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The Bank of England held rates on February 1 but two Monetary Policy Committee members voted for a 25bp hike, and the forecast keeps inflation above target. Sterling and UK market rates edged higher as the expected dovish tone failed to appear.
A hawkish BoE that delays cuts supports sterling and keeps UK borrowing costs high. The effect on feed commodity prices is minor.
Not enough comparable past events yet for a historical read.
Moves of each commodity's benchmark from the last close before the event. Historical reads pool past events of the same kind; they describe what happened, not what will. Not investment advice.