Article 6JK6Q The Body Shop UK falls into administration; UK wage growth and US inflation hit rate cut hopes – as it happened

The Body Shop UK falls into administration; UK wage growth and US inflation hit rate cut hopes – as it happened

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Graeme Wearden
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The Body Shop has collapsed into administration in the UK, less than three months after it was taken over by a private equity company

Analysts at Nomura predict the Bank of England could resist cutting UK interest rates until this summer.

They say this morning's labour market data was stronger than expected, adding:

Although BoE governor Bailey said that March was live for cuts, we think stronger- than-expected wage growth and a still tightening labour market support the Bank cutting only in August.

December wage growth was stronger than expected, with upward revisions to the November print. The unemployment rate declined, compared with forecasts for a rise.

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