The Friday Update

It’s been a pretty quiet week once again for the UK economy. There have been no major economic data releases, events or political activity. Sterling has to therefore benefitted from a comparatively negative week across the other side of the Atlantic. This week saw ‘worse than expected’ manufacturing and employment data which has had an […]

Following the drama of the last couple of weeks, the last five days have been relatively quiet on the economic front. There were no major economic releases coming out of the UK. Over the course of the week, we’ve seen the Pound slowly gain ground against both the Euro and the Dollar. This is in […]

It has been a huge week for the UK economy. On Tuesday the rate of unemployment rose slightly from 3.5% to 3.6%. This was swiftly followed by higher-than-expected inflation figures on Wednesday. UK inflation is now sitting at a whopping 11.1%, a 41-year high. Yesterday we saw the Autumn Statement in which a whole range […]

It’s been a mixed week for the markets.  This morning saw the announcement of new GDP figures which showed the UK economy had contracted by 0.2% in the last quarter, pushing the UK ever closer to officially being in recession. It’s worth noting that the Bank of England already believes that we are now currently […]

The news this week has been dominated by interest rate hikes across the West. On Tuesday, the Royal Bank of Australia announced a 0.25% increase taking their rate to 2.8%. This was followed on Wednesday by the US Fed who raised their rates by 0.75% to 4%. Finally, yesterday the Bank of England followed the […]

It’s been a whirlwind few days again in the UK as we were introduced to our third Prime Minister this year!  On Tuesday, Rishi Sunak walked through the famous door of Number 10 and set to work appointing a new government of equal parts continuity and change. In his first speech as PM, he recognised […]