The prospect of the Bank of England cutting interest rates further in the near future has been raised after a closely watched report suggested the UK jobs market is showing signs of cooling. Researchers found the pace of pay rises slowed last month, while the hiring of temporary and permanent staff continued to decline. The report, based on a survey of around 400 recruitment and employment consultancies in July, said vacancy numbers also fell for the ninth month in a row.
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