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Retail sales hold up better than expected

posted by mintchocolate 5 hours ago in GBP, Retail Sales made popular 4 hours ago

Retail sales in the UK defied expectations last month, falling by far less than expected despite growing signs that high street stores are struggling to persuade shoppers to part with their cash.  read more

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UK Retail Sales Weigh on Pound

posted by eriathwen 5 hours ago in GBP, Retail Sales made popular 4 hours ago

This morning’s UK Retail Sales figures showed a 0.1% drop in October – which was much better than analyst’s predictions of a 0.8% drop.  read more

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U.K. October Retail Sales Decline for a Second Month

posted by princesa 5 hours ago in GBP, Inflation, Retail Sales made popular 4 hours ago

U.K. retail sales fell less than economists forecast in October as shoppers bought more food items, offsetting lower spending on electrical goods and clothing.  read more

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UK retail sales fall less than expected in Oct

posted by aranel 5 hours ago in GBP, GDP, Retail Sales made popular 4 hours ago

British retail sales fell less than expected in October and the public finances showed their first deficit for the month since 1994, official data showed on Thursday.  read more

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What economists say about UK Retail sales

posted by grink 5 hours ago in GBP, Special, Retail Sales made popular 4 hours ago

"Living up to its reputation as being a random number generator. Surveys are weak, consumer confidence is at rock bottom, unemployment is shooting up and yet retail sales manages to post just a 0.1% m/m contraction, much higher than the near -1%  read more

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Rates Set to Go Under the Knife

posted by sassygirl 10 hours ago in GBP, Inflation made popular 4 hours ago

The Bank of England wants badly to bring interest rates down. But it also wants to avoid a further drubbing of the U.K. pound, which, after years of being king of the currency markets, has fallen sharply against the dollar and the euro in recent  read more

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Retail sales better than expected

posted by hanayoridango 5 hours ago in GBP, Retail Sales made popular 4 hours ago

Official sales figures from the UK high street continued to defy expectations.

Retail sales declined by 0.1% in October, during a time when consumer confidence was shaken by turmoil in financial markets, the Office for National Statistics (ONS  read more

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CBI announces manufacturing confidence at 30 year low

posted by ceronueve 13 hours ago in GBP made popular 4 hours ago

Today's announcement that confidence in the UK manufacturing industry is at a 30 year low is yet another knock for an industry which has been under pressure for over a decade.  read more