Bank: Inflation outlook is worse

The Bank of England does not expect the squeeze on household incomes to ease in the short term after admitting the outlook for inflation is worse than previously expected, documents revealed.

Minutes from the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) said the rise of oil prices and probable increase in utility bills and food costs meant the rate of inflation would not fall as rapidly as predicted at the time of the Bank's August inflation report.
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