28 May 2024 Retail Sales Saw a Revival in May

New data from the CBI shows UK retail sales rose at their fastest pace since December 2022 in May.

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28 May 2024 Inflation in UK Shops "Rapidly Normalising", But Won't Move Dial on Bank of England Rate Cuts

Inflation for goods and food sold in UK shops has fallen back to what is considered to be normal levels by economists at the British Retail Consortium (BRC), but this won't be enough to convince thโ€ฆ

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24 May 2024 Consumer Confidence Continues to Improve: GfK

The UK's most authoritative survey of consumer confidence continues to show an ongoing improvement, led by firming household finances and expectations for the economy.

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24 May 2024 Pound Sterling Takes Big Retail Sales Miss in its Stride

The British Pound dipped against the Euro and Dollar after UK retail sales fell sharply in April, but markets look willing to look through the figures owing to the effect of incelement weather.

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23 May 2024 Pound Sterling Sheds Weight Following PMI Undershoot

The Pound shed some of the previous day's gains after a survey of the UK economy showed a slowing in activity during May.

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22 May 2024 Bank of England Might Not Be Able to Cut in 2024 Warns JP Morgan

Economists at JP Morgan expect the Bank of England to cut interest rates in August, but details in the April inflation print warn of growing risks that a 2024 rate cut might not happen at all.

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22 May 2024 Service Inflation "Shocker" Leaves Question Marks Over August Bank of England Rate Cut

The odds of a June interest rate cut at the Bank of England have fallen to just 15% from above 50% in the days before Wednesday's UK inflation release.

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22 May 2024 Pound Sterling Jumps against Euro, Dollar After UK Inflation Beats Expectations

The Pound to Euro exchange rate powered to its highest level since March at 1.1736 after UK inflation fell to 2.3% year-on-year in March, a figure that was higher than the market and the Bank of Enโ€ฆ

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21 May 2024 Manufacturing Output Snaps 18-month Losing Streak Says CBI

According to a much-watched survey, UK manufacturers reported that output volumes rose in the three months to May, for the first time since November 2022.

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17 May 2024 UK Business Investment Resurgence Underway

A business "investment resurgence" is underway as UK companies look to invest in equipment, according to researchers at Deutsche Bank.

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14 May 2024 Undeniably Strong Wage Data & Unemployment Rates Overstated: Reactions to UK Job Data

UK wage pressures are increasing and the official unemployment figures are likely too pessimistic. These are some of the reactions to the UK's latest labour market report.

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14 May 2024 Pound Sterling Falls as Rising Unemployment Trumps Strong Wage Increases

The British Pound firmed following the release of a surprisingly strong UK wage report that will concern policymakers at the Bank of England.

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10 May 2024 GDP Wows, and Pound Sterling Recovers Against Euro and Dollar

The British Pound has rallied against the Euro, Dollar and other currencies after UK economic growth rebounded strongly in the first quarter.

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30 April 2024 Shop Prices "Brought to Heel" says BRC

The British Retail Consortium says shop prices have been "brought to heel" as the trend of disinflation continued into April, raising hopes that the Bank of England can soon cut interest rates.

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30 April 2024 Booming Business Optimism Reported by Lloyds Business Barometer

UK business confidence is "blooming into spring" reports the Lloyds Bank Business Barometer on the back of findings confidence remained steady for a second month at a high level.

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26 April 2024 The Consumer Confidence Recovery Continues

UK consumer confidence improved further in April, confirming the upward trend of the past year and boosting the odds of stronger economic growth in the coming months.

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24 April 2024 British Manufacturers Readying to Increase Output

A new survey of British manufacturers reveals that companies are readying to boost output in the coming months, fueled by increasing confidence.

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23 April 2024 Pound Sterling Recovering Against Euro & Dollar As Inflationary Warnings Sounded by Strong PMI Print

The British Pound is recovering against the Euro and Dollar after data showed the economic rebound strengthened in April, as did inflationary pressures facing UK businesses.

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18 April 2024 UK Inflation Risks are Building Warn Economists

This week's above-consensus UK inflation report provides the first tentative signals that the disinflation trend in the UK is stalling.

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17 April 2024 Summer Bank of England Rate Cut Increasingly Unlikely: NIESR

A summer interest rate cut at the Bank of England is increasingly unlikely, according to economists at the National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR).

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