BoE leaves bank rate unchanged at 3.75% in June meeting, as expected
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Prior 3.75% Bank rate vote xx vs 0-7-2 expected Coming into the meeting, the market was pricing 35 bps of tightening by year-end with 58% chance of a rate hike in September. This article was written by Giuseppe Dellamotta at investinglive.com.
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