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.
英國央行(Bank of England)將利率下調至4.75%,但發出信號暗示在2025年初之前不太可能進一步降息,因其預測上週宣佈的英國預算將會加大通膨壓力。
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.
貨幣政策委員會(MPC)以八比一的表決結果決定將基準利率下調0.25百分點,這與接受路透(Reuters)調查的經濟學家們的預期一致,而且是在通膨率降至三年低點之後做出的決定。
The BoE kept rates on hold at its previous meeting in September, following a reduction in August.
在8月會議上降息後,英國央行在9月舉行的上次會議決定維持利率不變。