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Current backdrop for UK retail sector is "painfully uncertain"
(Alliance News) - UK data on Friday painted an underwhelming picture of the retail sector, with the ongoing cost of living crisis keeping a lid on sales, while the outbreak...
Read moreSticky UK inflation print injects "uncertainty" before BoE meeting
(Alliance News) - The stubborn UK inflation data puts pressure on the prevailing market narrative that the Bank of England has finished its rate hiking cycle, analysts contended on Wednesday....
Read moreLack of "unpleasant surprises" in UK wage data takes pressure off BoE
(Alliance News) - Tuesday's wage inflation print from the UK shows the pace of pay increases seems to be on a downward trend, which analysts believe will reinforce the likelihood...
Read moreChinese inflation print disappoints, but trade data more hopeful
(Alliance News) - China's latest inflation figures point to an "uneven" and "gradual" consumer recovery, as soft trade data means more fiscal support is likely, according to Pantheon Macroeconomics. ...
Read more"Goldilocks" zone for UK as economy grinds out growth in August
(Alliance News) - The UK economy returned to growth in August, according to new figures from the Office for National Statistics on Thursday, though only just, as the cost-of-living crisis...
Read moreSeptember's UK retail sales data a "blip" amid unusually warm weather
(Alliance News) - UK retail sales increased again last month, data on Tuesday showed, though the rate of growth slowed as purchases of big-ticket items fell amid cost of living...
Read moreRisk of Germany falling back into recession "uncomfortably high" - ING
(Alliance News) - German industrial production continued to decline on a monthly and annual basis in August, official statistics revealed on Monday, fueling fears that Europe's largest economy is set...
Read moreHigher-for-longer interest rates will keep pressure on UK house prices
(Alliance News) - UK house prices fell again in September, according to the Halifax house price index released on Friday, with analysts warning that high interest rates in the UK...
Read moreHigher for longer rates outlook "won't survive" - Capital Economics
(Alliance News) - Some relief for stock market traders may be in the offing soon enough, as a "higher for longer" global interest rates outlook is unlikely to persist, according...
Read moreLatest UK PMI survey "casts doubt" on manufacturing recovery
(Alliance News) - The UK manufacturing sector remained in decline last month, according to survey data on Monday, somewhat at odds with the most recent batch of official. ...
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