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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Namita Singh,Emily Atkinson,Rory Sullivan and Lamiat Sabin

Pound - live: Bank of England ‘won’t hesitate’ to hike interest rates to curb inflation

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Shadow chancellor says she’s ‘very concerned’ by fall of pound following mini-budget

The Bank of England should consider holding an “emergency meeting”, a former senior official has warned, as the pound fought back from its historic low against the dollar a day earlier.

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