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FTSE 100 slips after BOE comments dent rate cut outlook
As much as the Pound has gained following the BOE comments noted a couple of headlines ago, the FTSE 100 has reacted in the opposite direction. The prospect of the BOE holding out for longer than recently envisaged, when it comes to lowering interest rates is the driver behind both moves. Earlier today the FTSE 100 was pressing close to the 8,200 mark (8,193 the high), but since these comments from Huw Pill it has been slipping backwards, as the Pound lifts.
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