Sharp inflation drop ‘seals the deal’ for interest rate cut, economists say

Shops offering Black Friday sales helped bring down inflation to the lowest rate since March (Yui Mok/PA) - (PA Wire)

A bigger-than-expected drop in inflation last month “seals the deal” for the Bank of England to deliver a pre-Christmas cut to interest rates, economists think.

Shops offering Black Friday sales helped bring down inflation to the lowest rate since March.