英国央行将基准利率维持在3.75%不变符合市场普遍预期。尽管中东地区冲突再度升级可能推高能源价格并加剧通胀压力英国央行仍选择按兵不动。近几个月来英国通胀持续低于市场预期经济活动也保持相对韧性。不过英国央行官员越来越担心持续的能源供应扰动将拖累经济增长并推动国内经济面临更广泛的价格上涨压力。由9名成员组成的英国央行货币政策委员会是在美联储公布利率决议后作出这一决定的。此前美联储同样维持利率不变但12名拥有投票权的委员中有3人主张立即加息。欧洲央行本月早些时候也维持利率不变同时暗示9月可能加息。
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