24 January 2024 Pound Sterling Hits Four-month High Against Euro on PMI Beat

The British Pound was higher against the Euro, Dollar and other major currencies after it was reported the UK economy was firmly in growth territory in January.

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23 January 2024 Hunt Has About £20BN To Play With: Response to UK Government Borrowing Undershoot

The government could have up to £20BN in additional headroom to play with at the time of the March budget, according to an analysis that follows the latest set of UK borrowing figures.

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19 January 2024 Pound Sterling Drops on Retail Sales Shocker, But Better Days Lie Ahead

The British Pound fell against the Euro, Dollar and other currencies after UK retail sales for December disappointed.

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17 January 2024 UK Inflation Forecasts Slashed at Lloyds Bank

Lloyds Bank is the latest big institution to predict UK inflation will fall to the Bank of England's 2.0% target by April.

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17 January 2024 Pound Sterling Rallies on Unexpected Rise in Inflation

The British Pound rose across the board after UK inflation for December rose by more than expected, leading markets to cool expectations for imminent Bank of England interest rate cuts.

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16 January 2024 Pound Softer Following Wage Data Undershoot

The Brtish Pound fell against the Euro, Dollar and other major currencies after investors bet an undershoot in the official wage figures meant the Bank of England could soon pursue aggressive rate …

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16 January 2024 UK Inflation To Plummet Below 2.0 As Early As May Says ING

UK inflation will fall below the Bank of England's 2.0% target by May, according to new research.

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12 January 2024 Pound Sterling Set For Weekly Advance against Euro and Dollar Helped By GDP Beat

The British Pound is currently set to record a positive weekly close against the Euro and Dollar, helped by news the UK economy rebounded in November.

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11 January 2024 Best Mortgage Rates Could Be Withdrawn: Hargreaves Lansdown

There's a chance mortgage rates could stay put for a while, and the best rates could even be withdrawn, according to a new analysis from Hargreaves Lansdown.

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10 January 2024 UK Inflation Predicted Below 2.0% As Soon As April By Deutsche Bank

UK inflation is on course to record a swift decline to the Bank of England's 2.0% target thanks to plummeting costs facing producers and outright energy deflation.

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08 January 2024 UK's Finance Bosses Looking to Boost Productivity As Confidence Jumps

Optimism is running high among the UK's Chief Financial Officers, who see investing in technology as a priority over the coming months as they contend with elevated wage costs.

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20 December 2023 Pound Sterling: Big Drop In Inflation Triggers Falls Against Euro and Dollar

The British pound fell as an initial reaction to news inflation in the UK slowed by a far greater rate in November than had been expected.

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15 December 2023 Pound to Euro Rate On Course for 1.17 After UK PMI and Consumer Confidence Improvement

The British Pound rose against the Euro ahead of the weekend after UK survey data pointed to a more upbeat picture of the economy in December, while a similar survey of the Eurozone warned of econo…

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15 December 2023 UK Consumer Confidence Recovery Continues As Optimism About 2024 Grows

The recovery in consumer confidence extended into December, according to a much-watched survey.

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13 December 2023 Pound Sterling Struggling Following a Soggy GDP Data Release

It was a sea of disappointment from the ONS, who released a tranche of UK economic data that printed below market expectations, boosting the odds for Bank of England interest rate cuts in 2024 and …

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12 December 2023 Pound Sterling Drops After Wage Data Undershoots Expectations

The British Pound dipped as an initial reaction to news UK wages cooled in October, but downside risks to the currency are limited as these data are unlikely to shift the Bank of England's policy s…

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07 December 2023 UK Economy Outperforming Bank of England's Expectations: Panmure Gordon

Incoming data shows the UK economy is outperforming the Bank of England's most recent round of forecasts, according to a leading economist.

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30 November 2023 21-month High for UK Business Confidence, But Prices Continue to Rise

UK businesses are decidedly more chipper about their prospects as we approach the end of a challenging year.

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24 November 2023 Consumer Confidence Boosted By Rising Real Incomes, Falling Mortgage Rates

A much-watched survey has revealed a rise in consumer confidence in November driven by rising real incomes and falling mortgage rates.

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23 November 2023 PMIs Boost Pound Sterling Against Euro And Dollar

The British Pound advanced against the Euro, Dollar and other major currencies after the UK's PMI survey for November revealed the economy performed better than expected.

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