The Bank of England cut its benchmark rate by 25 basis points, as widely expected, but the surprise came in the vote split. The decision passed with a 7-2-0 vote, falling short of the anticipated 全会一致 9 — 0 — 0. スワティ · ディングラとデイブ · ラムズデン pushed for a deeper 50 basis point cut, while キャサリン · マンとヒュー · ピル unexpectedly voted to keep rates unchanged at 4.50%. That unexpected hawkish dissent triggered a kneejerk reaction in sterling, with GBPUSD は 1.3241 から 1.3344 まで急上昇 before fading and rotating back toward session lows.

Despite the rate cut, the BOE’s guidance remained unchanged, emphasizing a 「ゆっくりと慎重」 approach to easing—repeating the tone from March. As in previous meetings, markets quickly shifted focus from the headline rate move to the vote distribution, which revealed a more divided Monetary Policy Committee than anticipated.

Technically, the intraday reversal has turned the momentum back in favor of sellers. The pair has now retraced toward the day’s low at 1.3241, with a break below that level and the 4 月 23 日安値 1.3233 opening the door toward a swing area between 1.32017 と 1.32067. A move below that zone would target the 4 月の 1.3160 3 の 38.2% のリトレース. With the price back under both the 100-200 時間移動平均, sellers have short-term control—but they’ll need a break of those downside targets to confirm and extend the bearish bias.