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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Richard Partington Economics correspondent

Bank of England braced for knife-edge interest rate decision

Threadneedle Street street sign
Threadneedle Street is poised for a first reduction in rates since they were ratcheted up from a record low of 0.1% in December 2021 to 5.25%. Photograph: Tayfun Salcı/Zuma/Rex

The Bank of England is braced for a knife-edge decision on interest rates as policymakers consider whether to cut borrowing costs for the first time since the start of the Covid pandemic.

After a sharp fall in inflation this year, Threadneedle Street is poised for a first reduction in borrowing costs since ratcheting up interest rates from a record low of 0.1% in December 2021 to the current level of 5.25%.

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