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Holly Williams

Bank should not rush into hiking rates in face of Iran war, says MPC member

Bank of England rate-setter Alan Taylor has said policymakers should not rush into raising borrowing costs in the face of the Iran war energy price shock, but said “all hands on deck” would be needed to navigate the current crisis. - (PA Wire)

Bank of England rate-setter Alan Taylor has said policymakers should not rush into raising borrowing costs in the face of the Iran war energy price shock, but said “all hands on deck” would be needed to navigate the current crisis.

In a speech in New York, Mr Taylor reiterated that he sees a “high bar” to increasing interest rates in response to the current surge in global oil and gas prices caused by the Iran war.

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