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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17 March 2022 Putin's Face-saving Options to End the Ukraine War and Declare a Win

For the Russian President Vladimir Putin, the focus is on hiding the fact that his plan failed.

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15 March 2022 Bank of England Could Surprise and Hold Rates this Week says Economist

The Bank of England could keep interest rates unchanged on Thursday, citing the war in Ukraine, in what would amount to a signifiant downside surprise for the British Pound.

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