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IMF downgrades UK growth forecast, predicting only economic decline among G-7 countries
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IMF downgrades UK growth forecast, predicting only economic decline among ...
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UK economy to shrink more than any other major power - including Russia: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the UK's gross domestic product ...
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UK economy to shrink more than any other major power - including Russia
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UK to Be Only G-7 Economy in Recession This Year, IMF Says: Britain faces the bleakest two years of any major industrial nation with a recession in 2023 and the ...
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UK to Be Only G-7 Economy in Recession This Year, IMF Says
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IMF downgrades UK growth forecast, predicting only economic decline among G-7 countries
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IMF downgrades UK growth forecast, predicting only economic decline among ...
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UK economy to shrink more than any other major power - including Russia: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned the UK's gross domestic product ...
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UK economy to shrink more than any other major power - including Russia
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UK to Be Only G-7 Economy in Recession This Year, IMF Says: Britain faces the bleakest two years of any major industrial nation with a recession in 2023 and the ...
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UK to Be Only G-7 Economy in Recession This Year, IMF Says
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UK economy only G7 nation to shrink in 2023 - IMF: The UK economy will shrink and perform worse than other advanced economies as the cost of living continues to ...
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UK economy only G7 nation to shrink in 2023 - IMF
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UK only major economy to shrink in 2023 - IMF: The UK economy will shrink and perform worse than other advanced economies as the cost of living continues to hit ...
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UK only major economy to shrink in 2023 - IMF
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Zimbabwe's new ZiG currency starts trading, credibility doubts linger: Zimbabwe's new gold-backed currency started trading on Monday amid doubts that the ...
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Zimbabwe's new ZiG currency starts trading, credibility doubts linger
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Concern for Bank of England as real earnings growth at highest rate since 2021: While the wage figures are good news for households on the face of it ...
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Concern for Bank of England as real earnings growth at highest rate since ...
Quick Glance: Rising Real Earnings Growth Raises Concerns at Bank of England
  • An unexpectedly weaker decline in the pace of wage increases has led to real earnings growth reaching its highest level in nearly two and a half years when considering inflation, according to the latest official data.

  • Recent official figures indicate that average regular pay without bonuses was at 6% in the three months to February compared to the previous year.

  • The broader ONS statistics revealed an increase in the UK's unemployment rate from 3.9% to 4.2%, with caution due to ongoing efforts to enhance the reliability of employment data.

  • The forthcoming inflation data expected on Wednesday is likely to demonstrate further progress towards the Bank's objectives and the potential for a decrease from the current 5.25% interest rate.
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State pension increase: How much will payments go up in April with the triple lock?
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State pension increase: How much will payments go up in April with the ...
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Heineken Ireland is latest to hike price of pint from June: Heineken Ireland has announced that the price of its draught products will increase from June 4.
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Heineken Ireland is latest to hike price of pint from June
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Inflation came in hot at 3.5% in March, CPI report shows. What it means for Fed rate cuts
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Inflation came in hot at 3.5% in March, CPI report shows. What it means ...
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Bank of England’s inflation-taming efforts hindered by ‘significant shortcomings’ 
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Bank of England’s inflation-taming efforts hindered by ‘significant ...
Quick Glance: Improve: Bernanke Critiques Bank of England's Handling of Inflation Crisis
  • The Bank of England has deteriorated in economic forecasting, with faulty models and outdated systems. Communication with the public needs enhancement.

  • Ben Bernanke's report includes 12 detailed recommendations, which Andrew Bailey, the Bank's governor, intends to act upon. Bernanke emphasizes the Bank's potential for significant improvement.

  • Bernanke criticizes the Bank's use of fan charts, suggesting they lack useful information and should be replaced with more transparent communication methods. He highlights the need for clearer decision-making reasoning.

  • Despite recommendations, Bernanke avoided speculating on past actions, indicating room for substantial improvement within the Bank's processes. The report conveys a clear message: the Bank could have performed much better.
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Fed likely to cut rates before ECB blinks, former BOE member says: The Federal Reserve is likely to cut rates before the European Central Bank does ...
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Fed likely to cut rates before ECB blinks, former BOE member says
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FTSE 100 ticks up ahead of ECB meeting: UK's FTSE 100 inched upwards on Thursday as investors moved their focus from hotter-than-expected U.S ...
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FTSE 100 ticks up ahead of ECB meeting
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Former Fed chair Bernanke calls for Bank of England forecasting revamp: His 86-page review makes 12 recommendations covering how the bank predicts inflation and ...
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Former Fed chair Bernanke calls for Bank of England forecasting revamp
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Tesco to create jobs in new stores after surge in profits: Tesco boss says inflationary pressures have eased as the company faces criticism for the scale of the ...
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Tesco to create jobs in new stores after surge in profits
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Interest rates need to stay higher for longer, says Bank of England policymaker: Megan Greene dampens hopes of August cut while underlying causes of inflation ...
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Interest rates need to stay higher for longer, says Bank of England ...
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Fed Inflation Metric Stops Falling, Making ECB's Job Even Harder: The scramble to adjust to a reality where the US can’t cut and other central banks are ...
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Fed Inflation Metric Stops Falling, Making ECB's Job Even Harder
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US Federal Reserve could plunge US into recession, economist says: According to a BMO strategist, the Federal Reserve may have to create a recession itself if it ...
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US Federal Reserve could plunge US into recession, economist says
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Fed may have to self-induce the next recession amid inflation: economist: "The Fed is going to find itself backed into a corner where they need to cause a ...
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Fed may have to self-induce the next recession amid inflation: economist
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Bonds Primed for Post-CPI Squeeze With Treasury Traders Turning Bearish: Treasury bond traders have turned so bearish ahead of a key inflation report that they ...
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Bonds Primed for Post-CPI Squeeze With Treasury Traders Turning Bearish
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BT and EE change contract for millions of customers 'starting this week': BT has announced that it, and Plusnet, which it also owns and operates ...
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BT and EE change contract for millions of customers 'starting this week'
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USD/JPY: BOJ Is Unlikely to Intervene on Yen Before US March CPI, StanChart Says: The beleaguered yen has been hovering near a critical turning point and a ...
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USD/JPY: BOJ Is Unlikely to Intervene on Yen Before US March CPI ...
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'Sandwich king' Max Halley launches London pop-up with £1 meal deals: The chef will offer his 'meals in a sarnie' for two days only priced at an ...
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'Sandwich king' Max Halley launches London pop-up with £1 meal deals
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UK consumer sentiment on the up, says Tesco boss: Tesco , Britain's biggest retailer, is seeing an improvement in consumer sentiment, its boss said on Wednesday ...
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UK consumer sentiment on the up, says Tesco boss
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Tesco to buy back £1bn of shares as profits rocket: Chief executive hails ‘strong momentum’ as easing price inflation brings relief to shoppers
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Tesco to buy back £1bn of shares as profits rocket
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DWP PIP payments to increase today- what you'll get: More than 3.3 million people in the UK claim PIP, figures from the DWP reveal
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DWP PIP payments to increase today- what you'll get
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Japan’s Nikkei Falls on Caution Ahead of US Inflation Data (Update 1)
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Japan’s Nikkei Falls on Caution Ahead of US Inflation Data (Update 1)
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Why there is not about to be a house price boom: Getting a mortgage to buy a home is still not possible for vast numbers of people
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Why there is not about to be a house price boom
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Tesco grows profits and creates jobs amid price cutting: Tesco said it has won market share in the UK after cutting prices amid the surge in inflation which it ...
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Tesco grows profits and creates jobs amid price cutting
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EE and BT to move away from inflation-linked price increases: EE has announced a simpler price increase model that will come into force next year ...
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EE and BT to move away from inflation-linked price increases
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Thames Water wants to raise prices 40%, spill more sewage and not be fined - after lining shareholders' pockets
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Thames Water wants to raise prices 40%, spill more sewage and not be fined ...
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Retail sales spring ahead of inflation on Easter bounce: New figures from the SRC show the value of retail sales in Scotland have grown at a faster pace than the ...
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Retail sales spring ahead of inflation on Easter bounce
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Closed Mixed in Choppy Trading: Volatility returned as market participants adjusted their expectations for rate cuts.
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Stock Market Today: Stocks Closed Mixed in Choppy Trading
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DWP State Pension £900 increase - what you need to know: Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced plans to honour the triple-lock on state pensions last year ...
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DWP State Pension £900 increase - what you need to know
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Five household bill changes from April 1 - how they will affect you: Households will see a host of essential bills rise steeply after firms rolled out their ...
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Five household bill changes from April 1 - how they will affect you
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Triple lock means pensioners are more than £800 better off this April: If the state pension had increased by just inflation, pensioners would be hundreds of ...
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Triple lock means pensioners are more than £800 better off this April
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Why lower interest rates might not offer much support to the UK economy: One of the main reasons why economists are more optimistic is that the Bank of England ...
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Why lower interest rates might not offer much support to the UK economy
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Tesco sits at the top of the food chain but rivals are growing peckish: As the biggest supermarket prepares to unveil impressive profits, smaller grocers will ...
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Tesco sits at the top of the food chain but rivals are growing peckish
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Wage and price expectations cool in UK companies, BoE survey shows: British companies' expectations for selling prices and wage increases in the year ahead ...
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Wage and price expectations cool in UK companies, BoE survey shows
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Reform UK hits polling high as right-wing voters desert Conservatives: The Tories trail Labour by 18 points, according to a new poll by BMG Research which shows ...
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Reform UK hits polling high as right-wing voters desert Conservatives
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Airlines take off as demand for overseas holidays soars: Virgin Atlantic says it should return to profitability this year while Ryanair and Wizz Air have posted ...
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Airlines take off as demand for overseas holidays soars
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Last day to 'stock up' on essential item that will be hiked in price tomorrow : Postage stamps are set to be hiked by 13 per cent from April 2
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Last day to 'stock up' on essential item that will be hiked in price ...
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Why economists might be underestimating the UK economy: The UK economy has made a strong start to the year. Even so, consensus estimates for 2024 suggest the ...
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Why economists might be underestimating the UK economy
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It’s hard to be proud of the FTSE 100: The FTSE's poor performance over so many years means London is now a relatively unattractive place to list equities.
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It’s hard to be proud of the FTSE 100
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Binance: Does Nigeria have a case?: We need to be consistent in our policy making and we must stay the course and give credit to the current actions of the ...
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Binance: Does Nigeria have a case?
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Gold hits record high: Why investors are turning to the precious metal: Gold prices have been boosted in the past few months due to increasingly sticky inflation ...
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Gold hits record high: Why investors are turning to the precious metal
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Full list of broadband and mobile price rises as customers hit by 8.8% hike: Prices are increasing for many customers with BT, EE, O2, Plusnet, Sky, Shell ...
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Full list of broadband and mobile price rises as customers hit by 8 ...