The labour market remained in rude health during October, keeping the unemployment rate close to a multi-decade low and helping to lift the rate of wage growth to its highest level since April 2010…
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The UK trade in goods deficit widened further than was expected in October as imports continued to grow faster than exports, suggesting 'net trade' made little contribution to GDP at the beginning …
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The IHS Markit Service PMI for November read at 50.4; a few ticks away from the 50 figure that marks the watershed between expansion and contraction.
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The UK construction industry made a solid start to the final quarter of the year, according to November's IHS Markit construction PMI, suggesting the sector is coping well with an increasing level …
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The Governor and other senior officials of the Bank of England have warned against the UK financial services sector being governed by Europe, as would be the case in any backstop scenario or EEA me…
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Data from the CBI shows UK retailers to have enjoyed a strong pickup in activity ahead of the crucial Christmas trading period.
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The global oil market has gone from boom to bust all within the space of a month and the outlook for prices has deteriorated markedly, with significant positive and negative implications for econom…
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