The news that Liz Truss will become the new Prime Minister tomorrow suggests that a big loosening in fiscal policy will limit the depth of the recession, but that underlying inflation pressures may be stronger as a result. That increases the upside risks to our forecast that interest rates will rise from 1.75% now to a peak of 3.00%.
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