Interest Rate Decisions: Bank Of England Holds Firm, Swiss National Bank Reduces Further — Will Fed Cut In September?
Interest Rate Decisions: Bank Of England Holds Firm, Swiss National Bank Reduces Further — Will Fed Cut In September?
UK-related exchange-traded funds ticked up in Thursday's early-morning trading as the Bank of England decided to keep rates steady, while the Swiss National Bank cut its key rate.
由於英格蘭銀行決定維持利率不變，與此同時，瑞士國家銀行降低了其關鍵利率，與英國有關的交易所交易基金在週四早盤交易上漲。
iShares MSC United Kingdom ETF (NYSE:EWU) edged up 0.66% by mid-morning trading on Thursday, while Franklin FTSE United Kingdom ETF (NYSE:FLGB) rose 0.7%.
在週四上午交易中，iShares MSC英國ETF（紐約證交所：EWU）上漲0.66％，而富蘭克林FTSE英國ETF（紐約證交所：FLGB）上漲0.7％。
Meanwhile, First Trust United Kingdom AlphaDEX Fund (NASDAQ:FKU) picked up 0.57% at the time of publication Thursday.
與此同時，第一信託英國AlphaDEX基金（納斯達克：FKU）在週四發佈時上漲了0.57％。
England's central bank preserved its key rate at a 16-year high of 5.25%, where it has been since August 2023, CNBC reported.
CNBC報道稱，英格蘭央行將關鍵利率保持在16年高點5.25％，自2023年8月以來一直保持不變。
Seven members of the Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep the rate the same, while two members were in favor of cutting it by 25 basis points.
貨幣政策委員會的七位委員投票維持利率不變，而兩位委員則贊成將其下調25個點子。
The MPC said inflation had hit the central bank's target and said indicators of "short-term inflation expectations" and wage growth had eased.
MPC表示，通貨膨脹已達到央行的目標，並表示"短期通貨膨脹預期"和工資增長的指標已有所緩解。
It also said it was "very difficult to gauge the evolution of labour market activity" because of uncertainty around estimates from the Office for National Statistics.
由於來自國家統計局的估計存在不確定性，英格蘭央行表示很難評估勞動市場活動的發展。
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The central bank's decision to hold comes just two weeks out from a general election, in which the state of the economy and proposals for rebooting slow growth have emerged as key points of contention.
英格蘭央行決定在大選前不到兩週舉行的時候保持利率不變，經濟狀況和重新啓動緩慢增長的建議已經成爲爭議的關鍵點。
Despite speculation that the politically-independent BOE might act more cautiously as a result of the upcoming vote, Governor Andrew Bailey had emphasized that it would remain focused on its own data.
儘管有關獨立於政治的BOE可能會因即將到來的投票而更加謹慎，但安德魯貝利行長強調，BOE將繼續關注其自身的數據。
Other central banks in Europe have already begun to ease monetary policy, including the European Bank, Swiss National Bank and Sweden's Riksbank in an effort to stimulate economic growth.
與此同時，歐洲的其他中央銀行已經開始放鬆貨幣政策，包括歐洲銀行，瑞士國家銀行和瑞典的瑞克斯銀行，以刺激經濟增長。
Meanwhile, the U.S. Federal Reserve, has traders wondering when its first rate cut will come. Money market pricing suggests a 65% chance of a September cut, according to LSEG data, CNBC reported.
與此同時，聯儲局讓交易員們想知道其首次降息將何時到來。根據LSEG數據，貨幣市場定價顯示9月降息的概率爲65％，CNBC報道說。
Switzerland's central bank cut its key interest rate on Thursday for the second straight meeting, lowering its key rate from 1.5% to 1.25%, the Wall Street Journal reported. The bank previously lowered borrowing costs by the same amount in March, becoming the first major central bank from a developed economy to ease policy since the onset of global inflation in 2021.
《華爾街日報》報道稱，瑞士央行在週四的第二次會議上降低了其關鍵利率，將其關鍵利率從1.5％降至1.25％。該行在3月份已經將借貸成本下調了同樣的數額，成爲自2021年全球通貨膨脹爆發以來首個降息的主要發達經濟體的央行。
"The underlying inflationary pressure has decreased again compared to the previous quarter," the SNB said in a statement.
瑞士央行在一份聲明中表示:"與上一季度相比，基礎通貨膨脹壓力再次下降"。
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