The further rise in CPI inflation from 9.0% in April to a new 40-year high of 9.1% in May won’t prevent the Bank of England from raising interest rates further, but it may encourage it to opt again for a 25 basis point (bps) rate hike at its next meeting in August rather than upping the ante with a 50bps hike.
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