26 June 2020 'Stimulus Cheques' Not Enough to Backfill U.S. Coronavirus Crater in Spending

American consumer spending rose from reduced levels in May but the recovery was weaker than economists had hoped for and incomes fell after so-called stimulus cheques shrank last month. 

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23 June 2020 UK's Economy at a Turning Point after June PMI Data Shows "Vastly Improved Overall Picture"

The UK economy appears to have reached a nadir in June, according to flash PMI data released on Tuesday that came in well ahead of analyst expectations.

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19 June 2020 UK's Ballooning Debt: Expect the Government's Thirst for Cash to Start Fading from Here

The UK's debt at the end of May 2020 was 100.9% of gross domestic product (GDP), the first time that debt as a percentage of GDP has exceeded 100% since the financial year ending March 1963, says tโ€ฆ

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19 June 2020 UK Retail Sales: Economic Rebound Might Have Started Earlier than Expected

Retail sales grew 12.0% month-on-month in May reports the ONS, a strong recovery on the previous month's slump of -18% and ahead of consensus estimates for a figure of 5.7% to be announced.

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17 June 2020 UK Inflation Outlook: 0% Ahead

The UK's rate of inflation has fallen to its lowest level since 2016 thanks largely to the global slump in oil prices, but a recovery in oil and an exit from lockdown should mean that the economy sโ€ฆ

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16 June 2020 UK Records "Remarkably Small Rise" in Unemployment

The UK added 6K jobs in the three months to April according to the ONS, which was a surprising result for a market that was anticipating a fall in employment to the tune of 83K.

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15 June 2020 Brexit Trade Negotiation Cut-off is end-July says Johnson

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed today that the UK's cut-off date for a Brexit deal is the end of July.

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