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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Anna Wise

Bank policymaker warns pausing UK interest rate hikes could ’embed’ inflation

PA Wire

A Bank of England policymaker has warned that cutting UK interest rates or keeping them at the current level could risk embedding high inflation into the economy.

Catherine Mann, who is a member of the Bank’s nine-person Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) in charge of deciding interest rates, said she would rather “err on the side of over-tightening” monetary policy.

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