BOE Instant Answers questions for Aug 1 meeting

BOE Instant Answers Questions for the Aug 1 meeting, to be published at midday Thursday.

1.    Was the Bank Rate changed, and if so by how much?

2.    Number of members voting for cut?

3.    Number of members voting for unchanged rate?

4.    Number of members voting for a hike? 
NB: On questions 2-4 we will name the dissenters (and the magnitude of dissent)

5.    Did the MPC say the next move in monetary policy was likely to be a (another) cut?

6.    Did the MPC say that “the risks from inflation persistence are receding”?

7.    Did the Minutes / Statement note that the decision was “finely balanced” for some members?

8.    Did the MPC again say Bank Rate is likely to “remain restrictive for sufficiently long”?

9.    Did the MPC again say it “has judged since last autumn that monetary policy needs to be restrictive for an extended period of time”?

10.    Did the MPC leave its guidance paragraph materially unchanged versus the June policy statement?

11.    UK CPI forecast in 2 years time at market rates (mean / mode)? 
Previous: 1.9% / 1.9% (Previous Q3-26 was 1.8% / 1.8%)

12.    UK CPI forecast in 3 years time at market rates (mean / mode)? 
Previous: 1.6% / 1.6%