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UK: We must not do anything that risks permanently embedding high prices in the economy

UK: We must not do anything that risks permanently embedding high prices in the economy

Commenting on Tuesday’s UK labor market statistics, UK Chancellor of Finance Jeremy Hunt said that “we must not do anything that risks permanently embedding high prices into our economy, which will only prolong the pain for everyone“.

GBP/USD pair climbs back above 1.2200, supported by the Pickup in UK wage earnings growthwhich raised the probability of a 50 basis point (bp) Bank of England (BoE) rate hike to 74%. Average hourly earnings in the UK rose to 6.4% in Novembercompared to the 6.3% expected.

Attention now turns to Wednesday’s UK CPI Consumer Price Index data for further clues on the Bank of England’s policy path for 2023.

Source: Fx Street