There had been little to suggest that the Committee had altered its view since the last meeting, so the no-change decision today was of little surprise. However, the next meeting – coinciding with May’s Inflation Report – is the key crunch time. We still think that a rate rise can just about be avoided. But even if the MPC does hike, at least rates are unlikely to rise as sharply as the markets expect.
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