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13 August 2024 Pound Sterling Outperforms After Unemployment Slips, Wage Growth Surprises

Pound Sterling rose against all major currencies in early trade on Tuesday, driven by a bid in GBP/EUR, after official data showed employment rising and the unemployment rate falling late in the se…

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 …

22 January 2019 UK Unemployment Falls and Wage Growth Hits Fresh Post-crisis High as Labour Market Tightens

Unemployment fell back to a multidecade low and wages rose at their fastest pace since the financial crisis during November, according to Office for National Statistics data released Tuesday, as th…