By Rob Howard — May 11 - 07:20 AM
Cable rises to 1.2615 as BoE ups year-end CPI f/c to 5.1%, from 3.9% in Feb
CPI revision accompanies BoE's as expected 25 bps hike to 4.5%, by 7-2 vote
1.2615 is highest level since 1.2565 (intra-week low during London morning)
BoE now sees 0.25% GDP growth this year vs Feb's 0.5% contraction forecast
CPI, GDP upward revisions increase probability of another BoE hike in June
1.2679 was 54-week GBP/USD high Wednesday (post-US CPI). PPI data 1230 GMT
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