Jonathan Haskel, an external member of the Monetary ... His decision to back a hold last week alongside fellow hawk Catherine Mann prompted markets to think that the Bank was preparing to cut ...

Although rates were held, hawkish dissent within the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) dissipated – with both Jonathan Haskel and Catherine Mann voting to leave rates where they are rather than hike.

Jonathan Haskel said the drop to 3.4 per cent was ... most hawkish rate-setting committee members – Haskel and Catherine Mann. This week, Mann said markets were ‘pricing in too many cuts’.