The recent sharp falls in the unemployment rate in the US and particularly the UK have raised expectations that their central banks may soon be forced to tighten monetary policy in order to head off a rise in wage inflation. However, we suspect that average earnings will begin to accelerate sooner in the US than in the UK. This should allow the Bank of England to keep rates on hold for longer.
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