21 October 2020 2nd-Hand Car Purchases and Ending of Eat out to Help Out Push UK Inflation Back Up

The closing of the Eat out to Help out scheme at the end of August resulted in a jump in monthly inflation in September, but price rises are still well below trend and suggest the Bank of England h…

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19 October 2020 Barnier Makes an Overture that Could Oil Progress in Trade Negotiations

UK and EU trade talks look set to continue after the EU made a notable overture to the UK on Monday, in an effort to intensify negotiations.

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19 October 2020 The Economic Cost of Another National Lockdown Close to 5% of GDP says Economist

More of the UK is set to enter harsh 'tier 3' lockdowns and even full lockdowns over coming days and weeks according to local news organisations at the start of the new week, confirmation that pres…

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16 October 2020 New Restrictions Loom Over London as Research Shows UK Can Ill Afford another ‘Lockdown’

The coronavirus-contaminated United Kingdom is among the least able to afford the economic carnage that would surely come with another national shutdown, new research showed this week, as parts of …

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14 October 2020 UK Economy "On Ice" as Restrictions Threaten to Send Recovery into Reverse - Capital Economics

The UK recovery has been placed on ice already by fresh government restrictions on activity, according to Capital Economics, although the risk is that further measures are implemented in the coming…

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13 October 2020 October ZEW Survey Warns On Eurozone Outlook as Virus Spreads, Restrictions and Brexit Loom

The Eurozone outlook darkened in October according to respondents in the latest Lebnitz Centre for European Economic Research (ZEW) survey, who flagged the coronavirus and uncertainty about the out…

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13 October 2020 September's Rise in Joblessness the Calm before Storm as Turmoil Awaits in Final Quarter 

Britain's labour market showed signs of life in September but not enough to reverse the damage done by earlier coronavirus containment efforst and with the economy now slowing again as more virus-r…

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