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Buses pass in the City of London financial district outside the Royal Exchange near the Bank of England on 2nd July 2021 in London, United Kingdom. European stocks are heading for a lower open ahead of euro zone inflation data for January and the Bank of England's latest monetary policy decision on Thursday. Investors will be keeping an eye on the latest monetary policy decision from the Bank of England on Thursday. The central bank is widely expected to hold interest rates steady at 5.25%, but market observers will be closely watching voting patterns, projections and language for hints about future rate cuts.
Organizations: Royal Exchange, Bank of England, Bank of Locations: City, London, United Kingdom
The blue-chip index was down 0.3% around market open, with most sectors and major bourses opening in the negative. U.K. CPI data showed inflation fell for the third month in a row January to hit 10.1%, according to the Office for National Statistics, below Reuters economists' expectations of 10.3%. U.S. inflation inflation grew slightly more than expected Tuesday, and by late afternoon the European index had rebounded to trade 0.6% higher before paring gains to just 0.1%. Internationally, markets responded to the hotter-than-expected U.S. CPI data. Asia-Pacific markets traded lower Wednesday on the news, while U.S. stock futures slipped on Tuesday night.
If you’ve never trotted blindly down historic stone stairs while a photographer yells “Big smile! Big smile!” then let me fill you in: The risk of disaster is considerable. Especially when he’s commanded you to gaze dreamily off to your left—twisting your head to simulate a jawline—instead of where you’re going. Those outside London’s Royal Exchange, from which officials proclaim the accessions of monarchs as locals shout “Hip! As I wobbled down those storied stairs last October, not one Londoner cheered me on.
New Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has scrapped the controversial tax cuts at the heart of predecessor Liz Truss' fiscal policy agenda, meaning fiscal and monetary policy are no longer pulling in opposite directions. Deutsche Bank also expects a split vote on Thursday in favor of a 75-basis-point hike, taking the key interest rate to 3%. Deutsche Bank now expects the Bank Rate to reach 4.5% by May next year, down from its previous projection of 4.75%, on account of retreating fiscal stimulus and a push toward fiscal consolidation. watch nowBank of England Deputy Governor for Monetary Policy Ben Broadbent said in a recent speech that GDP would take a "pretty material" hit from such aggressive policy tightening. The Bank's August growth forecasts, which already pointed to a five-quarter recession, were based on a much lower Bank Rate of around 3%.
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