02 August 2023 Fitch Downgrade Draws Criticism in North America and Europe

Fitch Ratings' downgrade of one of America's credit ratings was widely dismissed as either a work of irrelevance or something founded on flawed analysis Wednesday but the same couldn't be said for โ€ฆ

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02 August 2023 Government Hiring Spree Props up the Jobs Market

One of the UK's largest recruiters reports a sizeable increase in job vacancies being advertised by the government.

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01 August 2023 Businesses' Inflation Expectations at 11-month Low

The Bank of England can be increasingly confident the impact of previous interest rate hikes are having an impact as British businesses reported in July that their expectations for inflation had faโ€ฆ

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27 July 2023 City Jobs Market Points to "Considerable" Decline in Salary Change

Salaries being offered to new starters in London's financial services industry are down sharply, raising hopes that a wage-lead inflation spiral is unlikely.

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25 July 2023 Bank of England "Pause" Seen in Pipeline after S&P Survey Hints of Inflation Deceleration

Some economists say a widely monitored private sector survey is an indication that UK inflation could fall notably further by year-end, leading the Bank of England (BoE) to "pause" its interesโ€ฆ

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21 July 2023 Mortgage Rate Peak Slashed Following Inflation Print: Pantheon Macroeconomics

The fall in markets' expectations for a higher Bank of England base interest rates has reduced the likely peak for mortgage rates by about 70 basis points, according to a new analysis.

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19 July 2023 Bank of England Tipped to Hike by 25 Basis Points in August as Economists React to Inflation Undershoot

Economists say although the prospect of a second consecutive 50 basis point rate hike in August has greatly receded following softer-than-expected June inflation figures, an elevated services inflaโ€ฆ

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