An higher quarterly sales rate helped ease concerns that a sector slowdown could extend into the following year, according to British homebuilder Persimmon Plc, which stated on Wednesday that it intends to build homes at the top end of its annual guidance range. The British housing industry has shown indications …
Read More »UK business survey points to Q1 growth and growing confidence
An industry poll released on Friday revealed that British businesses reported a second month of growth in March, indicating that the country’s GDP grew in the first quarter of 2023. The S&P Global/CIPS UK Composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI), which includes both manufacturing and service businesses, reported a “flash” reading …
Read More »UK factory price expectations fall to lowest since March 2021
A gauge of British manufacturers’ inflation expectations fell to its lowest in two years after output slid again in the three months to March, the Confederation of British Industry’s (CBI)said on Wednesday. The CBI’s gauge of expected selling prices fell to +25 in March, the lowest since March 2021 and …
Read More »UK house prices rise 6.3% in 12 months to January
British house prices rose by 6.3% in January from the same month in 2022, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) said on Wednesday. The rise was smaller than December’s downwardly revised 9.3% increase. London saw the weakest annual price rise of all English regions, with prices in the capital up …
Read More »Binance suspends GBP transfers after crypto crackdown
The World’s largest exchange is expected to suspend UK withdrawals amid increasing crypto scrutiny. Therefore, British customers of the world’s biggest cryptocurrency exchange will be unable to withdraw their money from the platform within months. Binance has been forced to suspend withdrawals to British bank accounts following pressure from regulators …
Read More »UK Manufacturing Production declines 0.4% MoM in January
The latest UK industrial and manufacturing production figures issued by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) on Friday revealed a drop in industrial sector activity in January. Manufacturing production was -0.4% MoM in January, compared to -0.1% expected and 0% in December, while total industrial output was -0.3% MoM, compared …
Read More »Britain extends subsidies on energy bills for 3 months
British finance minister Jeremy Hunt is set to extend subsidies for household energy bills for three months after April, the Times reported on Friday, in a move that should ease cost-of-living pressures in the country. It is scheduled to cut government support starting next month, which means that average annual …
Read More »UK house prices fall by most since 2012, mortgage approvals drop
British house prices last month dropped by the most in more than 10 years, mortgage lender Nationwide said on Wednesday, adding to signs of a slowdown in the housing market in the face of high inflation and rising borrowing costs. The 1.1% fall was the biggest year-on-year drop since November …
Read More »UK, EU leaders praise ‘extraordinary’ deal on NI Protocol
In a joint press conference with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak that they have amended the original Northern Ireland Protocol deal and agreed a new “Windsor framework.” The GBP/USD edged slightly lower from daily highs with the initial reaction to this …
Read More »UK issues export bans on every item used by Russia in war
Britain marked the one-year anniversary of the invasion of Ukraine by issuing more sanctions against Russia, including export bans on every item it has used on the battlefield and import bans of iron and steel goods. Britain has frozen assets and targeted a wave of Russian officials and companies in …
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