United Kingdom | Dissecting the MPC’s inflation fixation

High inflation in the UK and concerns about the effect of a tight jobs market on wages will likely push the MPC to raise rates to 1.25% by the end of 2022. But considering the key role played by global energy prices in pushing up inflation, we think this could turn out to be a damaging overreaction.

What you will learn:

The BoE’s latest growth forecast far from signals an unsustainable boom.
In reconciling these observations with the committee’s hawkishness, a lack of faith in its own inflation forecast is one possibility.
Bank Rate sitting well below the MPC’s estimate of the neutral rate could be another motivation.

Topics: Forecasts, United Kingdom, Europe, Economic outlook, Inflation, GDP, MPC, Covid19, Outlook, CPI inflation, UK, Energy prices, Bank rate, England