The sterling-dollar currency pair traded around 1.3300 on Thursday, up 0.28% on the day, supported by a mildly positive market reaction to the Bank of England monetary policy decision. The BoE left its bank rate unchanged at 3.75% at its March meeting, in line with expectations, but the unanimous vote from all nine members of the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) surprised markets, which had anticipated some support for a rate cut. The decision is seen as slightly hawkish, especially as rate hike expectations for this year have been revised higher following the announcement. In its statement, the central bank highlights The post BoE surprises with rate hold amid inflation concerns appeared first on Financial Mirror .