Market Talk Roundup: Rise in U.K. Inflation Could Limit Future BOE Rate Cuts

Dow Jones11-20 22:48

0717 GMT - A sizeable increase in U.K. inflation could stoke greater caution in the policy room at the Bank of England, says Suren Thiru of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales. Consumer prices rose 2.3% last month, figures show Wednesday, rising from 1.7% a month earlier, as energy bills increased. That trajectory should continue upward, Thiru says, pointing to the government's spending plans and global trade pressures. With inflation staying above the BOE's 2% target well into the next year, the bank could prove less willing to make further rate cuts, he says in a note. (joshua.kirby@wsj.com; @joshualeokirby)

 

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November 20, 2024 09:48 ET (14:48 GMT)

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