“You can’t talk UK finances without talking Brexit…” https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/sunak-called-out-for-overlooking-brexit-on-campaign-trail_uk_664f19a9e4b042129b89afce
Yet Europe’s economic outlook is undoubtedly improving. Data published … European Central Bank’s (ECB) 2% target. Core inflation, which excludes … Read…
“World body’s latest health check of UK economy says ‘unpopular revenue-raising measures’ may be needed.” https://www.theguardian.com/business/article/2024/may/21/imf-tells-uk-cut-taxes-jeremy-hunt?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other Jeremy Hunt looks to…
The U.K. is expected to grow more slowly than most of the world’s developed nations this year, but it can…
“Starmer wants to make Tory economic policy a central theme of Labour’s election campaign…without mentioning Brexit.” https://www.theguardian.com/business/2024/apr/28/how-can-labour-fix-britains-economic-failure-without-rejoining-the-eu
Continuing levels of inactivity due to ill-health and caring responsibilities suggest all is not well. Read More
“Labour is unlikely to pursue a reversal of the U.K.’s exit from the European Union, meaning it will have to…
The British prime minister recently claimed the UK economy has “turned a corner”. … The global financial crisis, Brexit and…
“The EU’s economy is growing 2.3 percentage points faster than the UK’s on an annual basis.” https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2024-03-19/brexit-s-lasting-economic-and-financial-damage-looks-inescapable
A deeper recession was avoided only thanks to record immigration, and the MPC is bound to be cautious about cutting…