BOE Forbes: Need to see stronger labor cost before hiking rates

Comments from speech coming out now

Adds:

• Very little slack in the UK/US labor markets
• Expects momentum in wages labor costs a pickup
• UK labor costs is not consistent with 2% CPI goal
• Need to see a bit more upward movement in wages to build confidence at labor market back to normal

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