Economics

BOE Rate Cut May Be Coming Even If Key Economic Number Improves

  • Gauge of January economic activity should rise, but not enough
  • Policy makers have signaled they’ll consider a preemptive cut
Photographer: Jason Alden/Bloomberg
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The most up-to-date measure of the U.K. economy looks set to improve this week -- yet it might not be sufficient to deter the Bank of England from cutting interest rates.