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By Jack Barnett Today’s inflation figures may have caused a few chairs to be flung at walls in the Bank of England. Prices are up 10.1 per cent over the year to September, above the City’s expectations and up from August. They were in line with the Bank’s forecasts though, a genuine rarity. Remember, the central bank has lifted interest ratesseven times in a row, including two-back-back 50 basis point hikes, to 2.25 per cent. Before the August meeting, the Bank had never lifted borrowing costs by that amount since it was made independent in the 1990s. Core inflation, which strips out products …