在美联储大幅降息50个基点后，英镑飙升至1.33美元，为2022年2月以来的最高水平，这得益于美元普遍疲软。美联储还表示，今年将再降息50个基点，明年将再降息100个基点。与此同时，交易员们正在为英格兰银行周四的货币政策决定做准备。预计央行将维持利率，尽管交易员预计11月和12月将降息，随后在2025年再降息五次。宽松周期始于8月，当时央行将借贷成本降低了25个基点。8月份，英国的年通货膨胀率保持在2.2%，符合预期，而服务业的通货膨胀率则如预测的那样攀升至5.6%。核心通胀率也上升到3.6%，超过了3.5%的预测。尽管如此，服务业通胀和整体通胀率均低于央行8月份预测的水平。

The British pound soared to approach $1.33, its strongest level since February 2022, benefiting from a general dollar weakness, after the Federal Reserve lowered interest rates by a jumbo 50bps. The Fed also signaled an additional 50bps of reductions for this year and 100bps next year. Meanwhile, traders brace for the monetary policy decision from the Bank of England on Thursday. The central bank is anticipated to maintain interest rates, though traders are pricing in cuts for November and December, followed by five more in 2025. The easing cycle began in August when the central bank reduced borrowing costs by 25bps. Annual inflation rate in the UK remained at 2.2% in August, in line with expectations, while services inflation has climbed to 5.6% as predicted. Core inflation has also increased to 3.6%, exceeding forecasts of 3.5%. Still, both services inflation and the headline rate are below the levels projected by the central bank in August.