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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...
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Sticky 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....
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Lack 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...
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Chinese 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. ...
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"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...
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September'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...
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Risk 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...
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Higher-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...
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Higher 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...
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Latest 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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