Unexpected UK retail sales jump boosts economy as storm gathers
British retailers reported the best start to the year since 2021 in what may be a fleeting boost for the economy, with rising bills and the U.S. trade war increasingly
British retailers reported the best start to the year since 2021 in what may be a fleeting boost for the economy, with rising bills and the U.S. trade war increasingly
British consumer confidence slid this month to its lowest level since November 2023 as people became much gloomier about the outlook for the economy, with rising bills and the
British companies buckled in April under the strain of an escalating global trade war that threatens to tip the economy into a new downturn, a survey showed on Wednesday.
British manufacturers endured a torrid March as the U.S. tariff threat and looming tax increases at home contributed to a plunge in new orders and ebbing optimism, a business
British business confidence held steady this month, matching February's six-month high and adding to tentative signs of an uptick in the economy in early 2025, a survey
British shoppers unexpectedly loosened their purse-strings last month, official data showed on Friday, defying most forecasts from analysts who
British finance minister Rachel Reeves, facing a weak economy, trimmed her spending plans in a budget update on Wednesday that
British inflation slowed more than expected in February, bringing some relief to consumers ahead of a likely new pick-up in price growth and to
Beset by weak growth and rising borrowing costs, Britain will bump up its issuance of government bonds in the coming financial year, and some primary
Businesses in Britain's huge services sector reported a pickup this month, according to a survey that offered some comfort to finance minister Rachel Reeves ahead of a
London's Heathrow Airport resumed full operations on Saturday and ordered a probe into how it dealt with a power outage that shut Europe's busiest air
Britain's statistics office, already under fire for its unreliable labour market data, paused publication of industrial inflation figures on
Virtual reality headsets will enter Britain's inflation data next month while classified newspaper print adverts will disappear in an annual shake-up of the basket of goods
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