Bank of England Set to Hold Rates

2026-09-17 07:19 By Agna Gabriel 1 min. read

The Bank of England is expected to keep Bank Rate unchanged at 3.75%, although policymakers are likely to retain a hawkish bias because inflation risks have increased amid higher energy prices.

August CPI rose to 3.1% year-on-year, while producer-price inflation also accelerated, highlighting persistent pipeline pressures.

However, weaker labour-market conditions, moderating wage growth and limited evidence of second-round inflation effects support the case for holding rates.

Markets expect the July 6–3 vote split to remain, with Pill, Greene and Mann favouring a 25-basis-point hike.

The MPC is also expected to slow quantitative tightening from £70 billion to around £50 billion over the next year, largely because fewer gilts are maturing.

Active sales may remain near £20 billion, potentially excluding long-dated bonds.

Overall, the Bank is likely to wait for clearer evidence that energy-price pressures are becoming embedded in domestic inflation before tightening policy.



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