U.K. Companies' Reaction to Output Price Surge Could Be Key for BOE -- Market Talk

Dow Jones04-23 22:35

1435 GMT - How businesses react to a large surge in costs could be a key factor in whether Bank of England policymakers raise interest rates, BNY's Geoff Yu says in a note. Data Wednesday showed U.K. producer input prices surged 4.4% on-month in March as energy prices jumped due to the Middle East war. Producer output inflation--the increase in wholesale goods prices--was much more muted, however, at 0.9%. Such a large spread between input and output prices is "unsustainable for corporate profitability," Yu says. Rate hikes would be likely if companies opt to raise output prices as wage demands would likely strengthen. On the other hand, if they choose severe cost-cutting, this would lessen pressure for rate increases, he says. (jessica.fleetham@wsj.com)

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