BoE: Seeking Proof from the Political Pudding
Both Michael Saunders and Jon Haskel maintained their dovish dissents at the MPC’s Dec-19 meeting, as expected, despite the decisive political...
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UK: Bullish Black Friday Effect Hitting Dec-19
The ONS reports a 0.6% m-o-m decline in UK retail sales for “November”, but that does not include sales on Black Friday or the preceding week. The...
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UK Inflation: Nov-19 Strength Partly Persists
UK inflation exceeded expectations in Nov-19, mostly due to food prices amid payback and rapid passthrough of wholesale pressure. Thomas Cook’s...
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UK: Labour Resilience Ahead of Brexit Resolution
The unemployment rate remained at 3.8% in Oct-19, as I expected, but is now on the cusp of rounding down, contrary to the consensus forecast for...
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Tory Landslide Prepares the Ground for an Economic Rebound for GB and Ireland
Boris Johnson has secured the strongest Conservative mandate since Margaret Thatcher in 1987, with an 80-seat majority in the House of Commons and...
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