The Bank keeps hinting at a rate rise. Markets will only listen for so long
by Larry Elliott Economics editor from on (#2Y8HE)
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The Bank of England speaks like a hawk. It acts like a dove.
Those in the City expecting the Old Lady to do what it has not done for a decade - raise interest rates - would have been brought up short by the latest decision of its monetary policy committee. At 6-2 for borrowing costs to remain at 0.25%, the vote wasn't even close.
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