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Raising interest rates would be a big mistake

We are approaching the fourth anniversary of official interest rates reaching a record low of just 0.5% in March 2009 and concerns have been growing about the damage caused by such a prolonged period of low interest rates. However, raising interest rates would cause even greater damage.

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