Markets bet on beneficent BoE
Sign up for Reuters newsletters Morning Bid Europe Morning Bid Europe A look at the day ahead in European and global markets By Stella Qiu, Australia Economics & Markets Correspondent Data refreshes every time you open this email. For more European market news, click here . Please send any feedback to morningbid@thomsonreuters.com . All eyes are on the Bank of England today, now that the Bank of Japan delivered its second interest rate hike in 17 years and the U.S. Federal Reserve gave its clearest hint that it could lower rates in September. The majority of economists expect Britain's central bank to cut rates from their 16-year high. Markets put the chance at a more restrained 58%, with the doubt not surprising given policymakers have not spoken publicly for more than two months due to rules in the run-up to Britain's July 4 election....