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Several big UK lenders this week began raising their mortgage interest rates by as much as 35bps after a resumption of Middle East hostilities, according to FT

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Middle East hostilities sparked an energy price shock and a major sell-off in UK Gilts, forcing lenders to raise mortgage rates as markets price in further BoE tightening.

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