FLASH: UK PMI's Temporary Dip Still Stronger than IP
The UK’s manufacturing PMI retreated toward its March low, at 54.3. With the euro area still strong, this is likely to be another temporary blip....
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UK Activity: Soft but Stable Outlook
- The ONS’s third estimate of Q1 UK GDP growth was unrevised at 0.2% q-o-q, as expected, albeit not yet delivering the upgrade that the BoE...
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BoE: Hiking Rates Early (Call Change to May-18)
Hawkish warnings from the BoE have been mounting, with Andy Haldane now indicating a desire to raise rates in 2017, despite historically being a...
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BoE: Silvana Tenreyro Has Some Dovish Form
Kristin Forbes’s replacement on the BoE MPC will be Silvana Tenreyro, who appears to be another well qualified female academic. During her time as...
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FLASH: UK Retail Normalises Lower After Easter
UK retail sales retraced much of its Easter-related strength in May as overall sales fell by 1.2% m-o-m (1.6% ex-auto fuel). This fall was...
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