BoE’s Mann: Voted to hold rates in May as labor market had not loosened as much I expected in Feb
|Bank of England (BoE) policymaker Catherine Mann is testifying on the May Monetary Policy Report (MPR) before the UK Parliament's Treasury Select Committee (TSC) on Tuesday.
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Voted to hold rates unchanged in May as labor market had not loosened as much as I expected in February.
Services price inflation above what I view as consistent with getting CPI back to target.
My switch in vote from a 50 bps cut to a hold reflected spillover from financial market volatility.
Better to make bolder moves on rates then hold for longer.
Need to be concerned that inflation at 4% could change wage and price setting dynamics.
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