-- 由於中東持續衝突導致能源價格上漲，英國央行週四維持基準利率在3.75%不變。 這項決定與市場對本月利率的普遍預期一致。 英國央行貨幣政策委員會以8比1的投票結果決定維持利率不變，僅有一名委員投票支持將利率調高25個基點至4%。貨幣政策委員會表示，將密切關注中東局勢，並指出全球能源價格存在高度不確定性，可能對英國國內通膨構成風險。 根據最新政府數據，英國3月年通膨率從上月的3%上升至3.3%，核心通膨率則從3.2%小幅下降至3.1%。展望未來，英國央行工作人員目前預計，第二季整體通膨率將降至平均3.1%，然後在第三季回升至3.3%。
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