24 July 2018 CBI: UK Manufacturing Picks Up Strongly but Slowdown in Cards for Year-end

UK manufacturers saw a sharp increase in activity during recent months as an increase in domestic demand more than offset a slowdown in acitivity on the international stage, according to Confe…

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18 July 2018 Tough Choices Await HM Treasury after OBR Sounds Alarm on the Public Finances

Tough choices await HM Treasury over coming years, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), as mounting pressures on the public purse will require either steep cuts to governme…

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16 July 2018 UK Business Confidence Rises as Consumer Spending Scores Post-Brexit Record

Confidence among British businesses rose in line with a pickup in consumer spending in July, according to the semiannual Business in Britain survey carried out by Lloyds Bank, adding weight to…

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13 July 2018 ECB Interest Rates May Stay at Record Lows until after 2019 say Economists

The European Central Bank may keep its interest rates at their current record lows until after the 2019 year, which would stifle the Euro's performance against rival currencies during the months ah…

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10 July 2018 UK's Trade Gap Headache Grows as Car Exports Dip

Data from the Office for National Statistics confirms the UK's penchant for importing more than it exports is as alive as ever.

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10 July 2018 UK Manufacturing and Industrial Data Disappoints but Economy is on Road to Recovery

The Pound pared some of its gains Tuesday after Office for National Statistics data showed the UK manufacturing and industrial sectors growing slower than was expected during the month of May, temp…

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10 July 2018 UK Economy Grew 0.3% in June thanks to a Rejuvenated Services Sector

The first of the new monthly estimates of GDP from the Office for National Statistics shows a mixed picture of the UK economy with modest growth driven by the services sector, partly offset by fall…

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