Huw Pill, chief economist at the Bank of England, called for a “gradual” approach to cutting interest rates, citing continued concerns about the potential upside risks to the inflationary outlook. In a speech this morning Pill said there was “ample reason for caution” when assessing the dissipation of inflationary persistence.

The Bank of England should move only gradually with cutting interest rates, Chief Economist Huw Pill said on Friday, a day after Governor Andrew Bailey was quoted as saying the BoE might move more aggressively to lower borrowing costs.

Huw Pill has signalled that rates should be cut in a ‘gradual’ manner, amid caution over the long-term path of inflation.