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A View from the Bridge - May 2024
The Bank of England were not expected to move policy rates at today’s meeting so the focus for markets was on the updated quarterly forecasts for growth and inflation along with the accompanying minutes of the two-day policy meeting.
PegasusCapital - 24/05/2024
