The Bank of England is widely expected to cut interest rates for the third time in six months later Thursday even though inflation remains above its target.

Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann said on Tuesday that her unexpected vote for a half percentage-point cut in interest rates last week did not mean she wanted a series of rate cuts or that she would vote the same way again in March.

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The Bank of England made its first interest rate cut of 2025 on Thursday, resuming monetary easing amid ongoing concerns over sluggish growth in the British economy. The widely expected move saw the central bank lower its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to 4.

Mann was one of two members of the BoE's Monetary Policy Committee who last week voted for a half-point cut in interest rates to 4.25%, against the majority who favoured a quarter-point cut to 4.25%.

Catherine Mann, a policymaker at the Bank of England (BoE), clarified her stance on interest rate cuts during a speech on Tuesday. Her recent vote for a half percentage-point cut in interest rates, which came as a surprise to investors,