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Bank of England Worries From Property to Debt May Need Action

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Bank of England Governor Mark Carney will reveal on Tuesday just how worried he is about parts of the U.K. financial system.

While the economy is growing at a healthy pace, members of the BOE's Financial Policy Committee have highlighted pockets of concern, some of which are a result of more than six years of record-low interest rates. Among the issues that have caught their eye are the property market and a potential drought in bond-market liquidity, as well as the fact that unsecured debt is rising at pre-crisis rates.