UK Staves Off Recession Threat for Now With Stagnant Quarter
The UK economy flatlined in the third quarter, defying forecasts of a small contraction and ensuring a recession
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BOE Likely to Highlight Recession Risk Ahead of Next UK Election
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UK Is Losing Jobs at the Sharpest Pace Since the Pandemic
The UK economy lost jobs again in the quarter though August, marking the longest drop in employment since
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UK Borrowing on Track to Undershoot as Inflation Boosts Tax
An inflation-induced tax boom has left UK government borrowing on track to come in significantly below official forecasts
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UK Retail Sales Fall More Than Expected in Spell of Warm Weather
UK retail sales tumbled more than expected as unusually warm weather deterred shoppers from spending on clothes for
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English Breakfast Becomes Cheaper as Food Inflation Slackens
The cost of a full English breakfast fell for the third time in five months as food inflation
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UK Inflation Stays Higher Than Expected After Oil Price Jump
UK inflation failed to slow as forecast in September as rising oil prices offset downward pressures from food
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Don’t Use Net Worth As a Fiscal Target, UK Labour Party Told
Governments should not use net worth as a fiscal target because it “tell us little or nothing about
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UK Tax Relief Helps Deliver 9.2% Boost to Business Investment
Businesses invested more in the UK over the past year than previously thought as they took advantage of
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UK Economy Stronger Than First Thought in Boost for Sunak
The UK economy is larger than previously thought, new figures show in a boost for Prime Minister Rishi
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Britain Loses Green Jobs in Latest Blow to Net Zero Transition
The UK said the number of “green jobs” associated with the push toward net zero fossil fuel emissions
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Microsoft’s Activision Deal Set to Get UK’s Blessing: The London Rush
Game on! Microsoft Corp.’s stop-and-go deal to acquire Activision Blizzard Inc. got an early-morning boost from the UK’s
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