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MPC paves the way for a May rate hike

The “Super Thursday” releases from the Bank of England support our long-held view that the Monetary Policy Committee would become less dovish as the economy beat expectations. Indeed, we expect the next hike to come in May and, with the MPC wanting to bring inflation back to target over a shorter time horizon than before, we still think that interest rates will rise more than markets expect further ahead.

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