Pound ticks up after sliding on BoE cut and gloomy forecasts
The pound regained some ground on Friday after dropping on Thursday when the Bank of England cut interest rates and halved its growth forecast for the year. Sterling was last up 0.16% at $1.2458 on Friday,
Dovish BoE officials cut rates in the face of hawkish forecasts
The BoE’s forecasts suggest it will only cut rates two more times over the next three years on the back of higher inflation and weaker underlying growth capacity. The 7-to-2 vote to cut rates with a bias towards a larger cut suggests MPC members do not accept the hawkish message in the forecasts.
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Pound slides on BoE rate cut as investors fret about 'stagflation'
By Harry Robertson, Naomi Rovnick and Greta Rosen Fondahn (Reuters) -Investors grappled with a gloomy set of Bank of England forecasts on Thursday that complicate the outlook for UK assets, with sterling set for its biggest one-day fall in four weeks even as bond yields held broadly steady.
U.K. Data Are Key For Sterling Outlook After This Week’s BOE Rate Cut
Sterling was up slightly against the dollar and U.K. economic data should prove key to the British currency’s outlook after the BOE’s 25bp rate cut.
Pound Sterling Drops Sharply as Bank of England Cuts Interest Rates
The pound sterling fell sharply following the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates, a move aimed at supporting the struggling UK economy amid ongoing concerns over sluggish growth and rising inflation.
AMERICAS Bonds defused, stocks bounce, BoE cut expected
Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey and other senior officials are due to hold a press conference at 1230 GMT.
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