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Stagflation is sapping growth

In March 2021, the annual inflation rate for the UK stood at just 0.7% on the consumer price index (CPI) measure, says Mehreen Khan in The Times. A year later it has surged to 7%, the highest reading since 1992, and hasn’t peaked yet. This month’s

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