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UK CPI rose 2.8% year over year in February versus a 2.9% forecast, after 3.0% in January. Monthly CPI rose 0.4%, below the 0.5% estimate, and GBP/USD slipped about 0.15% to below 1.2950.
A downside inflation surprise slightly pressures sterling and reinforces expectations for BoE easing, with limited direct effect on feed commodity prices.
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