GBP/JPY Falls Ahead of BoE Policy Decision
The British Pound (GBP) is trading lower against the Japanese Yen (JPY) ahead of the Bank of England's (BoE) monetary policy announcement.
The GBP/JPY pair is down 0.3% at around 208.50, with strategists at Brown Brothers Harriman (BBH) predicting that BoE policymakers Megan Greene, Catherine L Mann, and Huw Pill will back a 25 basis points hike in interest rates.
The BoE is expected to leave interest rates unchanged at 3.75% for the sixth meeting in a row, with a 6-3 vote split, and warn of upside inflation risks due to the UK's headline Consumer Price Index (CPI) growth remaining faster in August.