BoE Preview: A November Hike, While Keeping Options Open
中文标题
英国央行前瞻：11月加息，同时保留政策选项
Core conclusion · Tlines extraction
Natixis expects the Bank of England to raise Bank Rate by 25bp on 5 November, with the MPC vote potentially flipping from 6-3 to hold to 6-3 to hike. Services inflation nearing 4%, firmer core inflation and a modest pickup in private-sector pay support the call. A further hike is expected in February 2027, when inflation is projected to peak; an April move remains a non-zero probability depending on the conflict's duration and inflation persistence.
- Institution
- Natixis
- Published
- 10/27/2026
- Research topic
- Inflation · Natural Gas
- Time horizon
- October 2026 · Q1 2027 · August 2025 · October 2025 · Q2 2026
Key arguments
- Headline CPI at 3.5% and services inflation at 3.7% make it harder for the BoE to look through the energy shock as temporary.
- Private-sector regular pay growth rose to 3.0% from 2.9%, its first increase since end-2024, alongside 3.7% regular pay growth.
- Q3 GDP may exceed the BoE's 0.4% forecast, suggesting policy is less restrictive than assumed.
- An April hike remains possible if the conflict lasts and inflationary pressures persist.
Key numbers
- Expected Bank Rate hike
- 25bp
- Headline CPI inflation
- 3.5%
- Services inflation
- 3.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 4.7%
- Q2 2026 GDP growth (revised)
- 0.5%
Main risks
- Doves Breeden and Dhingra cite labour-market weakness and the need for more wage-settlement evidence against an imminent hike.
- Bailey and Greene flag uncertainty over second-round effects and whether market pricing of four hikes is justified.
- An energy-driven inflation spike could reverse without a hike, making the MPC's decision highly data-dependent.
Corresponding source evidence
27 October 2026 EMEA M ACRO S NAPSHOT BoE Preview: A November Hike, While Keeping Options Open We expect the Bank of England to raise Bank Rate by 25bp on Thursday (5 November), with the MPC vote potentially shifting from 6–3in favour of holding rates to 6–3in favour of ahike.
· October 2026Stronger-than-expected inflation —particularly services inflation, now approaching 4%, and an increase in core inflation —alongside a modest pickup in private-sector wage growth, supports our view.
The resilience shown in GDP data and business surveys also suggests that monetary policy may not be sufficiently restrictive to bring inflation back to target.
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