11 July 2019 PIMCO: 6 Drivers Behind Looming "Shallow Recession"

A global recession looms and economists at PIMCO identify what the triggers to the next bout of contracting global economic growth will be.

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02 July 2019 Pound Under Pressure after UK's Construction Activity Slumps to 10-Year Low: PMI Data

UK Construction PMI for June suggests the country's construction sector has fallen deeper into contraction territory.

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28 June 2019 UK Economy: First-quarter Rebound Confirmed by ONS but Deficits Grow amid Brexit Stockpiling

The UK economy roared back to life in the first-quarter after having slowed sharply at the end of last year, the Office for National Statistics confirmed Friday, although other data showed both tra…

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27 June 2019 Johnson’s Broad Appeal Could see him Successfully Revive May’s Dead Deal: Berenberg’s Pickering

Boris Johnson may have the broad political appeal to get the whole of his party to unite behind the existing Withdrawal Agreement in another attempted vote through Parliament, says Callum Pickering…

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27 June 2019 UK GDP Growth Forecast to Fall to 0% in Second Quarter 2019 by PwC

UK economic growth is likely to drop in Q2 2019 and remain highly volatile throughout the rest of the year, according to new analysis by PwC economists.

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20 June 2019 Retail Sales Disappoint, June Washout Means no Big Recovery Likely

UK retail sales declined by 0.5% on a month-on-month basis in May report the ONS, the declines adding to the 0.1% decline seen a month prior.

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19 June 2019 UK Inflation at 2.0%, Unlikely to Bother the Bank of England

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation increased 2.0% year-on-year in May 2019, down from 2.1% in April 2019.

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