Economics

BOE Confronts Rising Prices, Slower Growth: Decision Guide

  • Policy makers likely to focus on risks to economic recovery
  • Markets currently pricing in first rate hike by May next year
Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
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Just a few weeks after warning that interest rates need to rise in the next few years, the Bank of England finds itself facing a delicate balance of risks as the recovery stalls and inflation accelerates.