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British Inflation Rises to 3.5%, Reinforcing Rate-Hike Expectations

October 22, 2026 at 6:01 PM EDT · New York time

U.K. inflation rose to a hotter-than-expected 3.5% in the year through September, driven by surging motor-fuel costs, CNBC reported. The increase reinforced expectations of an interest-rate rise. The development matters to assessments of a major economy's monetary-policy outlook, though expectations are not a completed central-bank decision. The figure is a U.K. inflation reading, not a U.S. one. Fuel costs have nevertheless demonstrated their international talent for disrupting carefully prepared economic presentations without first requesting a place on the agenda.

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