MP criticises policies on interest rates and bond-selling as Tory rightwingers call for review of Bank’s independence Jacob Rees-Mogg has accused the Bank of England of “miserable incompetence” over its failure...
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Read MoreLive, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as Fitch downgrades debt of parent of water company, saying default is likelyTim Moore, economics director at S&P Global Market Intelligence, which compiles...
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