Bank of England to look through temporary inflation rise: Reuters poll By Reuters
By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - British inflation can rise above 3% before the Bank of England feels discomfort, according to a Reuters poll of economists who also said the economy would expand faster than previously thought this quarter as more pandemic restrictions are lifted. The central bank has a 2% inflation target, but the rate unexpectedly jumped above that in May for the first time in almost two years and hit 2.1%, part of a post-lockdown climb in prices that is expected to gather pace. Inflation will peak at 2.4% in the final quarter of...
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