[Breaking news] Bank of England raises interest rates significantly for two consecutive months
イギリスの中央銀行「イングランド銀行」は深刻な物価高を受け、2カ月連続で政策金利を0.5％引き上げる大幅な利上げを決めました
The Bank of England, the central bank of the United Kingdom, has decided to raise the policy rate by 0.5% for the second consecutive month in response to the serious rise in prices.
The Bank of England announced on the 22nd that it would raise the policy interest rate from 1.75% to 2.25% annually.
This is the highest level since 2008 when the Lehman Brothers collapsed.
The interest rate has been raised seven times in a row since December last year, and the 0.5% increase is the second consecutive month, following last month’s first hike in 27 years.
Prices continued to rise due to the situation in Ukraine, etc., and financial tightening was accelerated.
In the United Kingdom, the consumer price index in August remained at a high level of 9.9% compared to the same month of the previous year.
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