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The Bank of England’s totally wrong response

Hiking interest rates don’t resolve supply-driven inflation. So why are central banks doing it? It’ll only make matters worse.

The UK economy is ready for a major downturn. In part it’s down to supply chain difficulties, thanks to COVID, the war, the great resignation, sickness and, let’s not forget, Brexit. Originally central banks recognised this and said the inflation was transitory and we just needed to ride it out. Since then, they’ve gone back to their conventional thinki…

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