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The Bank of England has decided to keep interest rates on hold at 3.75 percent.

英格蘭銀行已決定將利率維持在 3.75% 不變。

The monetary policy committee voted seven to two in favour of leaving rates unchanged.

貨幣政策委員會以七票對二票通過維持利率不變。

Most policymakers believed it would be too early to raise rates because of economic uncertainty.

大多數決策者認為，由於經濟的不確定性，現在調升利率還為時過早。

The Bank has also lowered its forecast for inflation during the rest of the year.

英格蘭銀行也調降了今年剩餘時間的通膨預測。

It predicted that inflation would rise to just over 3.25 percent by the end of the year.

它預測通貨膨脹率將在年底前上升至略高於 3.25% 的水平。

This new forecast is lower than the one that was made in April.

這個新預測低於在四月所做出的預測。

Andrew Bailey, the governor of the Bank of England, warned that consumers should expect higher costs this year.

英格蘭銀行總裁安德魯·貝利警告，消費者今年應該做好面對更高成本的心理準備。

He said the conflict in the Middle East has created inflationary pressure on energy prices.

他表示，中東的衝突已對能源價格造成了通膨壓力。

Bailey stated there was still some inflationary pressure in the pipeline, even though oil prices have been falling.

貝利表示，儘管油價一直在下跌，但仍有一些通膨壓力正在醞釀中。

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The decision was announced on the same day as new employment data from the United Kingdom.

這項決定是在公佈來自英國的新就業數據的同一天宣佈的。

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The unemployment rate fell to 4.9 percent in the three months leading up to April.

在截至四月的三個月中，失業率降至 4.9%。

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However, the number of job vacancies dropped to its lowest level in five years as businesses reduced their recruitment.

然而，隨著企業減少招聘，職缺數量降至五年來的最低點。

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Deutsche Bank expects that interest rates will remain unchanged for the rest of the year.

德意志銀行預計今年剩餘時間內利率將保持不變。

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Their chief economist for the United Kingdom, Sanjay Raja, said there were important lessons from today's monetary policy decision.

他們負責英國的首席經濟學家桑傑·拉賈表示，從今天的貨幣政策決定中可以吸取重要的教訓。

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The economic uncertainty caused by the Middle East conflict continues to influence the Bank's approach to setting rates.

由中東衝突所引起的經濟不確定性，持續影響著英格蘭銀行制定利率的方法。

Bank of England leaves interest rates on hold and lowers inflation forecast amid Middle East...理解利率與通貨膨脹

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