英镑继续下跌，几乎没有得到英格兰银行的支持。前一天，英格兰银行行长安德鲁·贝利在豪宅发表演讲，谈到了全球经济面临的主要挑战。他将最新一波贸易关税描述为一个能够重塑全球贸易动态的系统性事件。

Pound Continues to Decline, with Little Support from the Bank of England.On the previous day, Bank of England Governor Andrew Bailey addressed key global economic challenges in a speech at Mansion House. He described the latest wave of trade tariffs as a systemic event capable of reshaping global trade dynamics.

英国国家统计局表示，截至5月，英国房价上涨3.9%。英国国家统计局周三表示，英国5月份的平均房价比去年同期上涨3.9%，而截至4月份的一年上涨了3.6%。

UK house prices rise 3.9% in year to May, ONS says.Average house prices in the United Kingdom in May were 3.9% higher than a year earlier, after a 3.6% rise in the year to April, the Office for National Statistics said on Wednesday.

英国10年期政府债券收益率升至4.68%，为2025年6月以来的最高水平。在过去4周内，英国10年期债券收益率上涨11.85个基点，在过去12个月内上涨了59.78个基点。

UK 10 Year Government Bond Yield increased to 4.68%, the highest since June 2025. Over the past 4 weeks, United Kingdom 10Y Bond Yield gained 11.85 basis points, and in the last 12 months, it increased 59.78 basis points.

富时100指数周三持平，矿业股的上涨抵消了零售商和制药股的下跌。力拓领涨该指数，涨幅超过2%，此前该公司提前了几内亚西芒杜铁矿石项目的发货时间表，并报告称，在飓风中断后，第二季度铁矿石出口有所复苏。力拓铁矿石部门负责人Simon Trott被任命为该公司的新任首席执行官。力拓还指出，美国对加拿大铝的关税使上半年成本增加了3亿美元。Antofagasta（+1.9%）和Fresnillo（+1.2%）等其他矿商因铁矿石和黄金价格走强而上涨。石油巨头壳牌和英国石油公司也小幅上涨。相比之下，B&M股价延续了周二的跌势，下跌2.5%，Barratt股价下跌1.6%，此前这两只股票在疲软的更新后暴跌。阿斯利康的AL淀粉样变性药物在一项关键试验中失败后下跌了1%以上。与此同时，英国6月份通胀率为3.6%，高于预期，引发了人们对利率预期的担忧。

The FTSE 100 traded flat on Wednesday as gains in miners offset losses in retailers and pharma stocks. Rio Tinto led the index, rising over 2%, after it advanced the timeline for shipments from its Simandou iron ore project in Guinea and reported a recovery in iron ore exports in Q2 following cyclone disruptions. The update came as Simon Trott, head of Rio's iron ore division, was named the company’s new CEO. Rio also noted that U.S. tariffs on Canadian aluminium increased costs by $300 million in H1. Other miners like Antofagasta (+1.9%) and Fresnillo (+1.2%) rose on stronger iron ore and gold prices. Oil majors Shell and BP edged higher as well. In contrast, B&M shares extended Tuesday’s losses, down 2.5%, and Barratt slipped 1.6% after both stocks slumped following weak updates. AstraZeneca dropped over 1% after its AL amyloidosis drug failed a key trial. Meanwhile, UK inflation came in at 3.6% in June, above forecasts, raising concerns over interest rate expectations.