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The pound is sinking as inflation rises to a 40-year high of 9.1% | Business

The sterling fell against the dollar and the British government’s profitability fell after new data showed that inflation reached a 40-year high last month, which raised fears among investors that the economy is heading for a hard landing.

Following the release of data from the National Statistics Office, which showed that consumer price inflation reached 9.1% in May, the pound fell by as much as 1% against the dollar at one point today, before reducing losses to $ 1.22. Against the euro, it fell 0.1% to 1.16 euros.

The yield on two-year-old young women fell 23 basis points to 2.09 percent, driven by expectations that the Bank of England will take more difficult measures to curb inflation by raising interest rates