• Bank of England says all MPC agree any rate increase would be gradual and limited

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15 June 2017

Bank of England says all MPC agree any rate increase would be gradual and limited

  • Continued employment growth could suggest spare capacity and BoE's tolerance of above-target cpi is being eroded

  • Cpi inflation could exceed 3 pct by the autumn, sterling fall since may inflation report will add to this if sustained

  • Possible some house builders might reassess construction plans if weakness persists

  • Recent weakness in housing market partly driven by same factors hurting consumer spending

  • Remains to be seen how large and persistent UK consumer slowdown will prove, notes confidence resilient

  • Expects q1 gdp growth to be revised up to 0.3 pct, sees q2 growth of 0.4 pct

  • "Striking" that UK wage growth remains so weak relative to historic norms

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