FTSE 100 Live: Blue-chips flat as pound slips as food inflation eases, gold sell-off deepens

FTSE 100 up 6 points at 9,660 Pound falls as UK food inflation eases HSBC profits fall less than expected 11.11am: No BoE cut expected next week, most think Most, but far from all, economists think the Bank of England will hold the base rate steady at 4.00% at next week’s monetary policy committee meeting. According to a Reuters poll, 54 of 63 economists are predicting the MPC will…