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2 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Andrew Atkinson
UK building firms shed jobs at the fastest pace since the height of the pandemic as rising costs and sluggish order books tightened their grip on the sector, a closely watched survey found. S&P Global said activity in the industry declined for a third straight month, with its headline PMI registering 46.4 in March — up from 44.6 in February but well below the neutral level of 50. The reading was in line with the median forecast of economists surveyed by Bloomberg.
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3 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Andrew Atkinson |Tom Rees
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3 weeks ago | 
sg.news.yahoo.com | Philip Aldrick |Andrew Atkinson |Irina Anghel
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer came to power last year promising a growth boost but ended up presiding over a slump. Nine months on, however, the British economy may finally be turning the corner. UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer came to power last year promising a growth boost but ended up presiding over a slump. Nine months on, however, the British economy may finally be turning the corner.
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3 weeks ago | 
financialpost.com | Philip Aldrick |Andrew Atkinson |Irina Anghel
“Tentative green shoots” is how Ruth Gregory, deputy chief UK economist at Capital Economics, summed up a deluge of data earlier Friday that showed retail sales rising and strong growth in living standards. RSM UK economist Thomas Pugh agrees.
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3 weeks ago | 
bloomberg.com | Philip Aldrick |Andrew Atkinson |Irina Anghel
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1 month ago | 
bloomberg.com | Andrew Atkinson |Philip Aldrick
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1 month ago | 
bloomberg.com | Andrew Atkinson |Sam Unsted
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1 month ago | 
bloomberg.com | Andrew Atkinson |Greg Ritchie
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1 month ago | 
bloomberg.com | Andrew Atkinson |Irina Anghel
UK mortgage approvals dipped less than forecast in January, suggesting homebuyers are still rushing to complete transactions before a key tax goes up. Banks and building societies authorized 66,189 home loans, just 316 fewer than in December, the Bank of England said Monday. Economists had forecast a drop to 65,500. Net mortgage lending climbed to £4.21 billion ($5.3 billion) as previous approvals translated into transactions.
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1 month ago | 
business-standard.com | Irina Anghel |Andrew Atkinson
Bank of England policymaker Swati Dhingra has elaborated on her decision to call for interest rates to be slashed, saying taking a "gradual" approach would still leave monetary policy as a drag on the economy this year. In her first public comments since she and Catherine Mann voted for a half-point rate cut on Feb. 6, Dhingra said consumer spending was likely to remain weak and inflationary pressures subdued.
