11 September 2020 GDP Jumps in July but Full Recovery Only Likely by 2022 says Economist

The latest official economic data from the ONS shows the UK economy grew 6.6% in July, meaning by at this point half the economic output lost during the lockdown had been recovered, and the third q…

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12 August 2020 UK Economy to Enjoy "More Dramatic" Rebound in the Third Quarter says Deutsche Bank

The UK suffered the deepest recession of any advanced economy in the first half of 2020 as strict lockdown measures left large swathes of the economy unable to operate, however the reopening that c…

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14 July 2020 UK Economic Rebound Disappoints

The UK economy grew 1.8% in May according to the Office for National Statistics, which is a negative surprise for a market that was expecting growth of 5.5% to be reported.

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30 June 2020 UK Economy's Road to Recovery Grows Longer after GDP Downgrade 

Britain's road to recovery may have grown longer on Tuesday and the bill for the damage done by the coronavirus larger after the Office for National Statistics (ONS) revised its estimate of fi…

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12 June 2020 Economic Slump is "the Biggest the UK has ever seen"

The first official data showing the economic impact of the covid-19 lockdown crisis has been released, and the numbers are worse than economists had been expecting.

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10 April 2019 UK Economy On Track for Solid First Quarter after Holding January's Explosive Gains Through February

The UK economy could be on course for its best quarter since before the Brexit referendum of 2016 after explosive gains in GDP seen during January were extended in the February month, Office for Na…

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12 March 2019 UK Economy Roars Back to Life in New Year with Strong GDP Beat 

The UK economy rebounded from its December slump early in the New Year, according to Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures released Tuesday, and momentum behind the recovery could be enough …

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11 February 2019 British Pound Undermined by Data Showing UK Economy Shrank in December

Brexit remains the central driver for Sterling at present, however, there is a sizeable chunk of data being released mid-morning which will give markets a decent steer as to how the economy was loo…

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11 January 2019 UK GDP Data Beats Expectation, but Manufacturing and Trade Data Disappoint, Pound Sterling Under Pressure

The ONS will be reporting monthly GDP data today but we will also be watching releases of industrial and manufacturing production as well as latest trade statistics.

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21 December 2018 UK Public Finances and Investment Returns Improve but Economy Still Headed for Softer Year

The public finances improved notably in November but the economy is still on course to slow again for the 2018 year, according to economists.

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21 December 2018 British Pound Today: Big pre-Christmas Data Releases, Sterling Up on Euro but Down on Dollar

Pound Sterling trades with a soft tone ahead of the weekend and the Christmas break amidst ongoing uncertainty as to how the Brexit impasse in the UK parliament will play out. Today trader focus wi…

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10 December 2018 British Pound Sags after Data Shows Economy Headed for Worst Year Since Crisis amid Parliamentary Brexit Threat to Currency

The Pound was steady in the wake of October's GDP data, which showed the economy limping along in the final quarter, at the beginning of a week that promises to be dominated by events in Westm…

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09 November 2018 Pound Pares Recent Gains as U.K. Economic Growth Seen Slowing into Year End

We have a slew of numbers out of the U.K. at 09:30 G.M.T. today that should tell us how the economy is looking heading into the final stage of the year.

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30 October 2018 Big British Pound Rally in Store for 2019 as pro-Growth Budget Prompts Surprise BoE Rate Rises, but Expect More Soft Trade vs. the Euro and Dollar Near-Term

Outlook for the British Pound has improved notably on the back of the planned fiscal expansion announced by the U.K.'s Treasury.

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29 October 2018 OBR Upgrades U.K. Growth Forecasts after Budget "Giveaway"

The outlook for the U.K. economy has improved in 2018, according to the latest round of Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasts, suggesting the lacklustre growth rates seen earli…

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10 October 2018 U.K. Economy Stalls in August but still Set for Strong Finish to 2018

The Pound erased earlier gains and slipped lower Tuesday after official data highlighted strong momentum in the economy during the summer months but revealed a slowdown in growth during August.

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28 September 2018 British Pound Steadies despite Current Account Deficit Miss and GDP Disappointment

The Pound steadied into the final session of the week despite a larger-than-expected widening of the currenct account deficit during the second-quarter, a fall in business investment and downward r…

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10 September 2018 Pound Advances as on UK GDP Beat

The Pound advanced against all rivals Monday as traders responded to official data showing economic growth picking up sharply during July, suggesting the economy gathered momentum at the begin…

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10 August 2018 British Pound: June GDP Disappointments, but there is some Good News in Today's Economic Data Dump

The Pound extended losses against its rivals Friday after official data showed economic growth surprising on the downside in June, denoting a poor hand-off to the third-quarter, at a time when the …

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10 July 2018 UK Economy Grew 0.3% in June thanks to a Rejuvenated Services Sector

The first of the new monthly estimates of GDP from the Office for National Statistics shows a mixed picture of the UK economy with modest growth driven by the services sector, partly offset by fall…

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