The UK economy is springing back to life and creating more jobs for the first time since February, according to PMI data for March.
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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.
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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.
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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 se…
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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 Ban…
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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…
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The first official data detailing the UK's trade performance since leaving the EU has been released, and understandably economists will give it more attention than has been the case in previous yea…
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