英国CPI预计3月将小幅下降，为英国央行5月降息铺平道路。英国国家统计局（ONS）将于周三格林尼治标准时间06:00公布英国3月份消费者价格指数（CPI）数据。

UK CPI expected to edge lower in March, paving the way for BoE rate cut in May.The United Kingdom's (UK) Consumer Price Index (CPI) data for March will be published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Wednesday at 06:00 GMT.

在伦敦，富时100指数周二上涨122点，涨幅1.50%。涨幅最大的是3i（6.03%）、B&M欧洲价值（5.75%）和翠鸟（3.91%）。

In London, the FTSE 100 Index rose 122 points or 1.50 percent on Tuesday. Leading the gains are 3i (6.03%), B&M European Value (5.75%) and Kingfisher (3.91%).

富时100指数周二上涨1.4%，延续了第四个交易日的涨幅，有迹象表明美国总统特朗普可能会增加更多的关税豁免。特朗普总统表示，他正在考虑暂时豁免汽车进口关税，这可能会使大量出口到美国的英国汽车零部件制造商受益。与此同时，特朗普还推进了针对半导体和药品进口的调查，将阿斯利康和葛兰素史克等英国制药商作为重点。金融股和利率敏感股涨幅最大。在单一股票中，折扣零售商B&M上涨5.8%，原因是利润强于预期，首席执行官继任取得进展。另一方面，在富时250指数中，继奢侈品集团路威酩轩集团报告销售额下降后，博柏利和瑞士手表的跌幅最大

The FTSE 100 rose 1.4% on Tuesday, extending gains for the fourth session on signs US President Trump may add more tariff exemptions. President Trump said he’s considering temporary exemptions on vehicle import tariffs, which could benefit UK auto part makers that export heavily to the US. Meanwhile, Trump also pushed ahead with probes targeting semiconductor and pharmaceutical imports, putting UK drugmakers like AstraZeneca and GSK in focus. Financials and rate sensitive stocks were among the top gainers. Among single stocks, discount retailer B&M gained 5.8%, citing stronger-than-expected profits and progress on CEO succession. On the other hand, in the FTSE 250, Burberry and Watches of Switzerland were among the biggest decliners after luxury group LVMH reported a drop in sales

英镑创下新高——丰业银行。丰业银行首席外汇策略师Shaun Osborne指出，英镑（GBP）当天表现良好，兑美元（USD）上涨0.4%，兑大多数G10货币表现优异，创下10月份以来的新高。

GBP pushes to fresh highs – Scotiabank.Pound Sterling (GBP) is performing well on the day with a 0.4% gain vs. the US Dollar (USD) and outperformance against most of the G10 currencies as it pushed to fresh highs at levels last seen in October, Scotiabank's Chief FX Strategist Shaun Osborne notes.