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UK September retail sales excluding auto fuel rose 0.8% year-on-year, below the 1.4% estimate and down from 2.7% previously.

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DaysMedium confidence
Weaker UK retail sales could ease pressure for further BoE tightening, weighing on sterling

What could change this

If other UK data continue to show inflation persistence, the BoE may still lean toward tightening despite this soft retail reading.

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