October’s flash PMIs suggest that the economy continued to muddle through at the start of Q4 and the upside risks to inflation faded a bit further. This probably won’t prompt the Bank of England to cut interest rates from 4.00% in November. But it further increases the chances of the next rate cut happening in February, in line with our forecast, or perhaps a bit sooner in December.
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