RE: US Rates pause15 Jun 2023 11:35
Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, agrees that the Bank of England is likely to keep hiking interest rates in the months ahead.
And even once borrowing costs peak, they are unlikely to fall quickly, she warns:
At the point when the Bank of England chooses to press pause, immediate cuts in interest rates aren’t expected. Inflation is still likely to be a threat, partly because of the ongoing fight for talent across the labour market.
Brexit is considered to have made this more acute, particularly for certain industries, such as healthcare. This has had a knock-on effect on another problem facing the economy – the high numbers of long-term sick, given that a lack of staff is likely to mean longer waits for treatment.