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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Holly Williams

Bank expected to raise rates to 0.5% in first back-to-back hike since 2004

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The Bank of England is widely expected to raise interest rates again on Thursday and more hikes are firmly on the cards as policymakers battle to cool soaring inflation.

Members of the nine-strong Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) are set to increase rates from 0.25% to 0.5% as the Bank’s quarterly set of forecasts are likely to show eye-watering inflation this spring.

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