BBCNEWS Outside Source June 4, 2024 20:20:00
Inflation remains far too high. but he also said he was much more hopeful that the uk can avoid a recession: the really pronounce falls in energy prices are helping there because it gives more spending part of people and more demands on the economy. that's helpful. back in the beginning of february we were in an knife edge and we thought the economy would be quite stagnant. i'm not saying it's off to the races but i'm a bit more optimistic on that front. well take a look at this graph, showing just how far and fast uk interest rates have risen. they were at 0.1% at the start of december 2021. ...