BoE Maintains Rates and Lowers QT Pace
As anticipated, the Bank of England kept interest rates unchanged at its monetary policy meeting concluding on September 18, with a 7-2 vote among MPC members in favor of maintaining the status quo , citing the need to weigh inflation risks against potential demand weakness . The dissenting votes came from Alan Taylor and Swati Dhingra, who advocated for a 25 - basis point rate cut , noting that the disinflation process is ongoing . As we also anticipated, t he pace of quantitative tightening has been reduced, with the BoE deciding to shift sales away from long-dated gilts to mitigate the i...