UK inflation hits 15-month high, boosted by airfares
By Andy Bruce and William Schomberg LONDON (Reuters) - British inflation hit its highest level in 15 months in March as an earlier-than-usual Easter holiday pushed up airfares, according to data that is likely to reassure the Bank of England that near-zero price growth is coming to an end. The core inflation measure watched closely by the Bank of England also rose, hitting 1.5 percent -- its strongest since October 2014 and above all forecasts in a Reuters poll. "The economy's movement away from
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