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Economics

  • US economy races ahead of UK despite Federal Reserve crushing Americans with rate hikes

    January 26, 2023

    The US economy is growing much faster than expected despite the Federal Reserve piling pressure on Americans with aggressive interest rate hikes to tame inflation, official figures out today show. Stateside gross domestic product (GDP) climbed 2.9 per cent over the three months to December, better than the 2.6 per cent growth pencilled in by [...]

  • Bank of England expected to raise interest rates by 50 points to post financial crisis high of four per cent

    January 26, 2023

    The Bank of England is set to hike interest rates 50 basis points to four per cent next week, jacking them up to the highest level since the financial crisis, markets expect. City traders reckon its governor Andrew Bailey will lift borrowing costs for the tenth time in a row, something the UK central bank [...]

  • Recession risks ramp up as UK economy goes ‘from bad to worse’

    January 26, 2023

    The risk of a recession striking the UK is gathering pace experts warned today as still extremely high inflation and collapsing confidence has resulted in the economy going from “bad to worse”. Swelling costs squeezing margins are forcing businesses to cut back production, while higher prices are eroding consumers’ incomes, knocking spending. Those two factors [...]

  • FTSE 100 close: Barclays, HSBC and Easyjet shine on otherwise poor day in London

    January 25, 2023

    London’s FTSE 100 today gave up morning gains to finish lower before stronger-than-expected retail earnings provided a balm against recession fears. The capital’s premier index fell 0.22 per cent to 7,740.34 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, slid 0.38 per cent to [...]

  • UK’s wealth gap: Cost of living crisis boosts income of richest Brits by £1k but leaves poorest £600 a year worse off

    January 25, 2023

    The disparity between Britain’s richest and Britain’s poorest earners has grown as a result of the cost of living crisis and a freezing in the income tax threshold, figures have revealed. The richest Brits have managed to increase their household disposable income by just over £1,000 in the last year, while the poorest are on [...]

  • Inflation: UK producer prices slow as petrol prices drop below 150p

    January 25, 2023

    The ONS has published the latest PPI update, revealing that rising input prices slowed last month amid easing petrol prices.

  • FTSE 100 close: Shell and BP drag London index below European rivals

    January 24, 2023

    London’s FTSE 100 was left behind by its European rivals today after it was driven lower by big oil megacaps taking a tumble and recession concerns returning to bite. The capital’s premier index fell 0.35 per cent to 7,757.37 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of [...]

  • House sales set to tumble this year on recession jitters, experts warn

    January 24, 2023

    House sales are set to tumble due to owners waiting until the recession passes to cash in on their homes, estate agents have predicted today. Homeowners are expected to adopt a wait and see approach during the first six months of 2023 for fear they will have to sell their property at a lower-than-demanded price. [...]

  • Will the global economy avoid a recession? Some people think so

    January 24, 2023

    The global economy will narrowly avoid a recession this year due to China dismantling its zero Covid policy, forecasters have predicted today. A boost from the world’s second biggest economy re-entering the global community is set to power world GDP 1.9 per cent this year, according to S&P Global Market Intelligence. Beijing’s surprise scrapping of [...]

  • UK economy stumbles behind Euro peers as risk of recession gathers pace

    January 24, 2023

    The UK economy is falling further behind its international rivals and experts, according to a closely watched survey. The survey by economists has revealed Britain’s services industry, which generates about £2 in every £3 in the country, is shrinking at the fastest pace in two years. S&P Global and the Chartered Institute of Procurement and [...]

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