BoE: Pushing Back Shock and Negative Rates
The BoE made no policy changes in August but published an overdue forecast update. The shock is now less concentrated in Q2 than indicatively...
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BoE: Steady Hand During Calligraphy Lesson
The BoE seems set to announce no change in either Bank rate or QE alongside the August MPR, after extending asset purchases and slowing the pace...
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Warnings About US Economy and Dollar Overblown
The United States’ post-war record GDP contraction in Q2 of 9.5% qoq and the Dollar’s recent depreciation have been making headline news but some...
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Retail Sales Key to UK Economic Growth Recovery
The volume of retail sales – the value of the sale of goods adjusted for domestic inflation – rose a faster-than-expected 14% mom in June. In level...
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UK: Retail Recovery Rotated off High Streets
Retail sales roughly recovered their pre-lockdown level in June on a 13.9% m-o-m surge. That was another substantial upside surprise, but it is...
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