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英国 United Kingdom
英镑飙升至1.26美元,创下4月9日以来的最高水平,因为在美国公布了弱于预期的就业数据后,交易员们重新调整了对2024年降息时机的预期。4月份的数据显示,美国经济仅增加了17.5万个就业岗位,远低于预期的24.3万个,与之前预测的11月时间表相比,美联储预计将在9月份实施首次降息。此外,工资增长低于预期,而失业率意外上升。与此同时,预计英格兰银行下周将保持利率不变,但投资者将在8月而不是9月对首次降息进行全面定价。4月,英国央行行长安德鲁·贝利对英国通胀率有望达到2%的目标表示乐观。事实上,3月份通胀率降至3.2%,为2021年9月以来的最低水平。
The British pound surged to $1.26, marking its highest level since April 9th, as traders recalibrated their expectations for the timing of interest rate cuts in 2024 following the release of weaker-than-expected jobs data from the US. The Federal Reserve is now expected to implement its first cut in September, compared to the previously projected November timeline, after April's figures revealed that the US economy added just 175K jobs, significantly fewer than the anticipated 243K. Moreover, wage growth fell short of expectations, while the jobless rate unexpectedly rose. Meanwhile, the Bank of England is expected to keep rates unchanged next week but investors are fully pricing the first cut in August instead of September. In April, BoE Governor Andrew Bailey expressed optimism as British inflation appeared on track to meet the 2% target. In fact, the inflation rate fell to 3.2% in March, the lowest rate since September 2021.