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BOE likely to raise rates further in 2027, Pill tells FT

Global Published 14 November 2026, 12:15 · archived 14 Nov 2026

The Bank of England will probably need to raise interest rates further in 2027, over and above an increase at the next meeting ​in December, to combat inflation, Bank of England Chief Economist Huw Pill ‌told the Financial Times in an interview published on Saturday. Britain’s central bank raised interest rates to 4% from 3.75% in its November meeting, the first rise since August 2023. Pill told the FT ​that hike was a “significant step” towards getting monetary policy into a better ​place, but that “we have further to go.” “My view would be we ⁠will see evidence that motivates further rises” ...

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