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BOE: ###/VIEW: (1/2) Majority of analysts expect no change in BoE monetary

policy or language, but some see 2 dissenters calling for immediate rate hike:

- NOMURA: MPC language to keep May meeting very much live, but far from what was

said in Sep 2017. Also expect to repeat "conventional horizon" language and an

outside chance it could even append that with the "coming months". Still see 2

rates hikes this year and next.

- BARCLAYS: Expect 7:2 vote too maintain policy rates with Saunders McCafferty

most likely to dissent. Most likely see repetition of Feb MPC communique and

validate market expectations of a May hike and shift focus to next step.

- CITI: BoE unlikely to change policy but could give clues about timing of its

next hike. See next 25bp rate hike in August, with a hawkish surprise if there

was a vote split or said rate patch should be steeper. Less certain on economic

outlook would be deemed dovish.

- GOLDMANS: We expect the MPC to vote unanimously in favour of no change in

policy and continue to expect the next 25bp hike to come in May.