21 May 2021 Record May PMI Data Shows Employment is Bouncing Back, but so too is Inflation

The UK economic rebound is well underway according to a survey of UK businesses during March which showed employment was on the rise but so too were inflationary pressures.

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21 May 2021 Retail Sales Surge as Pent-up Savings are Put to Use

UK retail sales rose sharply in April and were higher than pre-pandemic levels according to new data that suggests the involuntary savings acquired by consumers during months of lockdown are being โ€ฆ

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20 May 2021 "Booming, for Now" - UK Industry in Growth Spurt

UK industry experienced its fastest growth since the end of 2018 during May, confirmation that the post-covid economic rebound is well underway.

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18 May 2021 A "Troublesome Virus Wave" will be Avoided: Pantheon Macroeconomics

The significant reopening of the UK services sector on May 17 will fail to trigger a sufficiently large wave of Covid-19 cases to prompt the government to reintroduce restrictions in the summer, acโ€ฆ

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14 May 2021 Market Experts Predict Drop in Value of UK and U.S. Bonds

Strategists at RBC Capital Markets have warned that the consolidation in the bond market is coming to an end, advising investors to consider shorting ten year US Treasury Bonds and UK gilts.

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13 May 2021 "Overheating" Housing Market Forecast to Cool Sharply in 2022

A much-watched survey of UK house prices shows a sharp rise in prices underway as demand outstrips supply and leads one economist we follow to say the market is now overheating, although a sharp coโ€ฆ

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12 May 2021 UK's Exports Ramp Up Again, Quell Fears of Trade Deficit Deterioration

Exports to the EU appear to have recovered in March, easing fears of a sustained impact to trade with the continent brought on by the new post-Brexit trade relationship.

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