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Henry Saker-Clark

Bank deputy says rate rise ‘increasingly likely’ if energy prices stay high

The Bank of England’s Claire Lombardelli was speaking in Warsaw (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Archive)

A rise in interest rates by the Bank of England is looking “increasingly likely” if energy prices remain high, a deputy governor at the central bank has said.

Clare Lombardelli said during a speech in Warsaw that energy price pressure could drive rate-setters to tighten fiscal policy unless there is particular weakness in the economy.

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