The encouraging evidence that the upward pressure on underlying inflation from global factors has started to ease will be of little comfort to the Bank of England given the signs that this is being replaced by more persistent domestic inflationary pressures. This increases the chances that the Bank of England will opt for a 50 basis point (bps) interest rate hike on 15th September, rather than 25bps.
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