The Bank of England is likely to hike interest rates once again this week, possibly the last hurrah for one of the great tightening cycles of the last 100 years as a cooling economy begins to worry policymakers. All but one of 65 economists polled by Reuters in recent days predicted the BoE will raise Bank Rate to 5.5 per cent on Thursday from 5.25 per cent, which would mark its highest level since 2007. Financial markets are less certain than economists – with rate futures on Friday showing...