Monthly bank of england to diverge from the fed as inflation remains cool
中文标题
随着通胀保持温和,英国央行将与美联储分道扬镳
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ING Research challenges market expectations of three Bank of England rate hikes, arguing that a weak UK jobs market and cooling core inflation will instead lead to at least one rate cut by September 2027, likely in April 2027. Despite solid H1 growth, ING sees weakening H2 growth due to seasonal factors, concentrated growth, and weak construction. Energy-intensive inflation has fallen, supporting a dovish pivot.
- Institution
- ING THINK
- Published
- 09/03/2026
- Research topic
- Monetary policy · UK interest rates · Inflation
- Time horizon
- current
Key arguments
- UK interest rates remain restrictive, unlike the US, as argued by Fed Chair Warsh.
- Private sector wage growth at 2.8% is at new lows, and adjusted for compositional effects it has reached the 3.25% level consistent with 2% inflation target.
- Growth is likely to slow in H2 due to seasonal adjustment challenges and concentration in few sectors.
- Energy-intensive inflation has fallen, and core services inflation is also down.
- A rate cut is pencilled in for April 2027, barring a sustained energy price spike.
- October's budget will be a key determinant of the policy path.
Key numbers
- Private sector wage growth
- 2.8%
- Wage growth consistent with 2% inflation target
- 3.25%
- Annual UK growth rate
- 1.1%
- Private housebuilding below pre-Covid levels
- 20%
- Consumer services payroll decline annualised
- >3%
Main risks
- A sustained and material spike in energy prices could prevent rate cuts.
- October's budget could alter the fiscal stance and influence BoE decisions.
- If growth proves more resilient than expected, the BoE may hold rates.
- Seasonal adjustment issues could distort the growth data, leading to policy errors.
Corresponding source evidence
Warsh’s argument that the level of US interest rates is no longer restrictive is much harder to make in Britain.
· currentThe result is that private sector wage growth, at 2.8%, is hitting new lows. And even after adjusting for so-called ‘compositional effects’ in the data, it has finally reached the 3.25% level which the BoE told us earlier this year is consistent with a 2% inflation target in the medium term.
· currentgrowth is very concentrated. This isn’t new, admittedly, but three sectors – IT, health/social care and transport – are contributing half of the UK’s 1.1% annual growth rate, despite only making up 17% of economic output.
· current
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