Goldman Sachs UK Economic rebound

Goldman Sachs are forecasting a strong global economic rebound that will also see the UK economy grow faster than current consensus market expectations reflect.

April 7,2021

Economic forecasts IMF

The UK economy suffered one of the sharpest contractions of any major economy in 2020, but a stronger post-pandemic bounce back could mean it outperforms its peers in 2021 and 2022.

April 6,2021

Potential U.S. - UK Trade war

The U.S. could soon impose tariffs on UK imports in retaliation for a UK tax on U.S. companies operating in Britain, raising fears the move would represent the first shots in a trade war between the two nations.

April 1,2021

Europe's preliminary inflation figures surprised on the downside of economist expectations on Wednesday, revealing in the process that the threat of deflation remains alive and well on parts of the bloc even as prices surge in others, vindicating the increasingly nuanced crisis response of the European Central Bank (ECB). 

March 31,2021

UK economic growth data

The size of the UK's economy as measured by Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shrank 7.3% in the final quarter of 2020 when compared to the same time a year prior, which is less than the -7.8% the market was expecting and has meant economists will have to raise their growth forecasts for 2021.

March 31,2021

Business confidence rises

UK Business confidence - as measured by the Lloyds Bank Business Barometer - increased by 13 points to 15% in March, its highest level in just over a year.

March 30,2021

UK economy rebounds

The UK economy is springing back to life and creating more jobs for the first time since February, according to PMI data for March.

March 24,2021

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