• UK retail sales slump 3.7% in December as Omicron hits footfall

  Friday 21 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - UK retail sales fell a worse-than-expected 3.7% in December as the Omicron Covid variant deterred shoppers, according to official data released on Friday.

• UK house prices continue to rise as new listings dwindle

  Thursday 20 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - The number of new properties coming to market continued to slide in December, a closely-watched survey showed on Thursday, pushing house prices higher.

• Mounting cost of living undermines UK consumer confidence - GfK

  Friday 21 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - Consumer confidence in the UK weakened in January, a survey showed on Friday, as concerns about the rising cost of living mounted.

• BoE's Bailey flags risks of energy inflation becoming more embedded

  Wednesday 19 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - A slower decline in energy prices than was expected up to just a few months ago risked embedding them for longer in overall inflation pressures, the Governor of the Bank of England said.

• US housing starts unexpectedly rise in December

  Wednesday 19 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - US housing starts unexpectedly rose in December and building permits surged, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Commerce Department.

• Covid Plan B to end in England

  Wednesday 19 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - The latest Covid-19 restrictions will end in England from 26 January, the prime minister announced on Wednesday.

• FRC fines KPMG, partner over Conviviality audit failures

  Wednesday 19 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - The Financial Reporting Council has imposed sanctions against KPMG and audit partner Nicola Quayle, it announced on Wednesday, over the company's audits of failed drinks business Conviviality for the 2017 and 2018 financial years.

• House prices jump in November - ONS

  Wednesday 19 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - House prices jumped in November, official data showed on Wednesday, as growth picked up again following the end of the stamp duty holiday.

• Oil supply set to overtake demand - IEA

  Wednesday 19 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - Oil supply is on track to outstrip demand, the International Energy Agency forecast on Wednesday, with the Omicron variant having only a "muted" impact on demand.

• UK inflation hits highest level in nearly three decades

  Wednesday 19 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - UK inflation jumped to its highest level in nearly three decades in December, making a rate hike in February increasingly likely.

• Meet UK standards or ship out, FCA warns European firms

  Tuesday 18 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - European firms wishing to retain their temporary Brexit permissions need to meet the FCA's standards to continue operating in the UK, the regulator confirmed on Tuesday.

• German investor sentiment improves in January - ZEW

  Tuesday 18 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - German investor sentiment improved in January amid hopes the economy will pick up as Covid cases fall, according to a survey released on Tuesday by the ZEW Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim.

• European car sales slide amid chip shortage

  Tuesday 18 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - Car sales in the European Union fell sharply in December, industry data showed on Tuesday, as the global chip shortage weighed heavily.

• Unemployment eases as firms rush to fill record levels of vacancies

  Tuesday 18 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - The UK unemployment rate has eased, official data showed on Tuesday, as companies continued to hire more staff despite the emergence of the Omicron variant.

• Kier in talks to buy Tilbury Douglas - report

  Tuesday 18 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - Kier Group is in talks to acquire Tilbury Douglas, the construction arm of collapsed outsourcer Interserve, it was reported on Tuesday.

• Retail footfall rises as shoppers return to high streets - Springboard

  Monday 17 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - Footfall at UK retail destinations rose last week as shoppers returned to high streets, according to data released on Monday by retail analyst Springboard.

• NIESR forecasters to strike over below-inflation pay offer

  Monday 17 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - Economic forecasters are set to stage a two-week walkout over, ironically, below-inflation pay offers.

• Chinese economic momentum eases as outlook cools

  Monday 17 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - China reported a solid end to the year on Monday, with better-than-forecast economic growth, but the upbeat note was tempered after the central bank unexpectedly cut a key lending rate amid a weaker outlook.

• House prices spark in busiest start to the year

  Monday 17 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - UK house prices continued to rise in January, marking the busiest start to the year on record, an industry survey showed on Monday.

• US retail sales slump in December amid rising prices

  Friday 14 Jan 2022

  (Sharecast News) - US retail sales unexpectedly slumped in December amid rising prices, according to figures released on Friday by the Commerce Department.

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