Bank of England (BoE) Deputy Governor Clare Lombardelli said on Tuesday that she needs to see more evidence of cooling price pressures before she backs another interest rate reduction, per Bloomberg.
Key quotes
It depends on what we see in the data.
For me, gradual means we will need to see more evidence of this disinflation process continuing before we can continue to ease policy.
US trade tariffs would pose a risk to economic growth.
Trade barriers certainly are negative for growth in the short, medium and long term.
Too early to quantify effects of proposed tariffs.
Would discuss trade developments in upcoming meetings.
Market reaction
At the time of writing, GBP/USD is trading 0.12% higher on the day to trade at 1.2573.
Source: https://www.fxstreet.com/news/boes-lombardelli-more-evidence-needed-before-next-rate-cut-202411270015