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House price rises accelerate in England and Wales

Tuesday 21 May 2013

House price growth accelerated across the UK as a whole in March, although Scotland and Northern Ireland remain in decline. Read More
UK CPI significantly undershoots forecasts in April - UPDATE

Tuesday 21 May 2013

The UK consumer price index (CPI) grew by 2.4 per cent in the year to April 2013, down from 2.8 per cent in March, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Read More
UK mortgage lending rose in April, new estimates show - UPDATE

Tuesday 21 May 2013

UK mortgage lending increased by four per cent in April compared to a month earlier, according to estimates from the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML). Read More
Factory gate inflation much weaker than forecast in April - UPDATE

Tuesday 21 May 2013

Factory gate inflation trailed off to a 1.1 per cent year-on-year rate of increase in April, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), versus a rise of 1.9 per cent in the month before. Read More
UK consumer prices slowed their gains in April

Tuesday 21 May 2013

The Consumer Prices Index (CPI) grew by 2.4 per cent in the year to April 2013, down from 2.8 per cent in March, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Read More
High inflation hindering growth in UK, says report

Monday 20 May 2013

A leading forecaster said high inflation has cost the UK economy 10bn pounds over the past three years. Read More
Average UK home asking prices hit new record in May

Monday 20 May 2013

- Average UK home asking prices hit new record Read More
Bankers' bonus cap to hit up to 10 times as many employees

Monday 20 May 2013

PricewaterhouseCoopers has said the European Union (EU) is to significantly extend the reach of the bankers' bonus cap to include 10 times as many employees than previously expected. Read More
BoE's Weale urges caution over monetary stimulus

Friday 17 May 2013

Bank of England (BoE) policymaker Martin Weale had dashed hopes that incoming Governor Mark Carney will implement further monetary stimulus to lift the economy. Read More
Prime Minister is 'deeply concerned' about potential petrol price fixing

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Prime Minister David Cameron has admitted he is 'deeply concerned' about the possibility that recent leaps in petrol prices is the result of price-fixing. Read More
Bank of England forecasts stronger growth and lower inflation

Wednesday 15 May 2013

The Bank of England (BoE) lifted its growth forecast in a quarterly economic update Wednesday. Read More
UK unemployment rises in first quarter, ONS figures reveal

Wednesday 15 May 2013

UK unemployment rose to 2.52m in the first three months of the year, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Read More
Cameron to publish draft bill on in-out EU referendum

Tuesday 14 May 2013

UK Prime Minister David Cameron is set to publish a draft bill for an ‘in-out’ European Union (EU) referendum on Tuesday. Read More
Paypal co-founder Peter Thiel expected to invest further in London

Tuesday 14 May 2013

Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal, will 'very likely' invest further in London, a business associate of the billionaire has said. Read More
UK housing demand rises to multi-year highs, RICS says

Tuesday 14 May 2013

The government´s new 'Help-to-Buy' programme is already stoking demand for housing in the UK, according to the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS). Read More
CBI expects GDP to grow but warns of challenges ahead

Monday 13 May 2013

The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) on Monday said the UK economy is set to grow throughout 2013, but warned 'clear challenges' lay ahead. Read More
Construction drops to lowest level seen in 15 years

Friday 10 May 2013

UK construction output plunged it its lowest level in 15 years in the first three months of the year, data revealed Friday. Read More
Osborne warns economic recovery is not guaranteed

Friday 10 May 2013

Chancellor George Osborne has warned that the recovery of the UK is not guaranteed, and has said that economies must be 'nurtured'. Read More
UK trade deficit narrows on softer sterling

Friday 10 May 2013

UK trade moved further towards positive territory in March as the pound wallowed well below its pre-crisis highs. Read More
Bank of England leaves policy settings unchanged

Thursday 09 May 2013

The Bank of England has, as widely anticipated, decided to maintain current policy settings in the wake of recent indicators which have suggested the UK economy has been moving in the right direction ... Read More