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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Holly Williams

Interest rate decision-maker highlights dangers facing Bank of England

A senior Bank of England official has warned that the recent surge in inflation could prove more enduring than anticipated, placing monetary policymakers in an "uncomfortable place".

Megan Greene, a member of the Bank's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), which sets interest rates, expressed her concerns during a speech at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (Niesr).

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