.theguardian - 10 days ago

Gold rises after biggest sell-off in five yearsSome economists are saying this is probably the peak in inflation. What does this mean for interest rates?Paul Dales, chief UK economist at Capital Economics, said:CPI inflation was lower than feared in September, as it stayed at 3.8% rather than rising to 4.0% or above. We doubt this will prompt the Bank of England to cut interest rates from 4% in November. But it increases the chances of the next cut happening by February in line with our forecast and it supports our view that interest rates will be reduced to 3% next year.What’s more, this will probably be the peak in inflation. Our forecast is for CPI inflation to fall to 3.5% or below in October, not least due to the declines in utility and fuel prices that we already know about. Food price inflation may yet rise further, perhaps back above 5.0% by December, but there are… good reasons to expect it to fall back next year.It’s possible the chancellor will add to that trend in the budget on 26 November, either by reducing inflation directly (cutting VAT on utilities from 5% to 0% would trim CPI inflation by 0.2ppts) or indirectly as higher taxes chip away at economic activity. Continue reading...

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