{
  "id": 15715809,
  "title": "U.K. Wage Growth Picks Up, Jobless Rate Falls Ahead of Bank of England Meeting",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/u-k-wage-growth-picks-up-jobless-rate-falls-ahead-of-bank-of-england",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-20T07:33:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "WSJ Economy",
    "slug": "wsj-economy",
    "url": "https://www.wsj.com/world/uk/u-k-wage-growth-picks-up-ahead-of-bank-of-england-meeting-6e4a979b?mod=rss_socialeconomyfeed"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Wage growth rose a little in the three months through August, with unemployment also falling, raising the likelihood that the Bank of England will raise its key rate next month.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Bloomberg",
        "title": "UK Jobs Data, Wage Growth Strengthens Case for Bank of England Rate Hikes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/uk-jobs-data-wage-growth-strengthens-case-for-bank-of-england-rate",
        "published": "2026-10-20T06:51:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}