First BoE hike delayed until 2017, third move in two months: Reuters poll

By Jonathan Cable LONDON (Reuters) - The Bank of England won't raise rates until early 2017, economists polled by Reuters said, pushing back expectations for the third time this year, which would mean eight years of record-low borrowing costs. Many of the economists polled this week said all bets on where rates were headed would be off if Britain votes on June 23 to leave the European Union. In a Jan. 4 poll economists thought the first hike would be in April-June but the latest survey said it w