Lower interest rates will be a lever for growth but the Middle East conflict and rising food prices will have troubled MPCBank of England keeps interest rates on holdBank of England warns of ‘elevated’ global uncertainty after leaving interest rates on hold – business liveLast week’s spending review revealed Rachel Reeves’s plan for reviving the UK’s struggling economy – but one of the most powerful levers for unleashing growth lies out of her reach, at the Bank of England.Thursday’s no-change decision on interest rates from the Bank’s nine-member monetary policy committee (MPC) was widely expected; but the chancellor and her colleagues will be fervently hoping for a cut in August, perhaps sooner – and more before the year is up. Continue reading...
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