14 September 2021 UK Employment Back to Pre-pandemic Levels but Furlough Papers Some Cracks

UK employment levels are now back to where they were just before the Covid crisis, according to the latest labour market statistics from the ONS.

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10 September 2021 Economic Growth Stalled in July

A slowdown in UK economic growth during the summer has been confirmed by the release of official GDP data for July.

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09 September 2021 Economic Recovery Gathered Steam in Early September

The most timely economic data available from the ONS suggests the UK economic rebound gathered pace into early September, suggesting the recovery might gather pace into year-end.

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08 September 2021 The Economics of Scottish Independence Look More Difficult: Capital Economics

"Monetary and fiscal policy would then need to tighten to prevent a vicious circle of rising inflation and an ever-weaker currency."

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07 September 2021 Saunders Talks Rate Hikes as Inflation Risks de-Anchoring

Bank of England policy setter Michael Saunders has said inflation could force an interest rate rise next year, a call that comes as new data from Citi shows inflation expectations are at risk of anโ€ฆ

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02 September 2021 Bank of England's New Chief Economist a Shoo-in amid New Approach to Quantitative Easing

โ€œNon-standard measures can support financial stability in the short run, but should those measures not produce the desired macroeconomic revival of growth and inflation expectations to re-steepen tโ€ฆ

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01 September 2021 "Outright Fall" in UK House Prices Expected

UK house price growth notched its second-largest monthly gain in 15 years in August.

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