The UK economy is estimated to have grown 7% in July by economists at Deutsche Bank, which means the economy will have recovered about 88% of its pre-lockdown size.
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The Prime Minister's office is reported to only see a 30-40% chance of a post-Brexit trade deal being agreed with the EU before the end of 2020, a number that is well below that assumed by financia…
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The UK economy is underperforming that of the Eurozone and the U.S. courtesy of poor policy decisions, says a new briefing from Berenberg Bank.
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The EU's Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier has given an update on the state of play in EU-UK Brexit trade negotiations, confirming that there has been little progress in the core areas of fishing rig…
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Two new cases of covid-19 reinfections have been reported on Tuesday, August 25, a development that could become increasingly important to global financial markets.
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Public debt surpassed £2 trillion in the UK during July even as borrowing came in below market expectations, leaving the government on course for a record deficit that economists say could constrai…
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UK retail sales rose above year-ago levels in July after unwinding the coronavirus impact in the recent quarter, although the nascent boom is yet to lift vast parts of the high street from depressi…
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