British Manufacturing Slumps as Bank of England Raises Interest Rates

Tags: Business Cycles, Booms and Busts

08/14/2018 George Pickering

“Higher order” industries like manufacturing and mining are particularly sensitive to changes in interest rates. And it doesn’t look like anything’s different this time around.

Original article: British Manufacturing Slumps as Bank of England Raises Interest Rates

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