Economy

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Sterling tumbling

Economy

12 December 2018

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5 November 2018

Interest rates on stay on hold

The Bank of England has left interest rates on hold, surprising precisely no-one. A fragile UK economy, softening global demand, and the looming shadow of...

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26 October 2018

Employers’ confidence in the economy at its worst for eight months

New data shows that employers’ confidence in the prospects for the UK economy plummeted this month. The net balance of those seeing a positive outlook...

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19 September 2018

Confidence in the economy at its worst for six months

New data shows that employers’ confidence in the prospects for the UK economy declined further this month, according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s latest...

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22 August 2018

Employers’ confidence in the economy dips

New data shows that employers’ confidence in the prospects for the UK economy turned negative this month according to the Recruitment and Employment Confederation’s latest...

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10 August 2018

GDP data – UK economy buoyed by beer and barbecues, but…

The ONS has published its preliminary estimate of GDP which shows the UK economy grew by 0.4 percent in the second quarter, compared to 0.2...

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6 August 2018

Sterling responds positively to interest rise

In the end the Unreliable Boyfriend didn’t need dragging to the altar. This was no shotgun wedding - with the Bank’s rate-setting committee voting as...

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Rising tide of insolvency hits UK

Economy

2 August 2018

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26 May 2018

Homebase sold for £1

Wesfarmers selling Homebase for £1: "This is one of the great all time disasters in the M&A world and it is against some very stiff...

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26 May 2018

Employer confidence in UK economy finally turns positive

The proportion of employers who believe economic conditions in the UK are getting better outnumber those who think they are getting worse for the first...

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10 May 2018

Pain of Britain’s economic slowdown already being felt

With the number of people declaring themselves insolvent now back to levels not seen since the dark days of 2012, the fragility of Britain’s recovery...

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Pound plunges as GDP growth slows

Economy

10 May 2018

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