Bank of England holds rates at 5.75%

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted on Thursday to keep its benchmark bank rate at 5.75%.

Though the decision was widely expected, some economists had thought the Bank would cut rates amid mounting concern that UK growth would soon falter.

George Buckley, the chief UK economist at Deutsche Bank, said: "Industrial production fell by more than expected in September, retail sales during October were somewhat weaker than the previous month, and perhaps most importantly the

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