The Bank of England is expected to hold UK interest rates when it meets for the first time in 2026 on Feb. 5 amid a recent uptick in inflation. Following four interest rate cuts in 2025, futures markets suggest there is only a 4.1% chance of a rate cut at the February meeting, and only a 28% chance of one on March 19, 2026. The first, and so far only rate cut of the year, is anticipated in April. [...]