UK economy stages remarkable recovery post-recession

The UK economy is picking up speed faster than anyone expected, kicking off the second quarter with the strongest growth private sector firms have seen in nearly a year. This rebound seems to have ... Read More

Why economists might be underestimating the UK economy

Sterling tends to strengthen when global growth picks up ... pre-pandemic peak by 2025-26, two years earlier than its November forecast. But it might not all be plain sailing for the UK economy. Read More

Five graphs that explain the UK economy ahead of GDP, inflation and unemployment data

On Friday, February’s GDP figures will be published with economists expecting a slight expansion. Labour market, inflation and retail sales figures will be published next week which will give ... Read More

The UK economy beat all but one of its G7 peers on this metric last year

UK gross fixed capital formation (GFCF) in the UK since 2019, the pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic year has outperformed all G7 nations apart from Italy and the US and is level with France. Read More

Goldman tackles the great contradiction of the post-pandemic economy and explains why you can have both strong growth and low inflation

The bullish call proved prescient last year, with the economy running strong and most Wall ... to Mericle and his team. Significant post-pandemic disinflationary forces are the second major ... Read More

UK Economy Shrinks 0.3% As Estimated

(RTTNews) - The UK ... the economy grew only 0.1 percent in 2023, much weaker than the 4.3 percent expansion seen in 2022. Excluding the year 2020, which was affected by the coronavirus pandemic ... Read More

US Economy News Today: New Home Sales Fall In February

She is the Economics Editor for news at Investopedia ... One of the defining economic trends of the post-pandemic era is that the economy is running on a smaller workforce, relative to the ... Read More

UK economy went into recession last year, data confirms

Tax cuts announced by finance minister Jeremy Hunt and expectations of interest rate cuts are likely to help the economy in 2024. However, Britain remains one of the slowest countries to recover from ... Read More

US Economy News Today: Federal Reserve Officials Double Down on Murkier Forecasts

She has logged thousands of hours interviewing experts, analyzing data, and writing articles to help readers understand economic forces. She is the Economics Editor for news at Investopedia. Read More

President Biden touts 'best economy in the world' in Easter Monday interview

We really do have the best economy in the world," Biden said. He then referred to the lasting impact of the pandemic, "Jobs are up more than they ... she said. A Fox News poll released on March ... Read More

This airline updated its premium economy service: How that impacts your next long-haul trip

That’s partly because leisure travelers have been willing to splurge more on vacations in recent years and business travel still hasn’t fully recovered to its pre-pandemic demand levels. Read More