The consumer price index number will be published tomorrow morning, Wednesday, and Thursday, we'll have the British interest decision.
Since the last meeting, data points have pointed to a persistent labour market constraint and the strong inflationary pressures inherent along with a mixed growth momentum.
Economists now expect the Bank to continue its cycle of tightening and raising interest rates to a higher level than previously anticipated.
Interest rates are now 4.5%, and market pricing now suggests that it may eventually reach 5.75% after the emphasis cycle.
The main inflation in CPI declined by 8.7% on an annual basis last April from 10% in March, but the prices of the CPI (excluding energy, food and alcohol) rose to 6.8% compared to 6.2% in the previous month.
It is expected to rise to 6.9% this year, the highest level among all developed economies.
Labour market data last week also became much stronger than expected and regular wage growth (excluding bonuses) rose to 7.2% in the three months up to the end of April compared to the previous year.
And the big economist at Goldman Sachs's Sven Gary Støhn predicted that although some uncertainty is still on the CPI issue on Wednesday, there is an obstacle for the Bank of England to consider necessary: that interest should be raised 50 basis points, not 25 points.
Economists in BNP Paribas also expect interest to increase by only 25 points on Thursday, with inflation expectations remaining lower than when the Bank was raising interest rates by 50 basis points last year.
The French bank also raised its forecast of interest rates to 5.5% in last week's memo from 5% earlier, in response to "clear evidence of further sustained inflation.
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