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Evening Standard
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Pol Allingham

Interest rate cuts not on the horizon, Bank of England governor says

Governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey (Carl Court/PA) - (PA Wire)

Reopening the Strait of Hormuz is “the best thing to do” to prevent interest rates rising, Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey has said.

In an interview on Thursday evening after the Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted unanimously to leave the rate unchanged at 3.75%, Mr Bailey said any further cuts are “not on the horizon” as he hinted at possible hikes.

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