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Economists said today's GDP figures were the last that would look anything like normal for a while

UK economy struggled before Covid-19 crisis escalated

Business / 3 hrs

As Covid-19 spreads, the pound is at its weakest in decades as investors turned to less risky currencies, such as the US dollar

Sterling drops as British firms suffer record slump

Business / 03 Apr

The IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers' Index slumped to 47.8 - its lowest since July 2012 - from 51.7 in February

UK factories suffer biggest hit since 2012 due to virus

Business / 01 Apr

The ONS confirmed that the UK economy grew by 1.4% overall in 2019

UK economy flatlined at end of 2019, recession coming

Business / 31 Mar

The slowdown came even before what UK shops expect to be the biggest fall in sales for over a decade due to coronavirus-imposed shutdowns

UK retail sales stagnate in February, before virus hit

Business / 26 Mar

The UK's new finance minister Rishi Sunak has promised to protect the economy from the threat of the coronavirus

UK pledges 'whatever it takes' to protect economy

Business / 11 Mar

The Office for National Statistics said the UK's gross domestic product in January alone was flat

UK economy flat-lined in January - ONS

Business / 11 Mar

Official figures showed zero growth in the fourth quarter compared with the third quarter

UK economy flatlines in fourth quarter

Business / 11 Feb

The number of people in employment rose by 208,000 to 32.90 million in the UK in the three months to November

UK jobs boom returns as Bank of England considers cut

Business / 21 Jan

Rightmove said average asking prices of UK property between December 8 and January 11 jumped 2.3% in monthly terms

UK property asking prices jump by record 2.3%

Business / 20 Jan

UK retail sales volumes fell by 0.6% in December from November

UK consumers cut back on spending again

Business / 17 Jan

UK consumer prices rose by 1.3% in annual terms in December compared with 1.5% in November

UK inflation hits more than three-year low

Business / 15 Jan

The UK economy in November was just 0.6% larger than a year before, the weakest expansion since June 2012

UK annual economic growth slows to weakest since 2012

Business / 13 Jan

Another Bank of England policymaker has said he would vote for an interest rate cut unless economic data improved significantly

Pound down as slowing growth ups rate cut speculation

Business / 13 Jan

Outgoing Bank of England chief Mark Carney said the UK economy has been 'sluggish'

UK recovery 'not assured' despite reduced uncertainty

Business / 09 Jan

Boris Johnson swept to a landslide victory last week that removes some of the political uncertainty hanging over the UK economy

UK economy's growth in Q3 revised upwards

Business / 20 Dec 19

The Bank of England is holding its first meeting since Boris Johnson's election victory

Bank of England holds UK interest rates steady at 0.75%

Business / 19 Dec 19

UK consumer prices rose at an annual rate of 1.5% for a second month in a row in November, new ONS figures show

UK inflation holds below Bank of England target

Business / 18 Dec 19

The UK unemployment rate fell back to its lowest level since the three months to January 1975 at 3.8%

UK jobs growth resumes, unemployment near 45-year low

Business / 17 Dec 19

Moody's said the UK's credit rating challenges would remain despite the election result

UK credit rating challenges to remain despite Tory win

Business / 13 Dec 19

The election triumph by Boris Johnson's Conservatives will likely bring on a stimulus kick-start for the UK economy after years of punishing austerity

After Tory win, now what for UK economy?

Business / 13 Dec 19

UK annual inflation dropped to a near three-year low of 1.5% in October, new ONS figures show

UK inflation falls faster than expected in October

Business / 13 Nov 19

UK gross domestic product growth slowed to 1% in the third quarter from 1.3% in the second quarter

UK economy grows at slowest annual rate since 2010

Business / 11 Nov 19

The National Institute of Economic and Social Research said the economic cost of a more distant relationship would outweigh the gains from ending Brexit uncertainty

New Brexit deal worse than continued uncertainty: NIESR

Business / 30 Oct 19

Moody's has warned that the UK still faces significant uncertainties about Brexit

Brexit uncertainty weighing on UK credit quality

Business / 23 Oct 19

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