The Bank of England is aiming for Britain's financial system to have an "ample" level of reserves rather than a scarcity or ...

The rate of annual inflation was 3.6% in June, up from 3.4% in May. Economists polled by The Wall Street Journal had estimated that inflation would hold steady.

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