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The latest official estimate of the UK's economic performance in the first quarter showed quarterly growth decelerated by as much as half, from 0.6% down to 0.3%. The primary reasons for such a sudden...

The UK labour market has been tightening sharply since the downfall of the 2008 financial crisis, and is nearing its full potential, as the remaining slack in the labour market is expected to be...

Even though slow and gradual, an expected rebound in the UK consumer price index in the months to come should again pump up the hawkish mood among the BoE policymakers. The Bank of England (BoE) is...

The changes prepared at the Bank of England will change the way markets react to the institution's data, as Governor Carney's clearer communication strategy will now send an avalanche of data tumbling...

The UK is likely to avoid remaining in deflationary territory in May as one-off seasonal effects dissipated and prices of crude oil and petrol continued to rise. This should more likely than not lead...

Weak consumer price pressures and temporary deflation should keep the Bank of England policymakers united on monetary policy decisions in the coming months.Wednesday's publication of the Monetary...

The Conservative government-planned sharp fiscal cuts in the UK public sector may mean a more cautious path towards normalizing monetary policy and a longer-term drag on sterling. The UK...

Even if the consumer price index turns slightly negative in April, the UK is unlikely to experience a prolonged deflationary spiral.How likely is it that the annual rate of UK CPI fell into deflation...

Sterling managed to shrug off mediocre UK growth data on Tuesday and, after a short-lived dip against the US dollar immediately after the GDP release, swung back up towards two-month...

In the minutes from the March meeting of the Bank of England's (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC), policymakers argued that divergent monetary policy in the euro zone and the UK would translate...

Market participants continue to push back their interest-rate hike expectations, despite the UK's economic growth reaching pre-crisis levels last year, and the jobless rate falling in February to its...

The annual rate of UK CPI inflation is expected to have remained steady at 0% in March, although some argue the rate fell further into deflation as the effects of steep falls in energy and food...

The most recent surveys of the UK labour market indicate wage growth is unlikely to pick up pace this year, despite unemployment falling sharply and a record high number of people at work. In August...

UK inflation is expected to decelerate further in February, as downside inflationary pressures in the medium-term intensified on stronger sterling against the euro.Inflation in the UK has been slowing...

Market participants are paying higher costs to secure against sterling volatility amid concerns the next general election will lead to intensified political and fiscal uncertainties. The 2010...

Concerns about the risks of a prolonged period of global and domestic disinflationary pressures are expected to have dominated the debate at the Bank of England in March. The March decision to keep...