"New year, new cheer" is the finding of Lloyds Bank, whose Business Barometer survey reports confidence amongst UK businesses has hit a two-year high.
Read more →
Shop inflation in the UK fell sharply in January, raising hopes that the coming year will finally see the pressures on consumers fade.
Read more →
UK docks are busy again as ships that rerouted via the Cape of Good Hope in December arrive.
Read more →
In a boost to the UK economic outlook, consumer optimism for the coming 12 months has strengthened amidst improved personal finances, taking overall confidence to a two-year high in January.
Read more →
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.
Read more →
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.
Read more →
The British Pound fell against the Euro, Dollar and other currencies after UK retail sales for December disappointed.
Read more →
Lloyds Bank is the latest big institution to predict UK inflation will fall to the Bank of England's 2.0% target by April.
Read more →
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.
Read more →
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 …
Read more →
UK inflation will fall below the Bank of England's 2.0% target by May, according to new research.
Read more →
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.
Read more →
There's a chance mortgage rates could stay put for a while, and the best rates could even be withdrawn, according to a new analysis from Hargreaves Lansdown.
Read more →
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.
Read more →
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.
Read more →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.
Read more →
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…
Read more →
The recovery in consumer confidence extended into December, according to a much-watched survey.
Read more →
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 …
Read more →
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…
Read more →