A survey on Monday showed that UK retail sales rebounded in December with restrictions on stores eased and consumers buying food and other essentials before Christmas, but the outlook for January is the worst since summer. The monthly report of the Confederation of British Industries showed that the balance of …
Read More »UK: No-Deal Brexit Now Very Likely
It is now very likely that a no deal Brexit will be completed by the end of the year, a spokesman for the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson said on Thursday. Talks are in a serious situation and there is no room for an agreement unless the European Union (EU) …
Read More »UK Retail Sales Drop in November With Stores Closed
British retail sales fell last month when a four-week lockdown in England caused stores selling non-essential goods to close, dropping clothing sales by about a fifth and adding to the hardships in some of the main stores hit hardest. The Office for National Statistics said retail sales volumes overall fell …
Read More »BoE Leaves Policy Rate And QE Unchanged in December as Expected
The Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) decided to leave the benchmark interest rate unchanged at 0.10% at its December policy meeting and kept the Asset Purchase Facility steady at £895 billion.
Read More »UK Preliminary Manufacturing PMI Beats Estimates in December
The UK manufacturing and services sector activities showed mixed performance in December, the preliminary report from IHS Markit showed this Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS UK Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) jumped to a 37-month high level of 57.3 in December. The reading surpassed consensus estimates pointing to a …
Read More »Britain Inflation Eased in November
Official data revealed that inflation in Britain slowed more than expected in November, which may reflect the Black Friday discounts, with the price of clothes and shoes falling at the highest rate in ten years. The Office for National Statistics said consumer prices rose 0.3% year-on-year after rising 0.7% in …
Read More »UK PM Johnson’s spokesman: PM Restated to cabinet No-Trade Deal Was Most Likely Outcome
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Tuesday that the PM has reemphasised to his cabinet his desire to reach a trade deal with the European Union but not at any cost, per Reuters. “The PM restated to the cabinet that a no-trade deal was the most likely outcome,” …
Read More »A New Rise in The Unemployment Rate in Britain And Layoffs at a Record Level
The unemployment rate in Britain increased again in three months until October, while the number of workers who were laid off reached a record high, as companies prepared for the end of the government’s job support program as part of measures to mitigate the repercussions of the Corona pandemic, which …
Read More »UK PM Johnson’s spokesman: We Remain Hopeful of Reaching an Agreement With The EU
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s spokesman said on Monday that it’s still possible that they will not be able to reach a trade deal with the European Union due to remaining gaps, as reported by Reuters. “Time is in very short supply and has been for some time,”.”We remain hopeful …
Read More »Very Likely That We Will Have a No-deal Brexit
British Prime Minister, Boris Johnson crossed the wires in the last hour and said that we are always hopeful on Brexit. But from where we stand now, it is very, very likely that we will have a no-deal Brexit, Johnson added further.
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