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Anna Wise

UK interest rates could rise to 4.5% in face of stubborn inflation

The Bank of England is not ready to stop raising interest rates as soaring food prices has kept UK inflation elevated, economists have said.

UK Consumer Prices Inflation (CPI) remained firmly in double digits in March, squeezing household budgets and proving more stubborn than expected.

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