31 March 2023 House Price Downturn Gathers Price with More to Come say Economists

The UK's second-largest mortgage provider says UK house prices recorded a seventh consecutive monthly decline in March.

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31 March 2023 Business Confidence in the UK Climbs to Ten-month High

Business confidence is at a ten-month high, according to the Lloyds Bank business barometer.

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29 March 2023 UK to see Record Levels of Debt Supply in the Coming Year

The UK government and Bank of England will supply a record level of debt to private markets in the coming financial year, which starts on Monday.

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29 March 2023 The UK Needs a Bold Plan to Break the High Tax, Low Growth Doom Loop

"The alternative to a bold and wide changing economic plan, which is not purely based on industrially low interest rates and quantitative easing, is continued stagnation and underperformance" Charl…

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24 March 2023 The 2023 Credit Crunch has Begun

A credit crunch is underway as banks tighten lending standards in response to recent stresses in the U.S., Eurozone and Swiss banking sectors, say a number of noted economists we follow.

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24 March 2023 UK PMIs: "Input Cost Inflation Falls to a Two-year Low"

The Bank of England's most recent interest rate hike could be the last as new survey data shows a sharp drop in inflation experienced at UK private sector businesses.

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24 March 2023 "Green Shoots": UK Retail Sales in Upside Surprise

Consumers continue to spend despite elevated inflation levels with new data revealing an increase in the volumes sold in UK stores amidst improving consumer confidence.

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