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2025-12-18 16:45:48
[UK Two-Year Bond Yields Fall as Market Awaits Bank of England Decision] ⑴ UK two-year bond yields fell as investors awaited the Bank of England's interest rate decision, due at 20:00 Beijing time, with a rate cut widely expected. ⑵ Weaker-than-expected UK inflation data released this week increased the prospect of a rate cut. ⑶ Market focus may be on the margin of votes supporting a rate cut. ⑷ Data shows the market expects the Bank of England to cut rates to 3.75% on Thursday and prices in another 25 basis point cut by mid-2026. ⑸ The two-year bond yield fell 3 basis points to 3.707%; the ten-year bond yield remained stable at 4.469%.
