UK government borrowing in December was less than expected, however the country remains on course to borrow more money this year than was the case last year.
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The impact of the 2019-nCov virus (coronavirus) is to be short-lived say economists, but an increasingly mobile Chinese population risks the disease spreading over coming weeks.
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GDP data for November - out on Monday morning - showed that the UK economy contracted 0.3% that month. The ONS also reports that manufacturing production slumped 1.7%, much deeper than the 0.3% con…
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Business confidence has surged amongst the UK's CFOs following the December General Election result, according to the latest Deloitte CFO Survey.
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Halifax data shows UK house prices posted their strongest monthly increase in nearly 13 years in December with a +1.7% month-on-month, taking the year-on-year increase to 4%.
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The UK services sector provided proof on Monday of some life being left in the economy at year-end when the IHS Markit PMI was revised higher for the December month, after output stablised followin…
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The decisive message sent by the UK electorate in mid-December has yet to register in the economy, with the latest numbers out of the manufacturing sector showing production decreased at the sharpe…
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