ECB shocks markets with biggest interest rate rise in 20 years - live updates - The Telegraph

The European Central Bank has shocked markets with a bigger-than-expected interest rate rise that brings to an end the bloc’s long experiment with negative rates.

Good morning. A record interest bill drove the budget deficit up to £22.9bn in June, limiting the next prime minister's fiscal firepower as borrowing for the month hit the highest level outside of C… [+2063 chars]

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