The UK, Germany and Netherlands are the latest countries to announce a tightening of restrictions, aimed at halting the spread of the second wave of covid-19 infections.
December 15,2020
On the day the UK announced another rise in unemployment, economists at independent research house Capital Economics offer an upbeat view on what 2021 and 2022 hold for a battered UK economy.
December 15,2020
The UK economy is shedding jobs, but not as fast as economists had been expecting.
December 15,2020
Britain's economic recovery all but petered out in October as a tiered system of localised restrictions came into force, Office for National Statistics (ONS) data showed on Thursday, although economist forecasts suggest an outright contraction looms for the final quarter due to November's national 'lockdown'.
December 10,2020
Britain's economy received its own shot in the arm this week when the ball began rolling on a global coronavirus vaccination programme, although the economy's recovery could be cut short if HM Treasury concerns about the budget deficit lead to an unnecessary return of austerity.
December 9,2020
Economists at independent research house Oxford Economics are tipping the UK's economy to grow faster than other major developed market economies in 2021, as the biggest winners will be those economies that have suffered the most severe restrictions in containing Covid-19.
December 7,2020
The UK will inherit a larger 'structural' long-term fiscal deficit owing to the covid-19 crisis, but economists warn that the government risks a major policy error if it tries to eliminate the deficit too soon.
November 26,2020
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