Free Trial

Key appearances this week

BOE
  • Last week's Treasury Select Committee hearing on the MPR gave little new information away but it was interesting that Governor Bailey mentioned that we would have a lot more information on the labour market in the six weeks before the December meeting. In the post-MPR press conference Bailey had failed to be drawn on when there would be enough data in order to make a decision on whether to hike or not, but these comments seemed to suggest that December does very much remain on the table as an option for the MPC (or at least for Bailey). Bailey is due to appear at the Lords EAC hearing on CBDCs on Tuesday (in which he is unlikely to discuss monpol) and then he will be "in discussion" with Mohamed El Erian at a Cambridge Union event on Thursday. There is a Q&A at this event, so he could be asked how his thinking is evolving after last week's labour market and inflation data.
  • The other key event of the week will be a speech by Chief Economist Huw Pill on the economic outlook (hosted by CBI North East) on Friday at 13:00GMT. Last week, Pill's comment that the first hike would not necessarily be 15bp moved markets somewhat (although partly due to the remarks being taken out of context). He said that ideally the Bank wanted to get back to quarter percentage point intervals for rate hikes, but it didn't necessarily have to happen immediately and the MPC would leave the door open to other hiking increments. His comments did not sound to us as though he would vote for a 40bp hike in December!

To read the full story

Close

Why MNI

MNI is the leading provider

of intelligence and analysis on the Global Fixed Income, Foreign Exchange and Energy markets. We use an innovative combination of real-time analysis, deep fundamental research and journalism to provide unique and actionable insights for traders and investors. Our "All signal, no noise" approach drives an intelligence service that is succinct and timely, which is highly regarded by our time constrained client base.

Our Head Office is in London with offices in Chicago, Washington and Beijing, as well as an on the ground presence in other major financial centres across the world.