Britain’s economy grew a little faster in the third quarter than first estimated and the country’s current account deficit shrank to its smallest since 2012, a small boost ahead of what looks set to be a sluggish end to the year ahead of Brexit. The world’s fifth-biggest economy grew 0.4% in the third quarter of the year, better than a previous estimate of 0.3% and boosted by upward revisions to services and construction output, figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed. While the data was better than any analyst polled by Reuters predicted, incoming Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey – appointed earlier on Friday – will probably be […]