Oleh 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.
Risiko: Second-round effects from energy shocks and sticky wages forcing earlier tightening than markets price.
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Bank of England tidak tergesa-gesa menaikkan suku bunga sementara hasil dari perang Iran masih belum pasti dan tingkat pertumbuhan Inggris tetap lemah, kata gubernur, Andrew Bailey.
Sebagai sinyal bahwa biaya pinjaman akan tetap berada di 3,75% setidaknya selama musim panas, Bailey mengatakan bahwa dapat ditoleransi jika inflasi tetap di atas target 2% Bank selama krisis saat ini. Namun, itu akan berubah jika peningkatan harga yang lebih permanen mulai berlaku.
“Mengingat konteks kelemahan ekonomi riil dan ketidakpastian seputar skala dan durasi guncangan, mentolerir inflasi di atas target secara sementara untuk memberikan dukungan bagi ekonomi riil merupakan cara yang tepat untuk menangani pertukaran [antara inflasi dan aktivitas].
“Tetapi toleransi itu akan melemah jika tanda-tanda efek kedua mulai muncul,” katanya.
Di awal tahun, pasar keuangan memperkirakan Bank akan memangkas suku bunga dua kali tahun ini menjadi 3,25%. Sejak perang Iran dimulai, situasinya telah berbalik, dan sekarang kenaikan 0,25 poin persentase menjadi 4% sebelum Desember diprediksi.
Berbicara di sebuah konferensi di Reykjavik yang diselenggarakan oleh bank sentral Islandia, gubernur mengatakan bahwa situasi ekonomi telah memburuk sejak dimulainya pengeboman Iran oleh AS dan Israel.
“Kita harus memantau situasi di Timur Tengah dan bagaimana hal itu memengaruhi ekonomi dan inflasi Inggris secara ketat dan menyesuaikan kebijakan sesuai kebutuhan,” kata Bailey.
Bank sentral di seluruh dunia telah berjuang untuk mengatasi peningkatan tajam biaya energi yang dipicu oleh perang Iran.
Federal Reserve, di bawah tekanan dari presiden AS, Donald Trump, diperkirakan akan mengurangi suku bunga tahun ini tetapi sekarang diprediksi akan menahannya setelah ketua Fed baru, Kevin Warsh, menjabat pada tanggal 22 Mei.
Para pembuat kebijakan di European Central Bank telah memberi sinyal kemungkinan kenaikan suku bunga pada bulan Juni setelah memangkas suku bunga lebih dari Bank of England sebelum konflik Timur Tengah.
Bailey mengatakan bahwa salah satu alasan Bank bersedia menunggu adalah karena biaya pinjaman telah meningkat bagi pemilik rumah dan bisnis tanpa bank sentral perlu menyesuaikan suku bunga.
Dia mengatakan biaya hipotek telah meningkat sejak permusuhan pecah karena pemberi pinjaman membatalkan ekspektasi pemotongan suku bunga, sehingga mengurangi pasar perumahan.
Dana lindung nilai dan lembaga keuangan lainnya yang memberikan pinjaman kepada bisnis juga telah meningkatkan suku bunga pinjaman.
“Pada dasarnya, kami telah memperketat kebijakan menurut pandangan saya. Saya cukup jelas bahwa saya pikir kami mungkin akan memangkas suku bunga sekali atau dua kali tahun ini. Itu sudah tidak ada lagi.
“Jadi kami telah mengalami peningkatan sekitar 1 poin persentase dalam biaya hipotek suku tetap lima tahun. Dan itu jelas merupakan pengetatan kondisi keuangan.”
Peningkatan biaya pinjaman juga telah meningkatkan biaya pembiayaan utang pemerintah sebesar £2 triliun, meskipun Bailey mengatakan bahwa dalam beberapa minggu terakhir tren ini telah mereda.
Dia mengatakan ada dampak dari peningkatan inflasi pada tahun 2022 setelah invasi Rusia ke Ukraina, yang menyebabkan inflasi melonjak menjadi dua digit.
Namun, dia mengatakan bahwa bank sentral sekarang lebih siap untuk menilai dampak kenaikan biaya energi terhadap ekonomi dan inflasi setelah mengadopsi perencanaan skenario.
Bank sekarang menyoroti berbagai faktor yang dapat mengubah peningkatan inflasi sementara menjadi sesuatu yang lebih permanen. Jadi kecil kemungkinannya untuk mengizinkan pengulangan peningkatan inflasi sebelumnya tanpa mengambil tindakan cepat, kata 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.
None identified.
Second-round effects from energy shocks and sticky wages forcing earlier tightening than markets price.