A touch reluctantly maybe, but the world’s big central banks seem to be leaning toward a short, sharp policy squeeze now in the hope they can back off quickly once they’ve made that mark.
The Bank of England’s (BoE) quarter-point interest rate rise – the second time since December – was widely forecast amid mounting pressure for it do something to clip a UK inflation rate that could top 7% this Spring.
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