UK manufacturers remained on the back foot in September but conditions in the industry became less challenging than in the prior month, according to the monthly IHS Markit Manufacturing PMI, amid signs that firms are again stockpiling finished products ahead of the latest Brexit deadline.
October 3,2019
Government net borrowing in August 2019 stood at £6.4BN, below analyst expectations for borrowing to come in at £6.60BN, and £0.5BN less than in August 2018, an improvement driven by a higher intake of income tax.
September 24,2019
Data out of the Eurozone on Monday, September 23 suggests the region's economy is on the brink of contraction, which will likely see calls for yet further supportive policy moves from the European Central Bank and a weaker-for-longer Euro.
September 23,2019
Oil prices are unlikely to gather much upside traction from current levels shows analysis from Goldman Sachs.
September 23,2019
The UK inflation rate dropped like a stone in August, official figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revealed Wednesday, which puts the Bank of England (BoE) in an awkward position but also means that consumer prices could offer support to a struggling economy over the coming months.
September 18,2019
Oil prices are tipped to remain close to Tuesday levels over the coming weeks but could easily extend higher if Saudi Arabia is unable to promptly restore its lost production capacity, according to Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA), although prices still remain some way off the global economy's pain point.
September 17,2019
The UK jobs market remained in rude health during July, Office for National Statistics figures revealed on Tuesday, as the domestic economy appeared to weather the calamitous Brexit saga and infighting in parliament as well as global turmoil caused by the U.S.-China trade war.
September 10,2019
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