
Bank of England hikes interest rates again as inflation heads towards 11%
CNN
The United Kingdom's central bank has hiked interest rates for a fifth time since December in a bid to tame spiraling inflation.
The Bank of England said on Thursday that it would raise the cost of borrowing by 25 basis points to 1.25% despite fears that soaring prices are already squeezing households and weighing on economic growth.
"Bank staff now expect GDP to fall by 0.3% in the second quarter as a whole, weaker than anticipated at the time of the May Report," the Bank of England said in a statement.

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