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the cost of borrowing in a widely predicted move by 0.25%. bringing the main base interest rate up to 5.25%. it s designed to tackle inflation which has started to ease but consumer prices are still rising at almost 8% a year. that s still four times the bank s target. the idea is that by raising the cost of borrowing makes people poorer, less likely to go out and spend, and that eases demand, meaning in theory that prices fall. but it s a tricky balancing act to perform reining in inflation without hurting the economy too much. let s talk to jackie bowie head of europe at chatham financial. good to have you with us. no great surprise that rates are continuing to go up, even though, as we said, inflation is starting to ease. that is sort of the problem. the two are

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