After GDP growth disappointed expectations yesterday, the smaller than expected fall in employment in the three months to September was something of a relief. At the margin, the figures reduce the immediate need for the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) to cut interest rates and might give it the luxury of waiting until it is clearer how Brexit will pan out before making its next move.
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