10 October 2024 UK Inflation Forecast Below 2.0% Next Week

UK inflation will fall back below the magic 2.0% level next week.

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07 October 2024 New Jobs Report to Keep Pound Sterling on Edge

A new report on the UK jobs market looks set to keep Pound Sterling under pressure.

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01 October 2024 Businesses Brace for Economic Slowdown: CBI

The UK economy faces a critical juncture as private sector growth expectations stall, according to the latest CBI Growth Indicator.

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01 October 2024 UK Business Confidence Plummets

The UK's economic outlook appears increasingly pessimistic as the Institute of Directors (IoD) reports a sharp decline in business confidence, reaching its lowest point since December 2022.

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30 September 2024 Inflation Concerns Sounded in Lloyds' Business Survey

The Bank of England will remain concerned about inflation in the coming months, with a new business survey showing a marked rise in pricing expectations.

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23 September 2024 UK Economy Remains Robust Show PMIs

The UK economy slowed between August and September, according to a new survey, but it nevertheless continues to expand and is outdoing that of the Eurozone.

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20 September 2024 Starmer's Gloom Showers Down on Consumer Confidence

The government's downbeat tone on the economy and the nation's finances is having a chilling effect on UK consumers.

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20 September 2024 Pound Sterling Chases New 2024 Highs Following Strong Retail Sales Print

The British Pound was bid on Friday morning after UK retail sales beat expectations.

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11 September 2024 Another Month of Zero Growth for the UK

Pound Sterling showed its disappointment to news the economy failed to grow in July, whereas the investment community thought it would register a 0.2% expansion.

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10 September 2024 Jump in Employment Bolsters the Pound

The British Pound rose against the Dollar, Euro and other G10 currencies following the release of UK job and wage data that showed no concerning deterioration in the labour market.

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06 September 2024 House Price Jump is the Latest Tailwind for the Pound

One of the UK's biggest mortgage lenders says house prices have risen at their fastest pace in nearly two years, which analysts say is further evidence of a constructive macroeconomic backdrop for …

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05 September 2024 Bank of England Could Go With Mini Rate Cuts

The Bank of England could opt to cut in smaller increments than 25 basis points, according to a new economic analysis.

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05 September 2024 Welcome Drop in Inflation Expectations Soured by New BCC Forecast

Business inflation expectations are now at their lowest in three years, but the British Chambers of Commerce have released new forecasts showing UK inflation will remain above the Bank of England's…

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30 August 2024 UK Business Confidence at Nine-year Highs, Wage Pressures Persist

Despite the prospect of investor-unfriendly tax hikes in October, UK business confidence remains at its highest level in nine years.

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27 August 2024 Britain's Shop Prices Are Finally Falling

Falling prices are now a reality for UK shoppers, with new data showing deflation in Britain's high street stores.

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22 August 2024 Pound Rallies Against Euro After PMIs Show Diverging Economic Fortunes

Pound Sterling rose after a survey of the UK economy beat expectations and eclipsed that of the Eurozone.

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22 August 2024 UK Trade Unions Seek £50BN Pay Bump, Posing Fresh Challenges for Bank of England

The Bank of England will need to proceed with caution in the coming months as the UK's 6 million-strong public workforce seeks out above-inflation pay rises.

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31 July 2024 UK Business Confidence Bounces Back to 8-year High

UK business confidence rallied by 9 points to 50% in July, reversing June’s drop and matching May’s eight-year high, according to the Lloyds Bank Business Barometer.

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31 July 2024 Reeves Will Borrow Additional £20BN per Year to Avoid the Austerity Tag

It might soon become apparent that the fiscal rules will be changed to allow for increased borrowing.

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24 July 2024 Pound to Euro Higher After PMIs Show UK/Eurozone Economic Divergence

Pound Sterling holds an uptrend against the Euro as the UK economy looks to be outperforming that of the Eurozone this July.

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