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BoE policy may ultimately lead to a steeper UK yield curve

The yield of 10-year Gilts fell after the Bank of England kept its policy settings and forward guidance unchanged at its meeting today. However, we suspect that if the Bank continues to look through strong growth and activity data, investors may start to anticipate higher inflation further ahead in time, causing long-term Gilt yields to rise and the yield curve to steepen.

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