Economics
Omicron Seen Trumping Inflation for Bank of England This Week
- Economists expect BOE to hold off rate hike until February
- Bloomberg survey reveals heightened uncertainty over outlook
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The Bank of England is set to opt for caution over Covid rather than worries about inflation, pushing back its first rate increase since the pandemic into 2022, according to economists.