Carney tells UK rates may rise this year

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The governor of the Bank of England has told the UK to prepare for a potential rise in interest rates this year.

In a keynote speech, Mark Carney said a rate rise "could happen sooner than markets currently expect". The consensus among economists was that rates would rise in the first half of next year, or...

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