10 May 2024 Bank of England GDP Growth Forecast Upgrade Might Be Too Timid

Economists at Berenberg have raised their GDP forecasts in light of the first quarter's strong reading and say it supports the case for an August rate cut.

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09 May 2024 Bank of England: The Key Signs that Show a June Rate Cut is Likely

Just two members of the Bank of England's policy-setting committee voted to cut interest rates, but this is one more than did so last time, and there are signs that more will jump on board the cuttโ€ฆ

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01 May 2024 Rising Prices and Falling Orders Put U.S. Manufacturers in a Bind

U.S. manufacturers are seeing their costs jump again while their order books decline, presenting members of the Federal Reserve with an unsavoury macroeconomic mix to deliberate.

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30 April 2024 Shop Prices "Brought to Heel" says BRC

The British Retail Consortium says shop prices have been "brought to heel" as the trend of disinflation continued into April, raising hopes that the Bank of England can soon cut interest rates.

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30 April 2024 Booming Business Optimism Reported by Lloyds Business Barometer

UK business confidence is "blooming into spring" reports the Lloyds Bank Business Barometer on the back of findings confidence remained steady for a second month at a high level.

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26 April 2024 The Consumer Confidence Recovery Continues

UK consumer confidence improved further in April, confirming the upward trend of the past year and boosting the odds of stronger economic growth in the coming months.

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25 April 2024 "Blistering" Services Spending Kicks Fed Rate Cut to December

Donald Trump could be the sitting U.S. President who oversees the first interest rate cut in years from the Federal Reserve.

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