03 May 2017 UK Construction Activity Jumps but Impact on Sterling Limited

Markets will be looking for the construction sector to follow in the footsteps of the manufacturing sector and surprise with an expectation-beating read.

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28 April 2017 UK Economic Growth Data for Q1 2017 Disappoints as Hotels and Restaurants see Slower Trade

The UK economy grew by 0.3% in the first quarter of 2017 - a rate that was worse than analyst were expecting.

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28 April 2017 UK Businesses are now More Confident than they have been Since 2014: Business Barometer

Business confidence surges to a seventeen-month high in April, led by rises in both business prospects and economic optimism according to the latest Business Barometer from Lloyds Bank.

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27 April 2017 UK Retail Sales Slowdown Might be Over Suggests CBI Data

One of the thorns in the side of the UK economic growth story, and hence confidence towards the Pound, has been the notable slowdown in UK retail sales growth since December 2017.

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26 April 2017 Sharp Rise in Bets for Le Pen Victory in Second-Round: Oddschecker

The second round of the French election might not be the ceremonial shoo-in for Emmanuel Macron after all.

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25 April 2017 Goldman Sachs Bearish on Gold Price Outlook in the Short-Term

Geopolitical and economic risks are easing and with them the price of gold, say Goldman Sachs, in a recently published note to clients.

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25 April 2017 Tax Cuts are Hardly Ever Self-Financing

US President Donald Trump has pre-announced a “big tax announcement” for Wednesday and analysts are sceptical it will be as big as the promises made when on the campaign trail.

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