# EXCLUSIVE: Bank of England's Bailey says investors should not count on UK rate hikes | Reuters

> BoE Governor Andrew Bailey told Reuters that investors were ahead of themselves in pricing UK rate hikes and that a precautionary rise may not fit his view of the bank's remit. Some MPC members had raised the possibility of an early move to head off inflation risks from the Iran war. The interview accompanied the BoE's financial-sector risk report.

- Date: 2026-04-01 · published 2026-04-01T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: macro · region UK · magnitude low
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/19991-exclusive-bank-of-england-s-bailey-says-investors-should-not-count-on-uk-rate
- Commodities: [British Pound (USD per GBP)](https://feedsoft.ai/c/GBPUSD.md)

## Why it matters

Signals that the BoE may not hike soon ease expectations for sterling strength and UK borrowing costs. The impact on feed markets is limited to currency and financing conditions.

## Read by commodity

- GBPUSD: bearish ▼

## Sources

- reuters.com: https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/bank-englands-bailey-says-markets-still-ahead-themselves-pricing-rate-hikes-2026-04-01/

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