White house, that they are encouraging us businesses to help de risk from china, that they are encouraging us businesses limit investment in china, especially with industries touching on National Security concerns. Security concerns. One of the thins security concerns. One of the things china security concerns. One of the things china introduced security concerns. One of the things china introduced over| things china introduced over the weekend is Tax Incentives as well as help with visas, but will that work . I as well as help with visas, but will that work . Will that work . I dont think so, not will that work . I dont think so. Not right will that work . I dont think so, not right off will that work . I dont think so, not right off the will that work . I dont think so, not right off the bat. I will that work . I dont thinkl so, not right off the bat. The State Council recently issued guidelines to essentially make investment in china more attractive, and i think it shows us three ma
We heard that average uk wages were rising at their fastest pace in 20 years. Katharine neiss is chief european economist at pgim fixed income. Thanks very much for being with us today, katharine neiss. So clearly welcomed news that inflation has fallen to this point. Still quite far off the Bank Of Englands target, though. Is everything going to plan or as we had expected . 50. To plan or as we had expected . So, toda s to plan or as we had expected . So, todays data to plan or as we had expected . Srr, todays data are to plan or as we had expected . S57, todays data are not to plan or as we had expected . S513, todays data are not a to plan or as we had expected . Sr3, todays data are not a surprise. It is encouraging, as you say, that Headline Inflation is coming down. No doubt uk consumers will be relieved to see that Energy Prices and food Price Inflation is beginning to cool. But, that said, core inflation, that is a measure of inflation that gives us perhaps a better read on dom
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England decide what to do with Interest Rates. The current uk base rate 5. 25 . But after we found out that wages, on average, are rising at their fastest level now in 20 years, could we see another rise in september. Joining me now is kallum pickering, whos the Senior Economist at berenberg bank. With your predictions, what are you thinking you will see here today . I you thinking you will see here toda . ~ , today . I think we might be surprised today . I think we might be surprised a today . I think we might be surprised a little today . I think we might be surprised a little to today . I think we might be surprised a little to the surprised a little to the upside but it not should not make much of a difference, the Bank Of England expecting 6. 8, markets expecting 6. 7, if it came at 6. 9 i would not be surprised because Petrol Prices rose over the month but it should be a big versus last month because the energy price comes down in the monthjuly. This should be another step down i
Increase wont come. Lets not forget that yesterday we heard that average uk wages were rising at their fastest pace in 20 years. Joining me now is Neil Shearing group Chief Economist at capital economics. Thanks very much for being with us today. Clearly it is pretty good news, but is it happening fast enough, oras news, but is it happening fast enough, or as fast as we had hoped . The fall in the Headline Rate of inflation, as you say, thats going to be welcomed by the Bank Of England. It takes a bit of pressure off them. But when you start to dig into the details of this report, i think perhaps there is still some uncomfortable reading there for the policymakers of the bank. As you mentioned, a lot of the fall in the Headline Rate, that is driven by what has happened to food and Energy Prices and that is out of the banks control. Interest rates dont tend to affect the price of our energy or food. Those are set in global markets. What they do affect his conditions in the real economy,