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Evening Standard
Henry Saker-Clark

Why did the Bank keep interest rates the same despite rising inflation?

The Bank of England voted to hold interest rates at 3.75% on Thursday (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Wire)

The Bank of England has kept interest rates on hold but signalled that the crisis in the Middle East could lead to future increases.

A large majority of policymakers opted to keep interest rates at 3.75% at the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting on Thursday.

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