Sterling was set for its biggest one-day fall since early January on Thursday, after the Bank of England (BoE) cut interest rates and slashed its growth forecasts but warned that inflation will rise "quite sharply" this year.

By Harry Robertson, Naomi Rovnick and Greta Rosen Fondahn (Reuters) -Investors grappled with a gloomy set of Bank of England forecasts on Thursday that complicate the outlook for UK assets, with sterling set for its biggest one-day fall in four weeks even as bond yields held broadly steady.

The pound sterling fell sharply following the Bank of England’s decision to cut interest rates, a move aimed at supporting the struggling UK economy amid ongoing concerns over sluggish growth and rising inflation.