Markets await US inflation data for clues on Fed rate cuts. US inflation picks up to 2.6% 13:33 US inflation is bang in line with forecasts: the headline annual rate has picked up slightly to 2.

High inflation in Britain has not been vanquished and it is more likely to overshoot than undershoot Bank of England forecasts over the medium term, BoE interest rate-setter Catherine Mann said on Wednesday.

The central bank said future cuts would be gradual amid higher inflation forecasts after the new government introduced spending and tax increases in its budget.

The Bank of England has cut its main interest rate by a quarter of a percentage point after inflation across the U.K. fell below its target rate of 2%.

High inflation in Britain has not been vanquished and there is a risk that some drivers of price growth could be heading upwards, Bank of England interest rate-setter Catherine Mann said on Wednesday.

The markets and economists expect the Bank of England will cut its bank rate by 25 basis point to 4.75% on Thursday. It will be the second such reduction in borrowing costs since the U.K. central bank began easing policy in August.

The outcome of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting was announced at midday today. Stay up to date with live reporting and analysis from the team at MoneyWeek.