UK: Headline and core inflation likely to print up to 2.0% in March – TDS

Analysts at TD Securities are looking for the UK’s both headline and core inflation to pick up to 2.0% y/y in March (mkt: headline 2.0%, core 1.9%).

Key Quotes

“Core inflation is likely to stick around this level for the remainder of the year (with an upside bias), but headline inflation will jump 0.3ppt in April owing to energy price hikes.”

“At 2pm, Governor Carney & and the ECB’s Villeroy take part in a fireside chat at a financial systems conference in Paris.”