01 February 2024 This Was a Hawkish Bank of England: Economist Reactions

Money market pricing has shown investors are less expectant of an early rate cut from the Bank of England, confirming Thursday's policy decision to have landed on the 'hawkish' end of the spectrum.โ€ฆ

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01 February 2024 Eurozone Inflation Extends Decline At Start of 2024, But Core CPI Proves Sticky

Eurozone annual inflation fell to 2.8% in January from 2.9% in December, which aligned with market expectations.

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31 January 2024 House Prices Set to Rise Further, Say Experts

The Nationwide House price index shows property prices rose 0.7% month on month in January, and further resilience is seen ahead amidst expectations for lower interest rates.

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31 January 2024 UK Business Confidence Hits 2-Year High As Economic Optimism Grows

"New year, new cheer" is the finding of Lloyds Bank, whose Business Barometer survey reports confidence amongst UK businesses has hit a two-year high.

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30 January 2024 Bank of England To Strike 'Hawkish' Tone Thursday: Berenberg

The Bank of England will strike a 'hawkish' tone on Thursday as it judges it is too soon to encourage market participants to bet on imminent rate cuts.

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30 January 2024 Eurozone Avoids Recession

The Eurozone economy avoided falling into recession in the second half of 2024 as Eurostat reports a 0% quarter-on-quarter GDP reading for the final quarter of the year.

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30 January 2024 UK Shop Inflation In Another Sharp Fall

Shop inflation in the UK fell sharply in January, raising hopes that the coming year will finally see the pressures on consumers fade.

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