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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23 July 2021 Retail Sales Beat Unlikely to be Repeated say Analysts

UK retail sales data for June beat the market's expectations, however a combination of headwinds suggest such strong readings will unlikely be repeated in coming months.

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22 July 2021 Broadbent Warns of "Significant" Inflation, But is Coy on Need for Interest Rate Rises

Broadbent says wage-driven inflation should ultimately prove temporary, but his studies and emerging data do now pose a level of uncertainty.

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08 July 2021 European Central Bank's New Strategy Draws Line Under Policy Mistakes of the Past

The European Central Bankโ€™s new inflation-targeting strategy could lead to an even more protracted period of quantitative easing (QE) than has previously been anticipated by economists and is similโ€ฆ

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30 June 2021 Haldane: Bank of England Approaching a "Dangerous Moment", sees 4.0% Inflation in 2021

Chief Economist of the Bank of England Andy Haldane has warned the UK economy is starting to overheat and unless quantitative easing is withdrawn soon uncomfortably high levels of inflation will beโ€ฆ

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30 June 2021 UK Business Confidence Remains Robust as Job Prospects Rise Further: Lloyds Business Barometer

The Lloyds Bank Business Barometer confirms business confidence remained robust and job prospects rose further in June.

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