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Bank of England holds interest rate at 4.75% but warns of UK stagnation risk

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Bank of England holds interest rate at 4.75% but warns of UK stagnation risk



Central bank downgrades growth forecast amid threat from budget fallout, rising inflation and Trump trade tariffs• Business live – latest updatesThe Bank of England has kept UK interest rates on hold but warned Britain’s economy is on the brink of stagnation after Rachel Reeves’s budget as the world economy faces stubbornly high inflation and the risk of Donald Trump reigniting global trade wars.Keeping interest rates at 4.75% in a widely expected decision, the central bank’s monetary policy committee (MPC) said on Thursday it had slashed its forecasts for the final three months of the year with a prediction of zero economic growth. The Bank had predicted growth of 0.3% as recently as November. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/dec/19/bank-of-england-keeps-uk-interest-rates-on-hold-amid-jitters-over-rising-inflation

Author : Richard Partington Economics correspondent

Publish date : 2024-12-19 12:29:17

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