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The food delivery platform said it expects to spend “several hundred million dollars” on new initiatives and development in 2026.

Gold (XAU/USD) edges higher on Thursday, reclaiming the key $4,000 psychological mark as the US Dollar (USD) softens. At the time of writing, XAU/USD is trading around $4,016, extending gains for the second consecutive day, up nearly 0.80%.

United Kingdom BoE MPC Vote Rate Hike meets forecasts (0)

United Kingdom BoE MPC Vote Rate Unchanged registered at 5, below expectations (6)

• Prior 4.00%
• Bank rate vote 5-4 vs 6-3 expected (Breeden, Ramsden, Dhingra, Taylor voted for 25 bps rate cut)
• Prior 7-2
• CPI inflation is judged to have peaked
• Progress on underlying disinflation continues, supported by the still restrictive stance of monetary policy
• The risk from greater inflation persistence has become less pronounced recently, and the risk to medium-term inflation from weaker demand more apparent
• Overall, the risks are now more balanced; but more evidence is needed on both
• The restrictiveness of monetary policy has fallen as Bank Rate has been reduced
• The extent of further reductions will therefore depend on the evolution of the outlook for inflation
• If progress on disinflation continues, Bank Rate is likely to continue on a gradual downward path
• Most members placed some weight on the scenario that domestic inflationary pressure has faded more quickly than was assumed in the central projection
• Greene, Lombardelli, Mann, Pill placed greater weight on risks of persistence in inflation, requiring more prolonged monetary policy restriction
• These members were concerned that this could stall, as they placed particular weight on the risk of higher inflation expectations or structural shifts leading to inflation persistence
• Bailey judged that overall risks to medium-term inflation had moved down to become more balanced but there was value in waiting for further evidence
• Breeden, Ramsden, Dhingra, Taylor dissented in favour of cutting bank rate by 25 bps at this meeting
• These members attached a greater weight to downside risks, given that these would reflect a continuation of current trends, with particular concerns that household saving would remain elevated and weigh on consumption
• Dhingra and Taylor argued that policy was already significantly over-restrictive
• Full statement

This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.

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The GBP/USD pair trades with a positive bias for the second straight day on Thursday and looks to build on the previous day’s bounce from the vicinity of the 1.3000 psychological mark, or a nearly seven-month low amid a softer US Dollar (USD).

The AUD/USD pair edges higher to near 0.6505 during the European trading session on Thursday. The Aussie pair ticks up as the US Dollar (USD) extends its correction amid rising United States (US) economic concerns due to the ongoing federal shutdown.

The AUD/USD pair edges higher to near 0.6505 during the European trading session on Thursday. The Aussie pair ticks up as the US Dollar (USD) extends its correction amid rising United States (US) economic concerns due to the ongoing federal shutdown.

The expectation is that they will maintain the bank rate at 4.00% this week, though the voting decision is a bit more varied. We are seeing analysts call it from anything between 5-4 to 7-2 in favour of keeping the bank rate on hold but there are a couple of outlier calls as well.

Money markets are discounting the possibility of a 25 bps rate cut but the decision could end up being much closer than what is priced in. Here are some analysts that are calling for a rate cut to be delivered later today:

Barclays- 5-4 vote split for a 25 bps cut- “Much of the existing forward guidance is likely to remain, although the
committee may deliver a hawkish cut by alluding to Bank Rate now approaching neutral.”- Assuming a November rate cut, look for continued quarterly cuts to a terminal rate of 3.50%
in April next year

Danske- 5-4 vote split for a 25 bps cut- Chances of a rate cut are “slightly above 50%”- Sees BOE cutting again in February next year to mark terminal rate of 3.50%- “The Autumn Statement is a big joker in all of this. If the Labour government comes through
with fiscal tightening as we expect, it will support our call for cutting rates quicker than what
is priced in by markets.”

Goldman Sachs- 5-4 vote split for a 25 bps cut- BOE to target terminal rate of 3.00%, with quarterly rate cuts through to July next year

Nomura- 5-4 vote split for a 25 bps cut- “We think a rate cut is a close call… The greatest risk to our November cut view is that the
MPC opts to wait for substantially more news published ahead of the December meeting.”- “In the event of no November cut we imagine guidance would remain unchanged and –
depending on what the Bank says in its comments/press conference – the December
meeting would become very much ‘live’.”- If there is a rate cut in November, there should just be one more rate cut in February 2026 to 3.50%

This article was written by Justin Low at investinglive.com.