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Bank of England’s Greene cautions against early interest rate cuts in UK

Bank of England policy maker Megan Greene said interest rate cuts “should still be a way off” in the UK, helping to fuel a shift in markets away from anticipating a sharp drop in borrowing costs.The remarks in the Financial Times signal that Greene is tilted toward the hawkish side of the BOE’s nine-member Monetary Policy Committee. She warned that Britain can’t yet declare victory in reining in inflation even though those forces have receded in recent months.“The risk of inflation persistence is diminishing as these indicators come down in...