15 November 2018 Retail Sales Slump Confirms Poor Hand-off into Final Quarter for U.K. Economy

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…

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09 November 2018 U.K. Trade Deficit falls Faster than Expected thanks to Boost in Car Exports

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.

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02 November 2018 Oil Price Forecasts Show Crude Stabilising Next Year but Others are Betting on Big Gains

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 strat…

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01 November 2018 U.K. Manufacturing PMI Slides as "Trade Tensions" and "Brexit Uncertainty" Hit New Orders and Employment

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 empl…

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31 October 2018 The Global Economy is Headed for a "Reasonably Sharp" Slowdown says Capital Economics

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 Unio…

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29 October 2018 OBR Upgrades U.K. Growth Forecasts after Budget "Giveaway"

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 earli…

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25 October 2018 U.S. Factory Orders and Trade Deficit Disappointments are a Threat to Friday's GDP Figure

A U.S. economic figures surprised on the downside for the month of September this Thursday, leading some economists to warn that Friday's third-quarter GDP number could leave financial markets disa…

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