UK Pay Settlements Cool to 10-Month Low, Handing the Bank of England Its Clearest Disinflation Signal Yet
Brightmine data show employers granting the smallest wage increases since last autumn, easing the services-inflation constraint that has kept UK rate cuts on a slow path
UK employers raised pay by the least in ten months, according to Brightmine, reinforcing evidence that a loosening labour market is finally translating into softer wage settlements — a precondition the Bank of England has repeatedly cited for further policy easing.