Little reason for Bank to cheer at start of New Year

With the sudden slump in oil prices over the last three months likely to weigh heavily on economic growth, and fears of a global downturn building, we expect the Bank to keep rates unchanged and strike a dovish tone at its policy meeting next week.

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