BoE policymaker pushes for rate cuts in warning of 'downside risks' for UK economy - reports

External MPC member Swati Dhingra

Valeria Martinez
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Bank of England rate setter Swati Dhingra has called for immediate interest rate cuts and warned that the central bank may be “underplaying the downside risks” for the UK economy.

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