30 July 2021 U.S. Inflation Debate: Jury in Deliberation on Whether It’s Peaked

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

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29 July 2021 U.S. Economy’s Slower-for-Longer Recovery Vindicates Fed’s Stayed Policy Course

“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 direc…

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29 July 2021 Households Continue to Sit on Cash and One Economist says a Major Spending Boom Remains Unlikely

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

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29 July 2021 Bank of England: August 2022 Interest Rate Rise Now Likely says Deutsche Bank

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 …

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28 July 2021 The UK House Price Surge Might have Just Peaked, But Don't Count on a Big Dip

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 exp…

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23 July 2021 UK Business Investment Rebound Ahead: Oxford Economics

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.

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23 July 2021 'Pingdemic' & Inflation Trigger Sharp Slowdown in the Economic Rebound: PMI Data

The UK economy is still growing at a health clip, but that rate of growth has slowed more sharply than investors had expected according to new data.

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