UK inflation expectations surge to record high

The British public expects prices to rise by 3.3% over the next 12 months, their highest-ever estimate.

A poll conducted by the Bank of England and Gfk NOP, a market research firm, showed that the median expectations of inflation had risen by 0.3 percentage points since November last year. The November figure of 3% was the previous record for the quarterly survey, which was first conducted in 1999.

The results of the poll have led analysts to suggest that the Bank may refrain from cutting rates

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