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Brexit three months on: Are young EU nationals still scared of being kicked out of Britain?
IBTimes UK meets several of the 455,000 EU nationals living in the British capital.
BoE need not cut interest rates nearer to 0% to battle Brexit storm, says Kristin Forbes
Forbes said the current interest rate of 0.25% was good enough to prevent the UK from slipping into recession.
Exports boost car manufacturing in August to 14-year high, SMMT says
This comes after many manufacturers in the UK expressed concerns about the industry post the Brexit vote.
OECD backtracks on Brexit warning after revising UK growth forecast
OECD now forecasts the UK economy to grow by 1.8% this year, compared with 1.7% forecast pre-referendum.
UK public sector borrowing falls marginally in August
ONS data shows borrowing fell by £0.9bn to £10.5bn but remained above analysts' expectations.
Had Cameron not 'lied' Brexit result may have been different, says Wetherspoon's boss
Outspoken boss of pub chain says political classes insulted the voting public's intelligence.
UK high street footfall increases in August thanks to bars, restaurants and pubs
The good high street numbers have offset poor performance at UK's shopping centres and retail parks.
Rolls-Royce to cut more than 200 management jobs
Most of the job cuts will be in the aircraft engine business, which has clients like Airbus and Boeing.
Microsoft to shut Skype's London office and make most of its 400 employees redundant
Microsoft had acquired Skype, the video chat and voice-call services company in 2011 for $8.5bn.
UK government should adopt a policy to keep the sterling competitive, economists say
Economists Roger Bootle and John Mills say imports exceeding exports amid a costly sterling is a leading cause of the UK's large current account deficit.
UK retail sales soar past expectations in August
Retail sales excluding petrol stations grow 5.9% in August, smashing analysts' forecast for a 4.8% gain.
Bank of England expected to keep interest rates at historic lows
Mark Carney is likely to hold fire when the Bank of England meets on Thursday, after cutting interest rates last month.
Post-Brexit vote UK current account deficit concerns may prove unfounded
Anxiety about foreign investors' willingness to fund UK's current account deficit are premature, according to Fitch.
UK one of the most unequal countries in the developed world, Oxfam says
Assets of the richest 1% in the UK worth more than 20 times that of the poorest fifth.
Chancellor Philip Hammond tells EU that UK will not lower corporation tax below 17%, report says
The Chancellor has dismissed George Osborne's target of 15%, report says
UK businesses have 'become too lazy, and too fat', Liam Fox says
Fox hinted that sanctions could be imposed on companies that fail to take advantage of new export opportunities.
London financial sector jobs rose 4% in August despite Brexit, says report
Huge demand was seen for fintech jobs such as data engineers, data analysts and data scientists.
UK faces recession as early as next year
Britain's economy is in the midst of a slowdown and growth could fall even further, claims NIESR report.
Tesco, Berkeley Group, Rolls-Royce, WPP ranked lowest in IoD's corporate governance list
British American Tobacco, Unilever, Diageo, Sage and Next are the top rated companies.
UK manufacturing: Ford to reduce planned investment and engine production at Bridgend plant
The decision will not affect the jobs of the 1,850 staff employed at the plant, Ford says.
UK private sector activity increased 8% in the three months to August, CBI says
The UK economy appears to have avoided a large impact from June's Brexit vote, according to this employers' survey.
Marks and Spencer to cut 500 jobs at head office as sales slump
The British high street icon is still struggling to boost its sales.
G20 Summit: Theresa May expected to tell world leaders that UK is 'open for business' following Brexit vote
May to have one-to-one meetings with Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping.
UK construction sector shakes off Brexit worries but recovery remains fragile
PMI remains in negative territory for third consecutive month but rebounds from July's seven-year low.
UK business confidence bounces back as post-Brexit panic dissipates
YouGov/CEBR business confidence index rises to 109.7 in August from 105 in the previous month.
New graduate jobs dip for the first time in 4 years amid Brexit worries
The 8% decline in 2016 also reflects nervousness among employers over the new apprenticeship levy.
FX Focus: Pound hits four-week high against euro as manufacturing data defies worries
Dollar gains against euro and yen as investors await Friday's non-farm payrolls report.
UK business confidence drops following Brexit vote to five-year low
Although the overall confidence level in August shows a fall, it remains above the low noted in June.
UK consumer confidence for August rises by 5 points to -7
The August consumer confidence is said to be the best monthly rise since June 2015.
Bank of England says UK mortgage approvals fell to 18-month low in July
Mortgage approvals fell from 64,152 in June to 60,912 last month, short of analysts' forecast for a 62,000 reading.