21 May 2020 Eurozone Recovery Began in May, PMI Surveys Show, but It's a Long Road Back into the Black

The Eurozone economic recovery began in May with the gradual easing of 'lockdown' restrictions, IHS Markit surveys of purchasing managers in the manufacturing and services sectors suggested on Thurโ€ฆ

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21 May 2020 Economy Shows First Hints of Recovery as May UK PMIs Beat Expectations

A ray of sunlight peeped through the clouds hanging over the UK's battered economy when survey data showed that activity is picking up once more, leading to hopes that the worst of the lockdown-indโ€ฆ

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19 May 2020 Surge in Numbers Seeking Benefits Due to Job Losses and Falling Income

The scale of the UK's economic crisis was laid bare on Tuesday after 857K more people applied for unemployment benefits in April, which makes for the largest spike in claims since records began in โ€ฆ

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19 May 2020 UK Reveals New post-Brexit Tariff Structure Aimed at Cutting ยฃ30BN in Import Taxes

The shape of the UK's post-Brexit trade regime with the rest of the world became cleared on Tuesday after the Department for International Trade revealed a trade tariff schedule they believe will kโ€ฆ

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13 May 2020 UK Economy Sees Record-breaking Collapse in March but Worse Awaits in Second Quarter GDP Data

The UK economy experienced a record breaking slump at the end of the first-quarter as the effort to contain the coronavirus closed down what is thought to be around a quarter of its production capaโ€ฆ

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07 May 2020 U.S. Job Losses Near 35 Million in May as Fed Warns On Accounting Funnies in Non-farm Payrolls

U.S. job losses neared 35 million in early May, Department of Labor data showed Thursday as Minneapolis Federal Reserve Bank President Neel Kashkari warned that accounting funnies could iโ€ฆ

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07 May 2020 Bank of England Economic Forecasts Shows Sharpest Fall and Recovery Taking Place Since the 1700's

The Bank of England have said the UK economy is likely to contract by 25% quarter-on-quarter in the April-June period, but a sharp recovery should transpire once covid-19 restrictions are lifted.

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