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Dozens more countries face higher taxes on exports to US as new Trump tariffs come into effect
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With the UK economy looking weak, but inflation rumbling away, and a trade war raging, these are tricky times to be a central banker.
And at noon today, the Bank of England will reveal whether its policymakers have decided to lower borrowing costs, or leave them unchanged – and, significantly, whether they all agreed on the decision!
