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Pound Surges After BOE Keeps Rates Unchanged But Chief Economist Unexpectedly Backs Rate Hike
While the BOE kept rates unchanged at 0.5% as expected, the market was surprised by both the hawkish undertones of the statement and the surprising addition of Haldane to the list of dissenters (McCafferty and Saunders), which made the decision a 6-3 affair when markets were expected a 7-2 split. The flip by BoE Chief Economist Haldane was surprising due to his recent vote for a hold; as a result, odds of a rate hike in August, when the BOE will publish new estimates, have been sharply boosted, which is in turn reflected in cable, which has surged nearly 100 pips rising above 1.32 in kneejerk reaction. There were no ... (full story)
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