Chinese exchange rates

The Chinese Yuan has undergone a strong rally in the opening week of 2017 after China decided to take further steps to support its currency.

January 5,2017

Construction sector PMI

The UK construction sector continues to grow at a clip according to latest survey data from IHS Markit and the CIPS.

January 4,2017

UK GDP growth to come in at 2%

GDP forecasts for the UK held at Barclays have been revised higher owing to the ongoing resilience in the domestic economy.

December 16,2016

Retail sales beat expectations

Retail sales for November easily beat analyst expectations as the UK consumer appears determined to give the economy a strong start to the new year.

December 15,2016

UK inflation forecast to rise notably in 2017

The UK’s November’s inflation print came in stronger than expected, with the annual CPI figure coming in at 1.2%, 0.1% higher than the consensus.

December 13,2016

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