Covid dents retail sales

The UK's 2021 rebound was supposed to be a world-beater, but yet another sign that this might not be the case has dropped.

August 20,2021

Retail sales paying

Don't be deceived by the dip in inflation, it's going to heat up say economists.

August 18,2021

International trade

Although the UK saw a jump in exports to the EU in May and June a surge in imports meant the country saw its trade deficit expand the second quarter.

August 12,2021

Bank of England analyst views

The August monetary policy decision from the Bank of England (BoE) gave companies and households advanced notice that a normalisation of interest rates could be likely over the coming year or so, although as ever there remains a broad plurality of views among analysts and economists on the question of exactly when borrowing costs and savings returns are likely to rise.

August 11,2021

UK jobs

Permanent staff appointments and temporary billings have both risen to near-record rates, according to a regular UK jobs survey.

August 6,2021

UK business barometer

Wage pressures and hiring intentions at UK businesses continue to rise, according to the latest monthly Lloyds Bank Business Barometer.

August 2,2021

Consumer inflation

“Compensation costs for private industry workers increased 3.1 percent over the year. In June 2020, the increase was 2.7 percent.”

July 30,2021

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