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New monthly data

Royal wedding and warm weather lift UK economy

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Prince Harry's wedding to Meghan Markle helped give the UK economy a lift in May, according to new monthly GDP figures.

Slower growth than expected

Interest rate rise in doubt over weak GDP figures

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An interest rate rise next month looks less than a certainty after Britain’s economy slowed much more sharply than expected in the first three months of 2018.

Rate rise likely on new GDP data

Services lead rise in UK economic growth

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The UK economy grew at 0.4% between July and September, raising prospects of an interest rate rise.

Governor talks of monetary tightening

Bank governor drops rate rise hint despite GDP slip

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Bank of England governor Mark Carney has hinted at a rise in interest rates ...

Better prospects ahead

Outlook brightens on business friendly Brexit

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Medium term economic prospects have improved, according to a new survey...

Growth falters ahead of election

UK economy slows as US also stutters

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The UK economy slowed between January and March...

No sign of Brexit slowdown

UK economy heads off fears to grow 0.5%

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Britain’s economy expanded by 0.5% in the three months since the EU vote. This was down from 0.7% in previous quarter, but showed some resilience amid fears of a sharpRead More

Output rises by 0.6%

UK economy grew faster than expected in Q2

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Fears of a marked slowdown in the British economy in the run-up to the EU referendum appeared to be overdone....

As Bank of Scotland reports jobs market cooling...

CBI upgrades UK economic growth to 2.7% on back of more jobs and low oil price

Rapid job creation, low oil prices and near-zero inflation have led the CBI to upgrade its growth forecast for this year. The employers’s body now believes the economy will expand by 2.7%Read More