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The Bank of England will hold off on hiking rates for six months if it does not act by November - leaving a "clear run" for investors until the general election, Richard Buxton has predicted.

Two members of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted for a 25bps rate hike this month, latest minutes show - the first call for hikes in over three years.

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Investors should respond to the looming rise in interest rates with "equanimity" and carry on as usual, international investment strategist at advice firm deVere Group, Tom Elliott, has suggested.

A "relatively benign" rise in interest rates still has the potential to double the number of households facing debt problems, a think tank has said.

The UK economy will grow faster in 2014 than any other G7 economy, while low wage rises will ensure interest rates do not rise until next year, an influential report has forecast.

UK households felt under increasing financial pressure in July and expected their finances to deteriorate over the coming year, a new survey suggests.

The Bank of England's new deputy governor, Minouche Shafik, has hinted to MPs that interest rates could be about to go up, the FT reports.

The British Chambers of Commerce (BCC) has warned the government against "prematurely" raising interest rates as its latest quarterly economic survey suggested challenges remain for the UK's recovery.

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