The latest CBI Industrial Trends Survey shows UK manufacturers are at their most confident in 7 months.

February 20,2015

“The slide towards deflation is now inevitable but that won’t worry George Osborne one bit ahead of the election.” - Dennis de Jong, managing director at UFX.com

February 18,2015

“Beyond delaying the first hike, we also take down the pace of normalization into 2016, finishing the year at 1.25% (slightly below the analysts’ consensus) against 1.75% so far.” - Gilles Moec at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research.

February 17,2015

“Sterling rose following the BoE report and was dealing around a cent higher against both the dollar – close to a 1-month high – and a similar amount against the euro, close to the 7-month high.” – Andy Scott at HiFX.

February 13,2015

“Basing wage increases on temporary market movements seems to be at odds with the long term economic plan.” - Katja Hall, CBI Deputy Director-General.

February 10,2015

“Consumption has been the predominant driver of GDP growth recently; hence the path of average weekly earnings is important not just for inflation, but for growth too.” – Sebastien Cross at Bank of America Merrill Lynch Global Research.

February 10,2015