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How independent is the Bank of England?

2 August 2024

1:59 AM

2 August 2024

1:59 AM

As Kate Andrews argues here, the Bank of England were never going to cut interest rates during an election campaign for fear of being accused of favouring one side or the other. That ruled out a rate cut in June, while in July there was no meeting of the Monetary Policy Committee.

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