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Inflation is on course to rise over the rest of the year, forcing the Bank of England into incremental interest rate cuts of 0.1 percentage points over the next year, according to theBritish Chambers of Commerce. In its latest quarterly forecasts for the UK, the BCC said thatconsumer price inflationwould rise steadily to 2.6 per cent...Inflation is on course to rise over the rest of the year, forcing the Bank of England into incremental interest rate cuts of 0.1 percentage points over the next year, according to theBritish Chambers of Commerce. In its latest quarterly forecasts for the UK, the BCC said thatconsumer price inflationwould rise steadily to 2.6 per cent...Inflation is on course to rise over the rest of the year, forcing the Bank of England into incremental interest rate cuts of...

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