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VIEW CHANGE: UBS looks for 50bp in August with 5.75% terminal rate

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  • Expect 50bp in August: “By the time of the next meeting in August, the MPC will have only one more inflation print… and labour market report…. Our own CPI inflation forecast foresees headline inflation falling by 0.6pp to 8.1% y/y in June; however, core inflation is expected to fall only by 0.1pp to 7% y/y, which is unlikely to ease the MPC's concerns about inflation persistence.”
  • Expect 25bp in September: “By the time of the September meeting, the MPC will have at hand July and August inflation prints… that we expect to show a more significant decline in both headline and core (UBSe: headline at 6.4% y/y and core at 6.3% y/y in August), allowing the BoE to slow down the pace of hikes again.”
  • 5.75% terminal rate: “Assuming that inflation and labour market data would then continue to improve, we would expect no more hikes by the BoE in November.”
  • UBS continue to look for the first cut in February 2024 with Bank Rate at 3.75% at end-2024 and 2.50% end-2025.

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