The UK's public finances recorded their largest-ever January surplus, in what amounts to a welcome boost to the Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond mere weeks ahead of Brexit.

February 21,2019

Germany's all-important manufacturing sector slumped into contraction in February, exacerbating fears that the Eurozone's largest economy has been unable to extricate itself from an ongoing slump in activity.

February 21,2019

The UK labour market appears to be in decent shape with numbers out of the ONS confirming January saw a joint record for the numbers of employed in the UK economy.

February 19,2019

UK retail sales rebounded in January from a steep slump in the final month of 2018, as consumers headed back to the High Street in the New Year, potentially setting the economy up for a recovery of GDP growth from a similar downturn back in December. 

February 15,2019

Data out of Germany today confirms Europe's largest economy narrowly avoided falling into a technical recession at the turn of the year, but one economist tells us improvements in performance are likely in 2019.

August 7,2019

Inflation fell beneath the Bank of Engand (BoE) target in January for the first time in two years, although consumer price pressures are still too high for many economists, who say interest rates will rise in the coming months as a result.

February 13,2019