UK short-term inflation expectations rise, Citi and YouGov say
Expectations for inflation over the coming year edged up to 4% from June's reading of 3.9%, the survey showed.
Expectations for 5-10 years ahead fell to 4.2%, down from June's 4.3% but only back to a level they touched in May.
Citi economist Callum McLaren-Stewart said the stubbornly high longer-term expectations were likely to add to concerns among some Bank of England interest rate-setters.
"We infer little in the way of dovish signal from this month's Citi/YouGov survey and think this data series will continue to lean hawkish in the view of the MPC," McLaren-Stewart said.
The BoE is widely expected to cut rates on August 7 as some Monetary Policy Committee members worry about a slowdown in the labour market. However, many analysts expect the BoE to continue with its gradual pace of cuts to borrowing costs due to inflation pressures lingering in Britain's economy.
Official data published earlier this month showed British consumer price inflation rose to 3.6% in the 12 months to June from 3.4% in May - well above the BoE's 2% target.
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