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View Change: MS looks for final 25bp hike in May

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  • "With sequential pressures in inflation this strong, it is hard to see how the tightening cycle can be stopped. Hence, we now expect a 25bp hike from the BoE in May." MS previously expected the hiking March hike to be the final one although noted the bar to further action was "very low."
  • "For now, we refrain from calling for a June hike – as measures of inflation persistence are in line with the BoE's February expectations, and as we think 2Q labour market and growth data might be a touch softer than the BoE expects. Beyond then, the end to the Fed's tightening cycle and more progress in headline inflation falling should keep the BoE on hold through to 2024."

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