“Raising interest rates to counter higher semi-conductor or energy prices would be 'self-defeating', if one-off,” said Bank of England (BOE) policymaker Silvana Tenreyro in an interview with Business Live on Thursday.

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“There is a question about whether price changes are a one off.”

“We are also seeing temporary supply disruption from post-covid imbalances worldwide.”

“Inflation should be temporary.”