U.K. retail sales surprised on the downside Thursday after official data revealed a decline in spending on the high street during the month of October, marking a poor start to the final quarter for the economy.

November 15,2018

The U.K.'s trade deficit in goods fell to -£9.73BN in September, a much stronger reading then the -£11.40BN forecast by markets.

November 9,2018

The oil price is likely to stabilise once into 2019, according analyst at Barclays, and risks to those projections are slanted firmly to the downside but not everybody got the message as some strategist are now betting heavily an sharp increase in prices over coming months. 

November 2,2018

The U.K. manufacturing outlook darkened during October, according to the latest IHS Markit PMI survey, as "trade tensions" and "Brexit uncertainty" led to a decline in new orders and employment among the nation's industrial firms.

November 2,2018

The global economy is headed toward what one economist is describing as a reasonably sharp slowdown over coming years as activity is stymied not long after the U.K. will have left the European Union, according to Capital Economics. 

October 31,2018

The outlook for the U.K. economy has improved in 2018, according to the latest round of Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts, suggesting the lacklustre growth rates seen earlier in the year won't be repeated going forward. 

October 30,2018