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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Larry Elliott Economics editor

UK interest rates will stay high for some time, stresses Bank of England governor

Bank of England building under a bright blue sky
The Bank of England governor, Andrew Bailey, said: ‘I’m very conscious of the position of the less well-off but we do have to get inflation down to 2%’ Photograph: Vuk Valcic/ZUMA Press Wire/Shutterstock

Andrew Bailey has warned of a tough battle ahead to bring inflation back to its 2% target as he rammed home the message that there was no immediate prospect of the Bank of England cutting interest rates.

For the third time in a week, Threadneedle Street’s governor pushed back against speculation in the financial markets that official borrowing costs would soon be reduced from their level of 5.25%.

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