Economics
Global Price Surge to Hold Back Egypt Rate Cuts
A farmer harvests wheat in Saqiyat al-Manqadi village, Menoufia in Egypt.
Photographer: Mohammed El-Shahed/AFP/Getty Images
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Spiking global prices for everything from food to fuel are giving Egypt little reason to touch the world’s highest real-interest rate on Thursday.