Bank of England set to hold interest rates despite inflation hitting 2% target

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The U.K. had some cause for celebration on Wednesday morning, as headline inflation hit the Bank of England’s 2% target for the first time in nearly three years. But the print only served to further convince traders that an interest rate cut is not imminent. Money market pricing by 11 a.m. in London implied just a 5% probability of a trim of the Bank Rate during Thursday’s BOE meeting — after recording stronger odds of such a step earlier in the week. Bets on an August cut were also trimmed to roughly 30%. While the 2% inflation reading is a significant milestone — not least as British politicians set out their stalls ahead of a gener