General election: Want to boost UK growth? Here’s what top economists would do May 23, 2024 Economists think that the next government should prioritise reforms to the planning regime in order to boost the UK's economic growth, according to a City A.M. poll.
UK economy: Survey suggests growth is slowing ahead of July general election May 23, 2024 The performance of the UK economy is likely to be central to the election campaign.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open lower as rate cut bets ease May 23, 2024 Asian markets mixed post-US stock dip, Nvidia up 6% post-bell on strong revenue. Focus on UK-US PMI data for economic cues.
Election 2024: This economic data is bad news – that’s why Sunak called a vote May 22, 2024 The Conservatives are set to call an election for July 4th and will put a nascent economic recovery at the heart of their re-election pitch.
Could the Bank of England still cut rates in June after poor inflation figures? May 22, 2024 Although Rishi Sunak jumped on the airwaves to proclaim inflation was "back to normal", markets seemed less convinced.
Blow for Jeremy Hunt’s tax cut hopes as borrowing beats expectations in April May 22, 2024 Economists closely watch the borrowing figures for any indications of how much fiscal space the Conservatives will have to cut taxes ahead of an election later this year.
Inflation ahead of expectations in blow for June interest rate cut hopes May 22, 2024 At the Bank of England's last meeting earlier this month, policymakers confirmed that they were considering cutting interest rates.
FTSE 100 today: London markets set to open higher if UK inflation falls in line with expectations May 22, 2024 Asian indices mixed despite Wall Street's record highs; RBNZ kept rates steady. Investors await UK CPI, Fed minutes, and Nvidia earnings.
Can Mel Stride’s bootcamps address ‘urgent need’ to boost workforce? May 21, 2024 Stride admitted that moving away from migration might provide a "recruitment challenge," but argued the policy formed part of a shift towards an "economic model based on British talent".
The rise and fall of 20th Century monetarism, according to one of Margaret Thatcher’s advisors May 21, 2024 "There's not much in economics that is strictly scientific. Milton Friedman said this (monetarism) was a science and Margaret Thatcher sort of bought into that idea," Tim Lankester told City A.M.