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Bank of England comes closest to voting for rate hike since 2007

Three of its policymakers back raising the interest rate despite signs of a slowdown in Britain's economy

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Published Thu, Jun 15, 2017 · 09:50 PM

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    THE Bank of England (BOE) shocked financial markets on Thursday, saying that three of its policymakers had backed an interest rate hike, the closest it has come to raising rates since 2007, despite signs of a slowdown in Britain's economy.

    Ian McCafferty and Michael Saunders joined previous rate rise advocate Kristin Forbes in voting to reverse the BOE's decision last August to cut rates to 0.25 per cent, the BOE said on Thursday.

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