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The Daily Telegraph describes it as “a gamble on economic growth”, which caused “turmoil in the financial markets”. The paper notes that Mr Kwarteng made the announcement on just his 18th day in the job. Markets now expect the Bank of England to raise interest rates by at least one percentage point at its meeting in November to 3.25%, the paper adds, with rates expected to peak at more than 5% next year.