Silver linings and all that. Growth in wages is slowing, (some) inflation is down, which means...
Economy
“UK inflation falls to lowest level since 2022”
Well, here’s something to put a smile on Rishi and Jeremy’s collective faces: inflation has...
“Is the UK recession over? Latest UK GDP stats show growth uptick in January: investment experts warn against complacency”
We have been or are, depending on your point of view or choice of statistics, in the midst of a...
“UK slips into recession as economy contracts 0.1% in December”
This week’s big economic and bad election news is that we are, or certainly have been, officially...
“Reaction: UK economy returns to growth as GDP rises by 0.3%”
OK, this sounds like good news, doesn’t I? Last month’s figures showed a fall in GDP, and three of...
“UK economy teeters on recession following revised ONS figures”
Some cheery, pre-Christmas news, lost in the myriad of other happy, seasonal stuff. According to...
“Should we still be worried about inflation?”
As rehearsed here many times, inflation, and mainly the US version, is the key to a revival in the...
“King’s Speech: Inflation control key as pensions and IHT take back seat”
The Big Issues for the financial world which might have featured in The Speech weren’t there. Have...
“Will 2023 escape the much-feared recession?”
Is recession just a state of mind? Well partly, as it all depends where you are, what you’re doing...
“UK economy ekes out growth in August but not enough to prompt more rate rises”
Great news, our economy grew in August! Well, only on the face of it, apparently. You might think...
“UK economy slides by a steeper-than-expected 0.5% in July”
All sorts of mixed economic news for our little-old economy this week. There was ’negative growth’...
“UK inflation falls more than expected to 7.9% in June”
There are as many versions of inflation in the big world of the economy as there are in our humble...
“Interest rate hike triggers largest wealth decline for UK households since WWII”
You might not have realised it, but ‘over the past four decades, wealth has soared across...
“Bank of England says UK economy coping with higher rates”
So here’s the good news. We plucky Brits are getting on with life in the face of rising interest...
“Wage growth was 7.3% from March to May in blow to Bank of England”
It’s very easy to point fingers at the memory of, just a couple of short years ago, the promise of...