The UK economy is springing back to life and creating more jobs for the first time since February, according to PMI data for March.

March 24,2021

UK inflation in February was a great deal softer than analysts were expecting, but the consensus amongst economists remains that a steady rise in prices lies ahead.

March 24,2021

The UK's unemployment rate unexpectedly fell to 5.0% in January, down from 5.1% in December, suggesting businesses are increasingly optimistic on the economic outlook.

March 23,2021

Government borrowing in February was £19.1BN which is below the market consensus expectation for a more sizeable £21.4BN, suggesting the government is on course to undershoot borrowing forecasts set out in the March budget.

March 19,2021

City of London financial markets and Sterling exchange rates were little changed heading into the close on Thursday, indicating investors had priced-in the March monetary policy decision of the Bank of England (BoE) to perfection in a manner that might belie the nuances of economists' views on the subject. 

March 19,2021

Economists at Deutsche Bank have raised their UK growth forecasts for 2021 and say the economy will be at 98% of its pre-pandemic size by year-end, allowing the Bank of England to begin the process of unwinding emergency support.

March 16,2021