UK Retail Sales Surprisingly Drop

British retail sales grew by the most in over a decade in the second quarter of 2018, official data showed this morning, giving the Bank of England reassurance shoppers had […]

British Inflation Fails To Rise

British inflation failed to rise as expected last month, potentially giving Bank of England policymakers pause for thought ahead of a widely expected interest rate hike next month. Despite motor […]

UK Pay Growth Slows

British workers’ pay growth has slowed to its weakest in six months despite record employment, challenging the Bank of England as it considers whether to raise interest rates next month […]

Key Vote In Parliament Today

Following last week’s Brexit White Paper, the Customs Bill heads back to the House of Commons today. Several amendments to the bill have been tabled, including four by hard-Brexiteer Jacob […]

Government To Publish Brexit White Paper

Today’s attention is likely to centre on the UK government’s publication of its Brexit White Paper following last week’s Chequers meeting. The White Paper is expected to formalise the plan […]

Focus on Mark Carney’s Speech

In Europe, German Chancellor Angela Merkel said UK PM May’s new Brexit proposal, after Friday’s Cabinet agreement meeting at Chequers, was a “solid step forward”. Today though, the market maybe […]

David Davies Resigns

UK Brexit Secretary David Davis and two other government ministers resigned overnight, just two days after the ‘soft’ Brexit agreement at Chequers. In Mr Davis’s resignation letter, he argues that […]

Is the Brexit plan unworkable?

UK PM May hosts the Cabinet at Chequers today, where an agreement on the content of the government’s White Paper on a third post-Brexit trading arrangement, dubbed a “facilitated customs […]

70% chance of UK rate hike in August

In the UK, all eyes will be on Bank of England Governor Mark Carney’s speech at 11:00 am in Newcastle. Following the recent run of upbeat UK economic data releases […]