由于投资者消化了美联储最新的利率决定及其对英格兰银行政策轨迹的影响，英镑从最近两周的高点徘徊在1.25美元左右。美国央行将借贷成本维持在历史新高，并表示在今年一系列令人失望的通胀数据之后，借贷成本将保持在当前水平的时间比之前预期的要长。然而，主席鲍威尔驳斥了有关可能加息以对抗通货膨胀的说法，坚持认为下一步将是降息。因此，英国央行在8月实施首次降息的可能性已经降低，货币市场将在9月进行首次降息。英国央行行长Andrew Bailey最近表示，英国通胀率似乎准备与2%的目标保持一致，而其同事Megan Greene和Huw Pill则采取了更强硬的语气，表示现在考虑降息还为时过早。

The British pound hovered around $1.25, down from recent two-week highs, as investors digested the latest Federal Reserve rate decision and its implications for the Bank of England's policy trajectory. The US central bank maintained borrowing costs at record highs and signaled they would remain at the current level for longer than previously expected following a series of disappointing inflation readings this year. However, Chair Powell dismissed talks about a potential rate hike to combat inflation, maintaining the view that the next move will be a cut. Consequently, the likelihood of the UK central bank implementing its first rate cut in August has diminished, with money markets pricing in a first cut in September instead. BoE Governor Andrew Bailey recently indicated that British inflation seemed poised to align with the 2% target, while colleagues Megan Greene and Huw Pill struck a more hawkish tone, suggesting it was premature to consider interest rate reductions.