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Upcoming UK macro data should make the overall picture on the level of slack clearer. If strong commercial wage growth data translate into stronger official figures, and Q2 growth shows the economy...

The UK labor market is expected to keep strengthening, with the jobless rate falling further below the threshold and with the claimant count decreasing substantially. Still, wage growth is expected to...

The rate of consumer prices in Britain increased more than expected in June as prices of food, clothing and footwear contributed to the upward pressure.Both overall consumer prices and core prices...

The annual rate of UK consumer price inflation is expected to tick up slightly in June although the record shop price deflation could keep the rate unchanged.The Consumer Price Index (CPI), measuring...

As widely expected, the Bank of England left policy on hold in July, given its promise to keep the rate ultra-low for some time to come to offer the economy space to rebound. More will be revealed in...

Markit's composite Purchasing Managers' Index (PMI) for the whole of the second quarter came in stronger than in the first quarter, suggesting gross domestic product (GDP) should continue to rise at a...

Macro fundamentals and the subsequent expectations of the future paths of monetary policy of both the Fed and BoE is expected to dictate movement on the GBP/USD pair in the second half of this...

The stronger the UK macro data, the closer the point at which the Bank of England will raise the base rate. If this is the case for the upcoming six months, further upward pressure to sterling's...

Bank of England financial stability policymakers are expected to rein in a surging housing market by introducing macroprudential tools in order to curb excessive debt looming over households.A lack of...