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Softer economic news further alleviates need for hike

The MPC’s decision to keep interest rates unchanged at 0.5% this month would have been an easy one given the recent softening in both domestic and global economic news. While financial markets have probably gone too far in pushing back expectations of the first rate hike until the start of next year, they have the gist of it right: the MPC is in no rush to raise rates.

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