UK unemployment

The UK added 6K jobs in the three months to April according to the ONS, which was a surprising result for a market that was anticipating a fall in employment to the tune of 83K.

June 16,2020

Johnson Brexit trade negotiation cut off

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has confirmed today that the UK's cut-off date for a Brexit deal is the end of July.

June 15,2020

Coronavirus impact on the economy

The first official data showing the economic impact of the covid-19 lockdown crisis has been released, and the numbers are worse than economists had been expecting.

June 12,2020

The coronavirus cost mounted further in early June as the bill for supporting companies topped two percent of GDP and the 'lockdown' used to contain the pneumonia-inducing disease reduced household spending by a fifth, threatening a double-digit blow to the economy for each month the crisis draws on. 

June 11,2020

Covid economy

There has been an increase in the number of companies considering laying off staff and freezing wages in order to safeguard working capital over coming months, according to the latest Lloyds Business Barometer.

June 8,2020

Prime property

Activity in the UK's prime property market - that is defined as the market for residential property with a value in excess of £1m - remains subdued, but prices appear to have found a floor.

June 8,2020

Queue outside shops

The UK economy continues to recover from the depths it plunged during the strict covid-19 lockdown, according to economists at Barclays.

June 8,2020

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