21 June 2018 Latest Public Finance Data Confirms Government NHS Spending Plans Easily Achievable: PwC

Chancellor Hammond can afford to ease off on austerity without endangering his medium-term fiscal targets say PwC.

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11 June 2018 UK Trade Deficit Widens in April as UK-EU Goods Balance Deteriorates

The UK trade defict widenedduring the three months to the end of April as exports from the United Kingdom fell faster than imports, with the UK-EU goods trade balance at the centre of the deteriora…

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08 June 2018 German Economic Data Casts Shadow Over Eurozone Growth Outlook

Germany economic data has underwhelmed in recent weeks, with the latest disappointment coming in the form of April industrial production data, which has dimmed economist hopes of a second-quarter r…

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06 June 2018 The ECB's Message to Italy: No Free-Riders Allowed

Closing the quantitative easing chapter a week after populists come to power in Rome signals the ECB's unwillingness to allow its monetary policy to be taken"taken hostage".

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05 June 2018 UK Consumer Spending Has Turned a Corner and Should Now Support Growth say Capital Economics

The UK consumer outlook has turned a corner in 2018 and spending is now set to rise from reduced levels, according to new research from Capital Economics, which should mean the pace of broader…

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31 May 2018 Reactions to USA Steel and Aluminium Tariffs: "We hope that the USA will Swiftly Reconsider"

Economists and politicians are reacting to the imposition by the USA of tariffs on steel and aluminuim imports from Canada, Mexico and the European Union.

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31 May 2018 Raising the Minimum Wage Only Accelerates the Loss of Jobs to Machines and Contributes to Unimpressive Productivity

Research reveals minimum wage increases are significantly increasing the acceleration of job automation.

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