08 February 2018 The Yuan Falls After China Opens Its Borders

It may be the start of the year of the Dog in China but the Chinese authorities are lowering their guard.

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06 February 2018 Trend Strategies seen Behind Massive Stock Market Selloff, Analysts say Event Likely to be Short-Lived

The recent sell-off in global equity markets is not as sinister as some of the headlines suggest with some analysts expecting a recovery to ultimately shape up.

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05 February 2018 84% Surge in Job Applications as UK Heads for a Pay-rise

UK workers are now ready to make their move in the labour market - which one Bank of England hawk believes will help push pay higher in 2018.

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01 February 2018 Bank of England Interest Rate Rise Coming in May say UBS as they Raise Economic Growth Forecasts

Economists at global financial services giant UBS have told clients they believe the Bank of England will raise interest rates in May.

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31 January 2018 Consumer Sentiment Survey in January Probably Not Endearing to the Pound

UK consumers shook off the winter blues at the start of the new year a recent survey has shown, although in its details the data raises concerns about the outlook for the Pound.

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30 January 2018 Gloomy Economic Forecasters at Risk of Getting it Wrong Again in 2018

“A key reason why most forecasters were too gloomy about the UK economy last year was that Brexit related uncertainty was much less damaging than they had expected,” - Jonathan Loynes, chief econom…

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30 January 2018 Eurozone Economic Boom Confirmed, but German Inflation Data Takes the Shine off the Euro

With growth at multi-year highs, expectations of a complete end to quantitative easing are mounting, but changes in inflation and wages will be paramount for ECB monetary policy in 2018.

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