Eighteen out of 20 UK economists polled Tuesday expect the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee to cut the repo rate 25 basis points to 4.25% after its meeting on November 7-8. The mean probability of a 25-basis-point cut is 65%, while the chance of unchanged rates is estimated at 27.5%. Analysts attach only a 4.5% median probability to a 50-basis-points rate cut.