July’s flash activity PMIs suggest that the resilience in activity has eased further and that domestic inflationary pressures are starting to slow faster. That supports our view that the Bank of England will raise Bank Rate by 25 basis points (bps) in early August, from 5.00% now to 5.25%, rather than by 50bps.
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