20 December 2021 Hot Housing Market to Normalise Next Year: Zoopla

UK house prices have reached an all time high according to a regular monthly assessment of the market, although 2022 should see a buoyant market rationalise amidst increasing mortgage costs.

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16 December 2021 PMIs: Winter Winds Blow Over the UK Economy

A regular survey of UK economic activity revealed UK businesses saw slowing activity in December as concerns over the spread of the Omicron variant and associated business restrictions emerged.

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15 December 2021 "Frightening" Inflation and IMF Warnings Unlikely to Sway Bank of England

UK inflation came in hotter than investors were expecting, only a day before the Bank of England meets to decide on whether or not to raise interest rates from record-low levels.

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10 December 2021 Plan C to Tank Economic Activity as Oct. GDP Flatlines

The UK economy hardly grew in October and looks set to contract in December and January as the government squeezes activity through the reimposition of Covid restrictions.

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09 December 2021 Vacancy Surge Ends, Warning of Peaking Jobs Market: Robert Walters

A surge in new job vacancies looks to be coming to an end according to one of the UK's leading job sites.

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07 December 2021 Barclays: BoE to Push Bank Rate to 0.75% by May 2022, Despite Omicron

The Bank of England will delay delivering a first interest rate rise from December to February in response to Omicron, but will still be quick to push them higher in the first half of 2022 says Barโ€ฆ

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01 December 2021 Omicron Already Hitting UK Economy: Pantheon Macroeconomics

Covid-19 cases, hospitalisations and deaths are all falling in the UK, but the populace is in retreat fearing a new wave of the virus at some point in the future.

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