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MMT backer Richard Murphy and London finance organ City A.M. have surprisingly simliar views on the causes of inflation but differ on remedies

As we enter what may be the final leg of central banks’ interest rate rising journeys, it’s as good a time as ever to rate how they've done.

The last 18 months have rightly been devastating for the Bank of England’s standing.

Bank will have largest ever number of women on rate-setting monetary policy committee after appointment

Despite criticisms, the role of central banks in the current inflation crisis is debatable due to various complicating factors, including supply chain disruptions, energy and food market fluctuations, and fiscal policies.

It was a dire warning. Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng was told in no uncertain terms last September that his financial war chest was evaporating.

Ben Bernanke, who ran the US central bank from 2006 to 2014, will look at how staff at Threadneedle Street put together their predictions.

OUR nostalgia pictures this week take a look at Stroud and Dursley through the years.

OUR nostalgia pictures this week take a look at Stroud and Dursley through the years.

In Bingley, West Yorkshire, brokers are busy dealing with concerns over interest rates, and being asked to tell the future