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BUZZ-UK housebuilders: hit record amid waning UK rate-hike fears

** UK housebuilders rally to all-time highs as 'Super Thursday' sees rate-hike worries ease off

** Housebuilders are sensitive to the potential for higher mortgage rates, which would affect affordability of homes

** Taylor Wimpey (LSE: TW.L - news) , Persimmon & Barratt Developments among top performers on FTSE 100, up 1.5-2.3%; Bovis Homes (LSE: BVS.L - news) star sector performer among UK midcaps, up 3%

** Thomson Reuters UK Homebuilding index up 2%, at a record; up 24% since Conservative election victory in May, which meant good prospects for the sector

** BoE Governor Mark Carney on Thursday says rate path implied by market would cause inflation overshoot

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** Also, BoE appeared in no rush to start raising interest rates on Thursday, with minutes showing just one top policymaker voted to do so this week

** 'Super Thursday' - the first time BoE simultaneously published its interest rate decision, breakdown of how policymakers voted & a summary of their debate, & its quarterly forecasts for Britain's economy, including inflation (RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : tricia.wright1.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)