Hawkish headline from Carney

  • Some removal of stimulus likely to be needed as spare capacity erodes
  • ECB tolerance for higher inflation is limited
  • MPC will debate issues around raising rates "in the coming months"
  • MPC is clear that its tolerance for above-target inflation is limited
  • Readiness to raise rates hinges on how much weaker consumption is offset by business investment
  • Other factors the BOE will consider are wages, Brexit and unit labor cost

We've heard the line "in the coming months" before but this is a bit more explicit. It's a matter of 'when' not 'if'. Cable busts above 1.29 on the headlines.