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Bank of England set for 25bp hike barring further turmoil
Last month the Bank of England signalled it might finally be done with tightening, or at least that it was close. The Bank said it would monitor indicators of “inflation persistence”, which is code for being less swayed by month-to-month swings in single data points and is trying instead to get a sense of overall price-setting behaviour. Policymakers did indicate that the burden of proof was on seeing signs that inflation was firmly easing before stopping tightening. And by and large, that is what the data has shown since the February meeting. Wage growth, according to the latest official three-month annualised ... (full story)