Rates decisions ‘finely balanced’, says Bank of England chief economist

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Future decisions on interest rates will be “more finely balanced”, the Bank of England’s chief economist said on Thursday following the release of figures suggesting the UK economy was near-stagnant in the third quarter.

Gross domestic product rose 0.2 per cent between July and August, driven by a service sector…