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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Phillip Inman

The US’s selfish war on inflation will tip the world into recession

The Federal Reserve building, photographed framed through the window of a building opposite
The Federal Reserve is planning a second interest rate rise in a year this month. Photograph: Chris Wattie/Reuters

Later in July US interest rates are expected to jump for a second time this year, and that’s going to wreck any chance of a global recovery.

The Federal Reserve could push its base rate up by as much as a full percentage point, ending 15 years of ultra-cheap money, intended to promote growth.

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