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Henry Saker-Clark

Bank of England set to hold interest rates despite Iran war pushing up inflation

The Bank of England will vote on interest rates on Thursday (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Archive)

Bank of England policymakers will “almost certainly” hold interest rates at 3.75% at their meeting next week despite the Iran war pushing up the cost of living, economists have said.

However, experts have said a future interest rate increase could still be a possibility if firms and households continue to face inflationary pressure.

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