BoE’s Haskel warns against rushing to cut interest rates

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In an interview with the Financial Times (FT) on Thursday, Bank of England (BoE) policymaker Jonathan Haskel warned against rushing to cut interest rates.

Haskel said that “I think cuts are a long way off.”

Additional quotes

Fall in headline inflation is very good news.

But what we really care about is persistence and underlying inflation.

Does not think headline inflation gives a good guide on persistence.

Vote change is because there were improvements in critical indicators of inflation.

Market reaction

GBP/USD fails to find any inspiration from the hawkish BoE commentary, currently trading at 1.2635, almost unchanged on the day.

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