The Bank of England cut interest rates to 4.75 per cent but signalled that a further move is unlikely before early 2025, as it forecast that last week’s UK Budget would increase inflationary pressures.
英国央行(Bank of England)将利率下调至4.75%,但发出信号暗示在2025年初之前不太可能进一步降息,因其预测上周宣布的英国预算将会加大通胀压力。
The Monetary Policy Committee’s eight-to-one decision to cut the base rate by 0.25 percentage points was in line with the expectations of economists polled by Reuters and came after inflation fell to a three-year low.
货币政策委员会(MPC)以八比一的表决结果决定将基准利率下调0.25百分点,这与接受路透(Reuters)调查的经济学家们的预期一致,而且是在通胀率降至三年低点之后做出的决定。
The BoE kept rates on hold at its previous meeting in September, following a reduction in August.
在8月会议上降息后,英国央行在9月举行的上次会议决定维持利率不变。