UK rates: the case for 50
October 23, 2024 | NS Partners
The MPC’s slowness to cut rates risks aggravating a recent loss of economic momentum and prolonging an inflation undershoot. The expected 25 bp cut in November would be insufficient to catch up with reductions to date in the Eurozone, Sweden, Switzerland and Canada. UK annual headline consumer price inflation is as low or lower than in all these jurisdictions except Switzerland.