UK Economy

UK recruitment firm says jobs growth has boomed across various industry sectors.

Ian Silvera Oct 01, 2013

Bank of England data reveals financials bolstered by low interest rates and cheap credit but other sectors still in the dumps.

Michael Klimes Sep 30, 2013

New data from Reynolds Porter Chamberlain finds financial regulation hindering go ahead for new firms.

Michael Klimes Sep 30, 2013

Cyrus Todiwala and other celebrity chefs champion new food at ExCel Arena.

Michael Klimes Sep 27, 2013

Shadow chancellor promises revolutionary costing of Labour manifesto.

Michael Klimes Sep 23, 2013

Dovish MPC member David Miles sees positive signs for economic recovery.

Michael Klimes Sep 20, 2013

FSB survey reveals growing number of SMEs planning to invest in expansion.

Shane Croucher Sep 16, 2013

CBI expects weak economic conditions abroad to restrict the UK's business investments and exports.

Geetha Pillai Feb 13, 2013

NIESR cites poor prospects for the eurozone and slower growth in domestic economy are reasons for the gloomy outlook.

Geetha Pillai Feb 05, 2013

Britain's GDP growth targets unlikely to be achieved, says think-tank.

Geetha Pillai Jan 01, 2013

Prime Minister says Britons can look forward to 2013 with 'realism and optimism'.

Geetha Pillai Dec 30, 2012

Vickers' bank reforms aimed at protecting taxpayers from financial crises, have left the public exposed to risky behaviour of bankers.

Geetha Pillai Jul 05, 2012

At least 70 university heads have told the government that student visa changes will hurt the UK's economy badly.

Vasudevan Sridharan May 30, 2012

David Cameron prefers the single currency bloc to sort out its own problems.

Staff Reporter May 17, 2012

The UK's biggest department store group shows increased sales but other retailers are not so upbeat.

Staff Reporter May 16, 2012

The Bank of England (BoE) is expected to take a call on whether to extend its £325 billion quantitative easing to support the economy when it meets this week, as it cannot ignore Britain's above-target inflation even though official data shows the country is back into recession.

Naresh Kumar May 07, 2012

Gold continues to rally this year and also in 2013, however according to a poll conducted by Reuters reveal that analysts are withdrawing the earlier forecasts of gold prices crossing a $2,000 an ounce mark.

Naresh Kumar May 07, 2012

Though the retail sales numbers in March tally with the biggest rise in over a year, they are not in conjunction with the Office for National Statistics (ONS) data released on Wednesday.

Geetha Pillai Apr 26, 2012

SmartGrid GB includes British Telecom, General Electric, IBM and Scottish Power, Siemens and Toshiba.

Geetha Pillai Apr 24, 2012

The total retail search volumes rose 11 percent in the first quarter of 2012 compared with the same quarter a year ago, providing more evidence of the growing importance of mobile, according to the lastest BRC-Google Online Retail Monitor.

Naresh Kumar Apr 16, 2012

Average asking price for UK homes hits all-time high, according to Rightmove.

Naresh Kumar Apr 16, 2012

The U.K. producer price index for home sales of manufactured products rose 3.6 percent in the year to March 2012, compared to a growth of 4.1 percent in February, according to the latest data released from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

Naresh Kumar Apr 13, 2012

Britain's trade gap widens more than expected in three months to February as cars and heavy machinery exports to US, Russia and China decline.

Naresh Kumar Apr 12, 2012

U.K. retail sales increased in March as warm weather boosted the sales of non-food goods, at the same time the permanent job placements increased for a third straight month giving an indication that the British economy is recovering slowly.

Naresh Kumar Apr 11, 2012

U.K. house prices dropped at the slowest pace since June 2010 in March, driven by the better economic prospects and buying ahead of the expiry of stamp duty exemption, according to the latest RICS UK Housing Market Survey.

Naresh Kumar Apr 10, 2012

For the service sector dependent Britain, each holiday costs the economy £2.3 billion.

Geetha Pillai Apr 09, 2012

The Britain's industrial output experienced a major decline in almost a year in February, confounding previous upbeat private-sector surveys and signalling doubt on the UK's economic recovery.

Naresh Kumar Apr 05, 2012

The April outlook for British Pound Sterling is expected to be resilient, mainly due to recent PMI data releases about services sector, construction and manufacturing of the UK economy and also struggling eurozone economy.

Naresh Kumar Apr 05, 2012

Private non-bank firms post softer margins in Q4

Naresh Kumar Apr 04, 2012

The British construction activities unexpectedly jumped in March as the increase in new orders supported the latest and fastest growth in activity for four and a half years, according to the latest data released from Markit/Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply.

Naresh Kumar Apr 03, 2012