UK Recession

08 December 2022 Why the UK is the Straggler Among G7 Economies - Pantheon Macroeconomics

Recent data has shed fresh light on why the UK has emerged as the standout underperformer among G7 economies since the onset of the pandemic, according to Pantheon Macroeconomics, and slower g…

12 August 2022 Bank of England Celebrated with Applause at Citigroup FX Business

The Bank of England (BoE) won applause from within the Citigroup foreign exchange business on Friday for its upfront acknowledgement of the UK economic car crash in progress and simultaneous steely…

12 August 2022 Small Businesses Sound the Alarm Over the UK Economy's Future

The UK economy contracted less than was expected last quarter but its foundations are weakening with financial distress growing as a constraint within the small business sector and lynchpin of the …

29 July 2016 Pound Sterling Could Gain as May puts Free Trade as Top Objective, No Recession say Capital Economics

The maintenance of free trade with the rest of the EU is fast becoming the top priority for Theresa May and her government, with potentially positive consequences for sterling.

11 July 2016 UK has Entered Recession say Barclays, Release GDP Forecasts for 2016 - 2017

The UK economy is now contracting and is expected to do so into 2017 while inflation is forecast to pick up towards 2%.

04 July 2016 Collapse in Construction PMI Data Signals Start to the Recession Many are now Forecasting

The UK construction sector unexpectedly declined in June; heralding the start of what some analysts believe will be a recession that will last for three quarters.

27 June 2016 Will the UK Fall Into Recession? We Assess the post-Brexit Forecasts by Credit Suisse, Barclays, JP Morgan and Capital Economics

Will the UK fall into recession following the Brexit vote? According to a number of leading analysts the answer is yes, while another research house says the outlook is not all bad.