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Some critics though have questioned whether the hikes in interest rates really are bringing down inflation. For example, part of the slowdown in inflation certainly comes from the ease of pandemic-driven supply chain challenges.

Tomorrow, the Bank of England decides on its own interest rate hike, having taken in both higher-than-expected UK inflation data and the bank implosions of the past week in the US and Switzerland.

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