Impending rate cuts leave Bailey with little 'ammunition' to fight sluggish UK growth

Bond markets price in prospect of a 25bps rate cut

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Incoming Governor of the Bank of England (BoE) Andrew Bailey will have little capacity to combat sluggish growth when he takes over in March, with the anticipated interest rate cut at the end of January unlikely to kick start the UK economy, experts have warned.

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