Very, very rarely, and very, very badly. Probably no more, actually.
Still, I like to have them to look at.
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That is the problem, lower pound means higher inflation, higher inflation leaves less disposable income, less disposable income leads to lower consumer spending unless they borrow more..... The BOE would love to raise rates but I can't see how they can for the next 18 months as the consumer spending bubble will burst, and that is what is keeping the economy afloat