Group 1 - The unemployment rate in the UK has risen to 5.2%, the highest level in nearly five years, leading traders to increase bets on further interest rate cuts by the Bank of England [1] - The preferred wage indicator of the Bank of England, the regular pay growth in the private sector, has dropped to 3.4%, the lowest level in over five years [1] - The money market is currently fully pricing in two 25 basis point rate cuts by the end of the year, bringing the benchmark rate down to 3.25% for the first time in this easing cycle [1] Group 2 - The probability of a 25 basis point rate cut next month has increased from about 70% to nearly 80%, with the market considering a rate cut by April as a certainty [4] - Policymaker Sarah Breeden indicated that a further 25 basis point rate cut by the end of April is a "reasonable expectation," emphasizing that a looser labor market suggests that wage and price inflation pressures should be dissipating [4]
就业数据疲软重燃降息预期：货币市场定价英国央行将在年内两次降息
Zhi Tong Cai Jing·2026-02-17 09:29