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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Richard Murphy

'The Bank of England's 'incompetent' interest rates hike is dangerous for Britain'

The Bank of England has increased interest rates today by 0.75%. It says that this is necessary to stamp out inflation.

As I have explained in The Mirror in recent months, that is complete nonsense.

This is very largely because, as the Bank of England has confirmed today, the 10% inflation we are now suffering is about as high as inflation will get. And, as the Bank is forecasting, inflation will tumble from mid-2023... as I have also forecast for some time.

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