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Arion McNicoll

Why aren’t soaring interest rates bringing down inflation?

PM pins blame for stubborn inflation on fixed-rate mortgages, but economists say the picture is more nuanced

Rishi Sunak has blamed the high number of fixed-rate mortgages for his government’s failure to bring down inflation.

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