UK business barometer

Wage pressures and hiring intentions at UK businesses continue to rise, according to the latest monthly Lloyds Bank Business Barometer.

August 2,2021

Consumer inflation

“Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.1 percent over the year. In June 2020, the increase was 2.7 percent.”

July 30,2021

U.S. Economy

“In the second quarter, government assistance payments in the form of loans to businesses and grants to state and local governments increased, while social benefits to households, such as the direct economic impact payments, declined.”

July 29,2021

Consumer spending

UK consumers continue to sit on elevated levels of savings, confounding economist expectations that unlocking the economy would result in a spending boom.

July 29,2021

UK inflation projections

The Bank of England's August 06 policy decision will be an important one for Pound Sterling and financial markets as it will likely provide a template on how it intends to whittle down its balance sheet and raise interest rates once more.

July 29,2021

UK house prices new developments

A much-watched measure of UK house prices showed prices fell in July and economists say the recent surge in prices might finally be peaking, although industry professionals and economists don't expect material price declines on the horizon.

July 28,2021

Business investment

The UK is set to witness "a strong rebound in business investment" according to Oxford Economics who tell clients growth will soon reach double figures.

July 23,2021

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