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Deutsche Bank looks for terminal rate at 1.25% rather than 1.00%

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  • Deutsche Bank looks for a unanimous vote for a 25bp hike in February along with a confirmation that there would be no further QE reinvestments following the meeting.
  • Expect 4 messages from the MPC next week:
    1. "Omicron will likely delay normalisation adding uncertainty to the near-term path of inflation and labour market recovery"
    2. "Inflation expectations are edging up – but still remain broadly anchored, with two-sided risks still in the outlook."
    3. "The Bank's forecasts should show a clear trade-off between high inflation and low growth"
    4. "Forward guidance to reiterate that some 'modest' tightening is still warranted over the forecast horizon."
  • Deutsche Bank has brought forward its expectation of the next 25bp hike to August (from November) but continues to see Bank Rate at 0.75% at end-2022. It then expects further 25bp hikes in Feb-23 and Aug-23 to 1.25% by end-2023 (previously Deutsche had expected 1.00%). Deutsche notes that this change is because of "inflation rising further and remaining more persistent"
  • "We also expect discussions around active QT to gather momentum over the next few months. While not our base case at the stage, a slightly more aggressive wind down of the Bank's balance sheet should not be discounted when the Bank Rate reaches 1% – something markets think could happen as early as around summer time this year. We will be looking at this in more detail shortly."

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