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No economists polled by Reuters had expected the Bank of England to raise rates today

Bank of England keeps UK interest rates steady

Business / 21 Jun

UK manufacturing output dropped by 1.4% month-on-month in April after a 0.1% decline in March

UK factory output shows biggest monthly fall in 5 years

Business / 11 Jun

The UK economy grew just 0.1% between January and March

Weak household spending a drag on UK economy in Q1

Business / 25 May

UK consumers returned to the shops after a snowy start to 2018 that weighed on the overall economy

UK consumers return to shopping after snowy start

Business / 24 May

Bank of England keeps UK interest rates at 0.5%

Bank of England to wait out data as it eyes next rise

Business / 10 May

The UK economy grew by 0.1% during the first quarter of 2018

UK economy sees slowest growth in over five years

Business / 27 Apr

Annual UK consumer price inflation fell to 2.5% in March from 2.7% in February

UK inflation cools to one year low in March

Business / 18 Apr

UK manufacturing output fell 0.2% month-on-month in February after stagnating in January

UK factory output falls for first time in almost a year

Business / 11 Apr

Bank of England Governor Mark Carney

Bank of England keeps UK interest rates at 0.5%

Business / 22 Mar

UK sales grew by 0.8% last month following a drop of 0.2% in January, new figures show today

UK retail sales rebound in February

Business / 22 Mar

The Bank of England believes inflation's upward march has run its course and will start to unwind in 2018

UK inflation falls to seven month low in February

Business / 20 Mar

Philip Hammond said the UK's Office for Budget Responsibility now expects state borrowing to be £45.2 billion this year

Hammond buoyed by positive forecasts on growth

Business / 13 Mar

UK GDP growth slowed to a quarterly rate of 0.4% from a previous estimate of 0.5%, reducing 2017 growth to 1.7%

UK economy lags behind G7 as 2017 growth rate cut

Business / 22 Feb

The UK's Household Finance Index, a gauge of financial well-being, fell to a 7-month low of 42.2 from 42.9

UK households turn gloomier on finances - survey

Business / 19 Feb

UK industrial output fell by 1.3% month-on-month in December, the biggest drop since September 2012

Oil pipeline shutdown hits UK industry in December

Business / 09 Feb

Mark Carney has said that areas of the UK economy were not firing at rates that were consistent with world economic growth of 4%

Bank of England chief eyes headwinds for UK economy

Business / 31 Jan

UK unemployment fell by 3,000 to 1.44 million,

Record 32.2 million people now in work in the UK

Business / 24 Jan

A new Reuters poll shows that the global economy is predicted to grow 3.7% this year, the fastest pace since 2010

2018 global growth to hit highs not seen in 8 years

Business / 24 Jan

UK retail sales slump 1.5% in December from November

UK retail sales slide in December, capping tough year

Business / 19 Jan

Carpetright's fortunes are closely tied to the strength of the UK housing market

Carpetright warns on profit due to falling confidence

Business / 19 Jan

Whitbread said that sales at its Costa business declined 0.1% in the 13 weeks to November 30

Whitbread break-up talk stirs interest in Costa owner

Business / 18 Jan

The UK consumer prices index fell to 3% in December, down from 3.1% in November

UK inflation falls in December from near six year high

Business / 16 Jan

UK industrial output rose by 0.4% in November on a monthly basis

UK industry on track to have boosted economy in Q4

Business / 10 Jan

IMF managing director Christine Lagarde said that Brexit is already having an adverse impact on the UK economy

IMF downgrades UK economic outlook on Brexit

Business / 20 Dec 17

UK consumers are at their least confident since just after last year's Brexit vote, new figures show today

UK consumer sentiment sinks to 16-month low

Business / 30 Nov 17

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