Door open to BoE Sept cut on dovish UK CPI
Aug 14 (Reuters) -A dovish UK inflation report has opened the door for the Bank of England to deliver a second 25 basis point rate cut in September. Following the release, the market now sees a 43% chance of a September cut, up from 36% pre-CPI.
The closely watched services CPI print surprised sharply on the downside, dropping to 5.2% from 5.7%. Not only was this below the market's forecast of 5.5%, but more importantly, this was 0.4 percentage points below the BoE’s projection. Keep in mind that the bank had projected services CPI falling to 5.3% by December, thus the data would be a welcome surprise for the bank's policymakers.
That said, with the next set of figures scheduled to be released one day prior to the September meeting, should we see a similar print, particularly for services inflation, it is more likely than not that the BoE will cut again in September, as the question becomes 'why wait?' when the data advocates for such action.
For sterling, with room for a further dovish repricing, this leaves the currency vulnerable to a deeper setback. Keep in mind that while net GBP longs are no longer at excessive levels, they are still elevated from a historical standpoint and therefore add fuel to sterling weakness.
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(Justin McQueen is a Reuters market analyst. The views expressed are his own.)
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