FLASH: UK Wage Growth Dives Despite NLW
UK average earnings growth slowed to 1.7% y-o-y 3mma in April (ex-bonuses), despite the national living wage. Private sector pay growth is back to...
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UK Inflation: Stretched Trend
UK inflation in May was about 0.2pp stronger than expected, as the trend higher continued, taking the CPI and RPI rates to 2.9% and 3.7%...
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UK Politics: Con-DUP Can Control the Commons
The Conservatives lost their majority by only winning 318 of parliament’s seats. With Sinn Fein +3 to 7 seats, which it won’t take, and the four...
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Exit Poll Suggests a Hung Parliament, but Not yet the Worst Possible Outcome for the Market
The main exit poll in the UK general election points to a hung parliament, with the Conservative party winning 314 seats and Labour winning 266....
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Politics: UK Exit Poll Points to Tory Minority
The exit poll indicates that the Conservatives will lose 17 seats and its majority, with 314 seats. If the DUP and UUP hold their seats (8 and 2),...
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