The central bank boosted its key rate by three-quarters of a percentage point, to 3%, after consumer price inflation returned to a 40-year high in September. The aggressive move comes as the bank foresees a “very challenging outlook” for the UK economy, expecting it “to be in recession for a prolonged period” and inflation to stay high for the next year.
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