Por Maksym Misichenko · The Guardian ·
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The panel agrees that the BoE will maintain the 3.75% rate through summer, tolerating above-2% inflation, but warns of potential second-round effects from energy shocks and sticky wages that could force earlier tightening. They express concern about the UK economy's vulnerability to a sharp contraction if credit conditions tighten too rapidly.
Riesgo: Second-round effects from energy shocks and sticky wages forcing earlier tightening than markets price.
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El Banco de Inglaterra no tiene prisa por subir las tasas de interés mientras que el resultado de la guerra de Irán sigue siendo incierto y la tasa de crecimiento del Reino Unido se mantiene débil, dijo el gobernador, Andrew Bailey.
En una señal de que los costos de endeudamiento se mantendrán en 3,75% al menos durante el verano, Bailey dijo que era tolerable que la inflación se mantuviera por encima del objetivo del 2% del Banco durante la crisis actual. Sin embargo, eso cambiaría si comenzara a tener efecto un aumento más permanente de los precios.
“Dado el contexto de debilidad en la economía real y la incertidumbre sobre la escala y la duración del shock, tolerar temporalmente una inflación por encima del objetivo para brindar algún apoyo a la economía real es una forma apropiada de abordar el equilibrio [entre inflación y actividad].
“Pero esa tolerancia se debilitaría si comienzan a surgir signos de efectos secundarios”, dijo.
A principios de año, los mercados financieros esperaban que el Banco recortara las tasas de interés dos veces este año hasta el 3,25%. Desde que comenzó la guerra de Irán, la situación se ha invertido, y ahora se pronostica un aumento de 0,25 puntos porcentuales a 4% antes de diciembre.
Al hablar en una conferencia en Reikiavik organizada por el banco central de Islandia, el gobernador dijo que la situación económica había empeorado desde el comienzo del bombardeo de Irán por parte de Estados Unidos e Israel.
“Tenemos que monitorear de cerca la situación en Medio Oriente y cómo afecta a la economía del Reino Unido y la inflación, y ajustar la política según sea necesario”, dijo Bailey.
Los bancos centrales de todo el mundo han tenido dificultades para hacer frente a los aumentos repentinos de los costos de energía provocados por la guerra de Irán.
La Reserva Federal, presionada por el presidente de Estados Unidos, Donald Trump, se esperaba que redujera las tasas de interés este año, pero ahora se pronostica que las mantendrá estables después de que Kevin Warsh asumiera el cargo de nuevo presidente de la Fed el 22 de mayo.
Los responsables de la formulación de políticas del Banco Central Europeo han señalado un probable aumento de las tasas en junio después de que recortara las tasas más que el Banco de Inglaterra antes del conflicto de Medio Oriente.
Bailey dijo que una de las razones por las que el Banco estaba dispuesto a esperar era que los costos de endeudamiento habían aumentado para los propietarios de viviendas y las empresas sin que el banco central necesitara ajustar las tasas de interés.
Dijo que los costos de las hipotecas habían aumentado desde que comenzaron las hostilidades a medida que los prestamistas revertían sus expectativas de recortes de tasas, lo que amortiguaba el mercado inmobiliario.
Los fondos de cobertura y otras instituciones financieras que prestan dinero a las empresas también habían aumentado las tasas de endeudamiento.
“En efecto, hemos endurecido la política en mi opinión. Fui bastante claro en que pensaba que probablemente recortaríamos las tasas una o dos veces este año. Eso ha desaparecido de la mesa.
“Así que hemos tenido un aumento de aproximadamente 1 punto porcentual en el costo de las hipotecas fijas a cinco años. Y eso es obviamente un endurecimiento de las condiciones financieras”.
El aumento de los costos de endeudamiento también había aumentado el costo de financiar la deuda de £2 billones de libras del gobierno, aunque Bailey dijo que en las últimas semanas esta tendencia había disminuido.
Dijo que había una secuela del aumento de la inflación en 2022 después de la invasión rusa de Ucrania, que disparó la inflación a dobles dígitos.
Sin embargo, dijo que el banco central ahora está mejor preparado para evaluar el impacto probable de los crecientes costos de energía en la economía y la inflación después de adoptar la planificación de escenarios.
El Banco ahora destaca la amplia gama de factores que podrían convertir un aumento temporal de la inflación en algo más permanente. Por lo tanto, era poco probable que permitiera una repetición del aumento anterior de la inflación sin tomar medidas rápidas, dijo Bailey.
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"BoE patience amid war uncertainty masks rising borrowing costs that will weigh on UK growth and asset prices more than the dovish rhetoric suggests."
Bailey signals the BoE will hold the 3.75% rate through summer, tolerating above-2% inflation to cushion weak growth and Iran war shocks, while markets have flipped from expecting two cuts to pricing a 25bp hike to 4% by December. Effective tightening has already occurred via 1pp higher five-year mortgage rates and wider corporate borrowing spreads without BoE action. The governor cites better scenario planning than in 2022 but warns second-round effects would end the tolerance. This leaves UK policy reactive to Middle East energy price spikes and domestic softness rather than proactive.
Persistent energy cost shocks could embed inflation faster than the BoE's current models anticipate, forcing an earlier or larger hike than the 4% December market forecast and amplifying the growth drag already visible in housing data.
"Bailey is buying time before hiking to 4%, not genuinely pausing—the 100bps of market-driven tightening already priced in suggests real rates are rising even as he talks patience, which is recessionary for UK equities and supportive for sterling."
Bailey is signaling a hold at 3.75% through summer, but the article obscures a critical contradiction: he admits policy has already tightened ~100bps through market repricing of mortgages and corporate lending, yet inflation remains above target. The 'tolerance' for above-2% inflation is conditional on no second-round effects—but wage growth data (not mentioned here) will be the real test. The shift from expected rate cuts to a potential 4% by December is massive, yet framed as patient. This isn't dovish; it's a pause before hiking. GBP strength and gilt yields may have further to run if energy shock proves transitory.
If the Iran conflict de-escalates sharply in coming weeks, Bailey's entire 'wait and see' framework collapses, and the BoE looks behind the curve on inflation—forcing aggressive tightening that crashes growth and sterling. The article assumes the shock persists; it may not.
"The Bank of England is effectively abdicating its role by allowing market-driven credit tightening to substitute for formal policy, increasing the risk of a policy-induced recession."
Bailey’s 'wait-and-see' approach is a tactical retreat, not a strategic pivot. By acknowledging that market-driven tightening—specifically the 100bps rise in 5-year fixed mortgage rates—has done the Bank of England's job for them, he is effectively outsourcing monetary policy to the bond market. This creates a dangerous feedback loop: if the geopolitical risk premium in energy prices spikes further, the BoE risks being trapped in a stagflationary quagmire where they cannot cut to save growth without de-anchoring inflation expectations. The reliance on 'scenario planning' suggests a lack of conviction, leaving the UK economy vulnerable to a sharp contraction if credit conditions tighten too rapidly.
Bailey’s 'do-nothing' stance might actually be the optimal path, as it avoids a policy error that could trigger a recession while allowing the market to naturally price in the risk of a prolonged Middle East conflict.
"Second-round inflation risks from energy and wage dynamics could force an earlier-than-expected BoE tighten, despite today’s talk of a summer hold."
Bailey signals a summer pause with tolerance for above-target inflation, but the big risk is second-round effects from energy shocks and sticky wages, which could force earlier tightening than markets price. The piece omits the risk of sterling depreciation feeding imported inflation and further mortgage-rate resets if financial conditions tighten beyond the BoE’s patience window. It also treats policy as a near-term call, yet a sustained energy shock or disinflation failure could push inflation persistence higher, potentially lifting the policy rate toward 4% by year-end. Note the article’s Fed claim about Kevin Warsh becoming chair; that seems inaccurate.
The strongest counter is that UK inflation could recede faster than expected if energy prices stabilize and wages cool, keeping the BoE on hold longer and reducing the risk of a hawkish surprise.
"Mortgage resets and sterling weakness together could force earlier BoE tightening than markets expect."
Gemini's feedback loop warning overlooks that mortgage rate resets will hit household spending hardest in Q3, not just credit conditions. Connecting this to ChatGPT's sterling risk, a weaker GBP could offset any BoE patience by boosting import costs exactly when wages are negotiated. This interplay risks embedding inflation without needing further energy spikes, forcing BoE's hand earlier than the 4% priced in.
"Wage settlement timing in Q2 is the critical gate; if it passes without inflation premiums, Bailey's patience survives the energy shock."
Grok's Q3 mortgage reset timing is concrete, but the wage-negotiation window he flags actually peaks in Q2—before those resets fully bite. This matters: if wage settlements lock in now without energy-shock premiums, the BoE's 'second-round effects' trigger never fires, and patience holds. The sterling-import feedback loop is real, but it's a 6-month lag, not immediate. The article's silence on Q2 wage data is the actual blind spot here.
"Fiscal drag and demand destruction will neutralize wage-push inflation before the BoE is forced to hike to 4%."
Claude, your focus on Q2 wage settlements is vital, but you're missing the fiscal transmission. The UK’s fiscal drag from frozen tax thresholds means real disposable income is already shrinking, regardless of nominal wage growth. If households prioritize food and energy over discretionary spending, wage-push inflation will be neutralized by demand destruction. The BoE isn't just watching wages; they are waiting for the consumer to break. If consumption craters in Q2, the 4% rate hike becomes a policy error.
"Energy trajectory and sterling dynamics will force a higher terminal rate than markets price, even if wage growth cools."
Claude's wager on wage data as the real test risks underplaying the timeline and transmission lags. Even with softer Q2 wages, an energy shock remains a fuel for second-round persistence via imported inflation and fragile real incomes. If inflation sticks, the BoE may need to surprise to 4% by year-end, not pause. The policy is not simply 'wait and see'—it's a shifting terminal rate that hinges on energy trajectories and sterling dynamics.
The panel agrees that the BoE will maintain the 3.75% rate through summer, tolerating above-2% inflation, but warns of potential second-round effects from energy shocks and sticky wages that could force earlier tightening. They express concern about the UK economy's vulnerability to a sharp contraction if credit conditions tighten too rapidly.
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Second-round effects from energy shocks and sticky wages forcing earlier tightening than markets price.