September 21st, 2018
By Christopher Nye
The day after we discovered we are all getting poorer, UK retail sales smashed forecasts. The markets had been expecting a 0.2% decline in August, but sales actually...
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September 20th, 2018
By Christopher Nye
On 11 September, we learned that average earnings in the UK increased by 2.9% in the three months to July. This was good news for British households, who have been...
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September 19th, 2018
By Christopher Nye
If there was ever a day that was then that was the day that was. Overnight, Donald Trump announced a new 10% tariff on $200 billion of Chinese goods that would rise to...
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September 18th, 2018
By Christopher Nye
The only release of note yesterday was the eurozone’s inflation rate for August, which came in as expected at 2%. However, there was plenty to talk about,...
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September 17th, 2018
By Christopher Nye
The pound began Friday by hitting a six-week high against the dollar, as investors remain optimistic about the UK agreeing a deal with the EU. However, as the day wore...
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