadly in line with the BoE’s May forecasts, and so I continue to expect a rate hike at this meeting, albeit with...
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FLASH: UK Consumer Resurgence Despite Jun-18 Dip
Retail sales disappointed extraordinarily bullish Consensus expectations by falling 0.5% m-o-m in June but matched my assessment to keep Q2 GDP...
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