The Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee is expected to keep base rate on hold at 5.25 per cent in an announcement at midday today.
The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Thames Water, Currys, Serco, Bunzl, SSP Group, SThree and Capita. Read the Thursday 14 December Business Live blog below.
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