Rate cuts 'a coin toss' as divided Bank of England weighs up next monetary policy move

MPC meeting 1 August

Linus Uhlig
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Despite two months of sedentary headline inflation perched at 2%, stickier than anticipated services inflation has left Monetary Policy Committee members split on whether the Bank of England should move ahead with a rate cut on Thursday (1 August).

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