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Alan Taylor, a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), stated in a speech at Niesr that raising interest rates is not yet compelling based on current evidence. He argued that unless energy prices remain high and lead to broader inflationary pressures, additional rate hikes are unnecessary. Taylor’s position aligns with remarks made by Andrew Bailey, the Bank of England's governor, who noted Monday that direct effects from the energy shock have been observed but second-round effects in the wider economy are currently subdued.

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Alan Taylor, a member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), stated at the Dow Lecture at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research that further interest rate increases are not compelling unless energy prices remain high for an extended period. According to Taylor, current evidence shows higher energy costs have not spread broadly through the economy, suggesting there is no clear signal yet of broader inflation persistence. He emphasized the need for the Bank to stay alert but stressed that any future rate hikes should be based on concrete evidence of second-round effects rather than merely in response to an initial energy shock.

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Alan Taylor, a member of the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), played down the need for pushing up borrowing costs amid increased expectations that a hike is on the horizon. asserted

hike → play → horizon

He said in a speech at the Dow Lecture at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr):”On the evidence so far, higher energy costs still appear largely concentrated within the energy complex itself rather than spreading widely through the economy. asserted

costs → say → economy

“Against that backdrop, the case for further rate increases is not compelling to me unless energy prices remain high for an extended period and also generate clearer signals of a transmission into broader inflation persistence, as revealed by the signposts that we are actively monitoring.” asserted

we → remain → that

He added the Bank must stay “alert” to developments in the economy, but that the case for an interest rate hike “should rest on evidence that second-round effects are actually gaining traction, rather than on the existence of the energy shock alone”. asserted

effects → add → shock

So-called second-round inflation effects are those that happen as a result of higher prices, such as workers demanding wage rises to keep up with living costs, or businesses increasing prices because they expect behaviours to change. asserted

behaviours → call → prices

Some policymakers at the central bank have said that there have been limited signs of second-round effects in the UK economy since inflation has been rising. asserted

inflation → say → economy

Mr Taylor’s remarks echo those made by the Bank’s Governor, Andrew Bailey, on Monday, who said there was “no question we are seeing the direct effects of the energy shock” but that the pass-through to the wider economy was currently “subdued”. asserted

through → echo → economy

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