Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: A better short-term outlook for 2024
The average forecast of GDP growth for 2024 has been raised from 0.4% at the beginning of this year to 0.9%, with inflation falling back to its 2% target.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Inflation falls as the election campaign begins
Consumer prices inflation fell to 2.3% in April, but the Bank of England kept interest rates at 5.25% in May and other economic news remains mixed.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Inactivity due to illness reaches record
An estimated 20.6 million people were out of work and not looking for work at the beginning of 2024. The recent rise has been attributed to long-term illness.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Will lower inflation lead to interest rate cuts?
The Bank of England is expected to cut interest rates in the summer, but high core and services inflation might delay the timing of future reductions.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Inflation set to fall over 2024
The Government cut National Insurance rates for employees from January but freezes to tax thresholds in April will increase personal taxes, in real terms.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Growth remains flat and more people are in energy bill debt
Inflation fell to 3.9% in November but the impact on households may have been higher.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Gloomy economic context to the Autumn Statement
Amid low growth and high inflation, unemployment is rising and there is concern that continued high interest rates might cause trouble for households with debt.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic Update: Have interest rates peaked?
The Bank of England left interest rates unchanged at 5.25%. Falling inflation and low economic growth might mean interest rates will not need to increase further.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: June’s weather boosts growth but interest rates keep rising
GDP grew this summer but high rates of core and services inflation are leading to higher interest rates.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Inflation continues to fall as earnings growth rises
Concerns remain over the effects of earnings growth and a tight labour market on inflation. Government debt exceeded 100% of GDP for the first time since 1961.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: How are the Prime Minister’s pledges for the economy going?
As businesses and customers continue to worry about low growth and high prices, how close is the economy to meeting the Prime Minister’s pledges for 2023?
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: Inflation not falling as fast as expected
The overall inflation rate is slowly falling due to changes in energy prices, but underlying inflation is rising.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Economic update: UK economy not growing but not shrinking
Economic growth remains low and inflation remains high; however, economic inactivity has fallen, and business activity and sales have increased.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Why are young people leaving the labour market?
Economic inactivity has been increasing in the UK. This Insight discusses why young people may not be entering the workforce after leaving education.
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Economic Updates,Research Briefing
Why have older workers left the labour market?
Economic inactivity has been increasing in the UK. This Insight discusses why older workers may have left the workforce and whether they might return to work.
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