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Bank Of England Set To Join Fed In Raising Interest Rates Again Amid High UK Inflation

“With inflation still four times the 2 per cent target, the Bank of England has little choice but to raise the bank rate again and leave the door open to further hikes in upcoming meetings,” said Kallum Pickering, senior...

03 August 2023

United Kingdom

UK Hails First Post-Brexit Trade Deals With Australia, New Zealand, But Impact Likely Small

UK Business and Trade Secretary Kemi Badenoch said that the start of the first all-new trade deals that Britain has struck since it left the European Union marked “a historic moment”

31 May 2023

UK Central Bank May Hike Rates After Big Jump In Food Prices

The Bank of England and the government have been focused on trying to prevent those cost pressures from becoming embedded in the economy, driving up wages and further fuelling inflation

23 March 2023

King Charles III of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

UK Royal Family Expenses Rise In Year Of ‘Significant Transition’

The palace said this year’s accounts cover a period of “significant transition” as King Charles III acceded to the throne after the passing away of his mother, Queen Elizabeth II, in September.

29 June 2023

UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak

UK PM Rishi Sunak Goes Live On LinkedIn To Push UK's Growth Plans

The British-Indian leader said the UK should be proud of its business credentials and pointed to the creation of 162 tech unicorns

24 April 2023

UK Inflation Jumps To 10.4 Per Cent, Surprising Analysts

The inflation report highlights the pressures faced by British consumers who spent the winter with one eye on their thermostats and the other watching the steady rise of prices for staples

22 March 2023

Bank of England

UK Wages Rise Sharply In April, Set To Bolster Expectations Of Another Rate Hike Next Week

The Office for National Statistics found that people's regular pay packets, which exclude bonuses, were up 7.2% in the three months to April from the same period the year before, as against the equivalent 6.6% increase...

13 June 2023

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UK Economy Shrinks 0.3 Per Cent

UK Economy Shrinks 0.3% In Three Months Through October

Gross domestic product, the broadest measure of economic activity, fell by 0.3 per cent in the period when compared with the three months through July

12 December 2022

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13 November 2022
UK Economy: A Crisis In The Making For Some Time, With India Trade Deal Offering Hope

UK Economy: A Crisis In The Making For Some Time, With India Trade Deal Offering Hope

The British Indian former finance minister, who took charge at 10 Downing Street last month with the promise to fix the fiscal errors of predecessor Liz...


11 October 2022
Bank Of England Expands Efforts To Stabilise Bond Market

Bank Of England Expands Efforts To Stabilise Bond Market

Bond yields tend to rise as risk increases because they represent the annual return investors demand to loan money to the government.


29 September 2022
UK's Truss Defends Economic Plan That Sent Pound Tumbling

UK's Truss Defends Economic Plan That Sent Pound Tumbling

Truss told BBC local radio that “we had to take urgent action to get our economy growing, get Britain moving and also deal with inflation” 


27 September 2022
British Pound Stabilizes, But Turmoil Still Roils UK Economy

British Pound Stabilizes, But Turmoil Still Roils UK Economy

The turmoil is already having real-world effects, with several British mortgage lenders pulling offers from the market amid expectations the Bank of England...


27 September 2022
Rishi Sunak Supporters Speak Out As UK Economy Spirals Under Liz Truss

Rishi Sunak Supporters Speak Out As UK Economy Spirals Under Liz Truss

Some of Sunak’s parliamentary colleagues also point out exactly that prophetic stance of Britain’s first Indian-origin contender for the top job at 10...


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03 September 2022
India Surpasses UK To Become Fifth-Largest Economy In The World

India Surpasses UK To Become Fifth-Largest Economy In The World

While the British currency sterling underperformed against the US Dollar compared to the Rupee, Pound has slipped 8 per cent against the Indian currency this...


31 August 2022
Rishi Sunak Pledges To Work ‘Night And Day’ For Vision As UK PM Race Enters Finale

Rishi Sunak Pledges To Work ‘Night And Day’ For Vision As UK PM Race Enters Finale

Rishi Sunak is looking to make history as Britain’s first PM of Indian-origin and has the overwhelming support of the Indian diaspora, many of whom have...


13 July 2022
UK Economy Shows Unexpectedly Strong Growth In May

UK Economy Shows Unexpectedly Strong Growth In May

The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that gross domestic product expanded 0.5 per cent in the month, compared with economic forecasts of about 0.1...


22 June 2022
UK Inflation Rate Hits New 40-Year High Of 9.1%

UK Inflation Rate Hits New 40-Year High Of 9.1%

The Office for National Statistics said Wednesday that consumer price inflation rose slightly from 9% in April, itself the highest level since 1982


18 May 2022
Recession Fears Grow As UK Inflation Hits 40-Year High Of 9%

Recession Fears Grow As UK Inflation Hits 40-Year High Of 9%

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) found that inflation, which is the rate at which prices rise, has surged from an already high 7 per cent in March


11 April 2022
UK Economic Growth Slows Amid Declines In Manufacturing

UK Economic Growth Slows Amid Declines In Manufacturing

Gross domestic product increased just 0.1% from a month earlier, down from the 0.8% growth reported in January, the Office for National Statistics said Monday


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