13 April 2021 Gaping UK Trade Deficit Gets Bigger Despite Rebound in Exports to EU

The UK Trade Balance for February read at -ยฃ16.44BN, a deficit far in excess of the -ยฃ10.40BN the market was looking for, and deeper than the -ยฃ12.59BN reported in January.

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13 April 2021 UK Economy Grew in February, But Not as Quickly as the Market Expected

The UK economy expanded by 0.4% in February 2021 says the ONS, helped by a 0.2% expansion of the country's dominant services sector.

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09 April 2021 New Data Confirms U.S. Inflation is Heating Up, Fed Tipped to Bring Forward 1st Rate Hike

U.S. inflation is heating up according to new data out on Thursday, prompting one economist to say pressure will now build on the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates.

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07 April 2021 Goldman Sachs "Very Optimistic" on UK GDP Growth Outlook

Goldman Sachs are forecasting a strong global economic rebound that will also see the UK economy grow faster than current consensus market expectations reflect.

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06 April 2021 UK Economy to Outperform Both Eurozone and U.S. in 2022

The UK economy suffered one of the sharpest contractions of any major economy in 2020, but a stronger post-pandemic bounce back could mean it outperforms its peers in 2021 and 2022.

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01 April 2021 U.S.-UK Trade War Unlikely: Capital Economics

The U.S. could soon impose tariffs on UK imports in retaliation for a UK tax on U.S. companies operating in Britain, raising fears the move would represent the first shots in a trade war between thโ€ฆ

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31 March 2021 Eurozone Inflation Miss Highlights Periphery's Plight; Vindicates ECB

Europe's preliminary inflation figures surprised on the downside of economist expectations on Wednesday, revealing in the process that the threat of deflation remains alive and well on parts of theโ€ฆ

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