UK has made transition to higher rates world 'as difficult as possible'

Treasury Select Committee

James Baxter-Derrington
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The UK has made the transition to a new macroeconomic environment of higher interest rates “as difficult as possible”, with the divergence of monetary and fiscal policy one of the main drivers.

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