15 December 2016 Retail Sales Data Shows the Consumer Continues to Push the UK Economy Higher

Retail sales for November easily beat analyst expectations as the UK consumer appears determined to give the economy a strong start to the new year.

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13 December 2016 Analysts: UK Inflation Forecast to hit 3%

The UK’s November’s inflation print came in stronger than expected, with the annual CPI figure coming in at 1.2%, 0.1% higher than the consensus.

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12 December 2016 Financial Sector Job Vacancies Increase, City Tipped for Strong 2017

Recent statistics from Financial Recruitment Specialist Morgan McKinley has shown November was the first month since Brexit to register a year-on-year rise in vacancies.

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12 December 2016 Oil Prices Forecast Above $60/Barrel in 2017 by Bank of America Merrill Lynch

Brent Crude will average 61 dollars per barrel in 2017 as demand continues to creep higher.

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09 December 2016 World's Richest Men At Odds on Benefits of Trade

Mexican Billionaire Carlos Slim said he could see Mexico and the US working together in a ‘win-win’ scenario but the following day Trump appeared to take the opposite view after critically tweeting…

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09 December 2016 UK Trade Deficit to Narrow Further as Weaker Pound Tipped to Boost International Trade

The UK’s trade deficit remains a notable thorn in the side of UK economy and the British Pound. News that it has narrowed will be welcomed by policy-makers.

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07 December 2016 Prime Housing sales tumble across country as Stamp Duty Hike Hits

Raising stamp duty on prime properties sees Exchequer miss out on ~0.5BN Pounds in lost revenue as sectoral activity dips.

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