31 August 2021 UK Business Confidence Rallies from Summer Slumber

UK businesses are more confident about their prospects now than they have been at any point in the past four years, according to a regular survey.

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24 August 2021 CBI says Retail Sales Soar in August, Easing Fears of a Slowdown

The latest CBI quarterly Distributive Trades Survey showed retail sales in the UK grew at the sharpest pace since December 2014 in the year to August, while orders growth hit a survey record high.

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20 August 2021 UK Borrowing Undershoots Again, but Warnings Sounded that the Trend Cannot Continue

The UK government borrowed significantly less money in July than had been expected, thanks to a combination of reduced spending and an uptick in tax receipts.

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20 August 2021 Sluggish Retail Sales Highlight the UK's Disappointing Economic Rebound

The UK's 2021 rebound was supposed to be a world-beater, but yet another sign that this might not be the case has dropped.

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18 August 2021 Inflation Forecasts of +4% Still Likely to be Met

Don't be deceived by the dip in inflation, it's going to heat up say economists.

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12 August 2021 Jump in Exports to the EU Not Enough to Halt Expansion of UK's Trade Deficit

Although the UK saw a jump in exports to the EU in May and June a surge in imports meant the country saw its trade deficit expand the second quarter.

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11 August 2021 Bank of England: Economists Debate the Outlook for Interest Rates

The August monetary policy decision from the Bank of England (BoE) gave companies and households advanced notice that a normalisation of interest rates could be likely over the coming year or so, a…

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