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Pound Weakens as BOE Indicates Lull in Rate Increases: Chart

The central bank raised the rate Thursday for the first time in 10 years.

Pound Weakens as BOE Indicates Lull in Rate Increases: Chart
A man removes five and ten pound sterling banknotes from a wallet (Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg)
Pound Weakens as BOE Indicates Lull in Rate Increases: Chart

(Bloomberg) -- Sterling fell after the Bank of England signaled further interest-rate increases aren’t imminent. The central bank raised the rate Thursday for the first time in 10 years.

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