英镑兑美元汇率突破1.33美元，为2022年3月以来的最高水平，此前英格兰银行在2024年9月的会议上将利率稳定在5%，符合预期，并表示逐步取消政策限制仍然是适当的。交易员们现在预计，到年底，央行将降息约42个基点，低于决定前的52个基点。与此同时，美联储大幅降息50个基点，并暗示今年和明年将进一步降息，导致美元下跌，英镑受益。8月份，英国的年通货膨胀率保持在2.2%，符合预期，而服务业的通货膨胀率则如预测的那样攀升至5.6%。核心通胀率也上升到3.6%，超过了3.5%的预测。尽管如此，服务业通胀和整体通胀率均低于央行8月份预测的水平。

The British pound topped $1.33, its strongest level since March 2022, after the Bank of England left interest rates steady at 5% in its September 2024 meeting, in line with expectations, and said a gradual approach to removing policy restraint remains appropriate. Traders now parse about 42bps of rate cuts by the central bank by the year-end, below 52bps before the decision. Meanwhile, the Fed delivered a jumbo 50bps rate cut and signaled further reductions ahead this year and next, sending the US dollar lower and benefiting the sterling. Annual inflation rate in the UK remained at 2.2% in August, in line with expectations, while services inflation has climbed to 5.6% as predicted. Core inflation has also increased to 3.6%, exceeding forecasts of 3.5%. Still, both services inflation and the headline rate are below the levels projected by the central bank in August.