UK inflation figures for November beat market expectations on Wednesday but consumer price growth is still running below the Bank of England (BoE) target while recent economic and political developments have made a 2020 interest rate cut more likely. 

December 18,2019

The UK unemployment rate fell back to a 1970s era low in the recent quarter but the jobs market has already seen its best days for the current cycle, official data released Tuesday suggests, and economists are now contemplating the prospect of a Bank of England (BoE) interest rate cut. 

December 17,2019

The UK economy is likely to have stalled in the final quarter, according to the latest IHS Markit PMI surveys, which suggested both manufacturing and services industries shrank in December and have led some economists to warn the Bank of England (BoE) could soon cut interest rates if growth doesn't pick up.

December 16,2019

The UK economy stalled in October during what was a weak start to the final quarter that could now mean its all but certain that growth for the 2019 year overall will be less than an already-downbeat consensus expects.  

December 10,2019

According to Halifax, house prices are now up by £3,904 since the start of the year as buyers and sellers are responding to factors such as improved mortgage affordability and the limited supply of available properties. However, 2020 growth is likely to rest on the outcome of the December 12 election.

December 6,2019

Research from a leading European investment bank has show UK economic growth is expected to pick up notably in 2020, should the Conservative Party win a majority at the December 12. election.

December 6,2019