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  • Thames Water, Anglian Water face brunt of crackdown on sewage discharges

    Wednesday 21 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Thames Water and Anglian Water are the focus of a sweeping crackdown on illegal sewage discharges, it emerged on Wednesday, with the two utilities accounting for more than 50 of a record 81 criminal investigations launched into water companies since July 2024.

  • House prices climb as rent rises slow - ONS

    Wednesday 21 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - UK house prices jumped in March, official data showed on Wednesday, while growth in private rents continued to slow.

  • UK inflation rises more than expected in April

    Wednesday 21 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - UK inflation rose more than expected in April as household bills increased, according to figures released on Wednesday by the Office for National Statistics.

  • Pace of rate cutting too rapid - BoE's Pill

    Tuesday 20 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - The Bank of England's chief economist argued on Tuesday that the pace of interest rate cuts has been too fast in the face of ongoing wage pressures.

  • PBOC trims benchmark rates to fresh low

    Tuesday 20 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - China cut its key lending rates on Tuesday, as widely predicted, as the country looked to shore up the economy amid heightened trade tensions.

  • UK consumer sentiment improves modestly in May

    Monday 19 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - UK consumer sentiment improved modestly in May, supported by stronger job security and rising incomes, though overall confidence remained firmly negative, according to S&P Global's latest consumer sentiment index (CSI).

  • Eurozone inflation holds steady in April

    Monday 19 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Eurozone inflation was unchanged in April, official data confirmed on Monday, in line with expectations.

  • UK-EU agree Brexit reset

    Monday 19 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - The UK and European Union have agreed a wide-ranging deal on trade and defence, it was confirmed on Monday, following months of negotiations.

  • House prices rise at slowest rate in May since 2016 - Rightmove

    Monday 19 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - UK house prices edged higher in May, industry research showed on Monday, although the rate of growth was notably smaller than usual for the time of year.

  • Eurozone factory output unexpectedly surges in March

    Thursday 15 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Industrial production unexpectedly soared in the Eurozone in March, official data showed on Thursday, boosted by strong demand from the US and a resurgent Germany.

  • UK economy grows more than expected in Q1

    Thursday 15 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - The UK economy grew more than expected in the first three months of the year, according to data released on Thursday by the Office for National Statistics.

  • BoE's Mann warns of rising inflation pressures

    Wednesday 14 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Bank of England policymaker Catherine Mann, who last week was outvoted in the central bank's decision to cut interest rates, has said that the UK labour market has been more resilient than expected while household inflation expectations have increased.

  • German investor sentiment improves in May - ZEW

    Tuesday 13 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - German investor sentiment improved more than expected in May, according to a survey released by the ZEW Center for European Economic Research in Mannheim.

  • Wage growth slows as UK jobs market starts to cool

    Tuesday 13 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Wage growth slowed and unemployment edged higher in March, official data showed on Tuesday, as the UK labour market softened in the face of higher taxes and a weaker economic outlook.

  • UK retail sales surge in April due to late Easter, sunny weather

    Tuesday 13 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - A later Easter and the sunniest April on record helped UK retail sales surge last month, according to the British Retail Consortium, with growth picking up strongly after a weak showing in March.

  • US and China strike deal to slash tariffs

    Monday 12 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - The US and China are to significantly lower tariffs, it was confirmed on Monday, after a key agreement was struck in Geneva over the weekend.

  • Trump says 80% tariff on China 'seems right' ahead of Geneva talks

    Friday 09 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - US President Donald Trump suggested on Friday that US tariffs on Chinese goods should be cut from 145% to 80%.

  • Ofgem secures £7m compensation package for energy customers

    Friday 09 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - Ofgem said on Friday that ten energy suppliers have paid more than 34,000 customers a total of £7.0m in compensation and refunds after overcharging some customers in error.

  • 'Challenging and unpredictable' conditions to persist - BoE's Bailey

    Friday 09 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - The governor of the Bank of England warned on Friday that the current challenging and unpredictable global economic environment was set to continue.

  • Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.25%

    Thursday 08 May 2025

    (Sharecast News) - The Bank of England lowered interest rates to 4.25% on Thursday, as widely expected, its second cut so far this year.

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