Birdwatch Note Rating
2025-08-09 07:57:19 UTC - NOT_HELPFUL
Rated by Participant: F46EE17B203B5849606834EC6C3D27501269DF49AB34AD0A9CA6FE96D2109577
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Interest rates are set independently by the Bank of England not government, cutting rates whilst inflation is above its 2% target generally indicates other issues such as financial instability or economic growth. Previous occurrences are during Covid & the 2008 Financial crash. https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy/the-interest-rate-bank-rate
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