11 April 2022 'Return to Normal' Boosts the UK Economy, But Economy to Shrink in 2nd Quarter say Economists

The UK economy grew again in February as the services sector continued its recovery from Covid, but the war in Ukraine and surging inflation are likely to slow growth rates over coming months.

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07 April 2022 UK Faces "Biggest fall in Household Disposable Income for Decades" says PwC

Economists at PwC have slashed their economic growth forecasts for the UK economy and said the country's households face the biggest fall in disposable income seen in decades.

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24 March 2022 Return to the Office Boosts UK Economy, But Anxiety Over the Future Builds: March PMIs

The UK economy continued to show a healthy rate of expansion in March, according to the latest S&P Global PMI report.

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23 March 2022 OBR UK Economic Forecasts Show Record Fall in Living Standards

Surging inflation means UK living standards are to suffer a record decline in 2022, according to the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR).

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23 March 2022 Matching Income Tax & National Insurance Threshold Welcomed by Economists

Economists have welcomed the merging of the threshold at which National Insurance and income tax are merged, a move some say has been long over due.

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22 March 2022 Sunak Won't Want to Boost Inflation with Budget Giveaways

A boost to the government's tax intake won't sway Chancellor Rishi Sunak from his quest to cut the budget deficit as he will be wary of stoking inflation and maintaining his credentials as a truly …

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18 March 2022 Bank of England: This is Still a Hawkish Central Bank says BofA

The selloff in Pound Sterling and rates markets following Thursday's Bank of England policy meeting testifies to the scaling back of investor expectations for the number of additional interest rate…

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