'Market has got ahead of itself': Commentators warn first rate hike in ten years not a done deal

Market pricing 90% chance of rate hike

Tom Eckett
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Industry experts have suggested a rise in interest rates may not be as guaranteed as the market expects, pointing to little change in economic data since the last Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting with both wages and UK growth "continuing to disappoint".

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