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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Larry Elliott Economics editor

Bank of England boss vows to ‘see the job through’ on reducing inflation

Andrew Bailey pictured at a press conference in London in May
Andrew Bailey said lowering inflation was ‘the best contribution monetary policy can make to the prosperity of the UK’. Photograph: Henry Nicholls/Reuters

The Bank of England governor has signalled further interest rate pain is in store for mortgage holders and businesses as he said Threadneedle Street had to “see the job through” on reducing inflation.

Hinting that a 14th successive increase in the cost of borrowing would be announced next month, Andrew Bailey is expected to tell the City’s elite at the Mansion House dinner on Monday night that inflation is “unacceptably high”.

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