UK inflation falls to Bank of England's 2% target ahead of elections
Inflation in the U.K. returned to the Bank of England's target rate of 2% for the first time in nearly three years, official figures showed Wednesday, a development that has been seized on by the governing Conservative Party that its economic plan is "working" ahead of the July 4 election.
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1 viewpointInflation is finally back at 2% in the UK. Here’s why rate cuts are still ‘off the table’
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4 viewpointsInflation is finally back at 2% in the UK. Here’s why rate cuts are still ‘off the table’
With election looming, UK's governing Conservatives seize on inflation fall to 2% target
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1 viewpointUK inflation falls to Bank of England's 2% target rate for first time in nearly 3 years
U.K. inflation falls to Bank of England’s 2% target rate for first time in nearly 3 years