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DESPITE expectations that global growth will be slower than in the past decade, businesses see little chance of a global recession occurring this year or next year, according to Oxford [...]

Byline: Melissa Lawford Britain's economy flatlined in April in a blow to Rishi Sunak's hopes of hailing growth ahead of the general election, official figures show. Wet weather and a [...]

Byline: LIAM HALLIGAN ECONOMIC AGENDA Wounded by local election losses and defecting Tory MPs, Rishi Sunak is trying hard to gain some kind of influence over the political narrative. That's [...]

Byline: Martin Belam block-time published-time 8.54am BST Cooper: government 'victory lap' over 0.6% growth shows 'how out of touch they are' Shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper has said that despite [...]

Byline: Richard Partington Economics correspondent Britain's economy has taken a step closer to exiting recession after official figures showed growth continued in February despite a washout month for retailers after [...]

Byline: ECONOMY Michael Hunter THERE were fresh signs today that the UK is struggling to get out of recession in a wait-and-see economy, from stuttering high street sales and faltering [...]

Byline: Richard Partington Economics correspondent Britain's economy is on the road to recovery. After a dismal end to last year as soaring living costs forced households to cut back their [...]

Byline: Larry Elliott Economics editor The chances of the UK quickly emerging from recession have been boosted after the release of official figures showing the economy grew by 0.2% in [...]

Peterborough: The Institute of Export and International Trade has issued the following press release: The UK has emerged from a brief recession with an unexpectedly high Q1 growth rate of [...]

Byline: Tim Wallace Hours after official figures confirmed that Britain was out of recession and back to growth, Rishi Sunak declared that 'things are starting to feel better'. Speaking at [...]

Byline: Melissa Lawford Britain's escape from recession is 'a racing certainty' after official figures showing the economy grew 0.1pc last month. The expansion in GDP was driven by a rise [...]

Byline: John Crace Monday There was a time not so long ago when Rishi Sunak used every available moment to talk about his Five Promises. Now he has gone rather [...]

Byline: Richard Partington Britain's economy is in a deep rut. After news confirming the country fell into recession late last year, most experts agree the downturn is likely to be [...]

Rishi Sunak was last night facing setting a near 60-year record for by-election losses after official figures showed the UK economy has entered recession. The Conservatives were dealt a heavy [...]

Byline: write Tim Wallace and Szu Ping Chan Jeremy Hunt will deliver the Budget next month against an economic backdrop of recession, rising worklessness and soaring debt. It wasn't the [...]

Byline: By, Neil Shaw The UK is expected to have slipped into recession at the end of last year after a weak December for the country's economy, official figures are [...]

Byline: By, Dave Burke Today's announcement that the UK slipped into recession could be the final straw for voters, experts say. Rishi Sunak already faced a near-impossible struggle to stay [...]

Byline: By, Dave Burke & Levi Winchester Rishi Sunak's economic plans are 'in tatters' after official figures showed the UK entered a recession, Labour said. Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves said [...]

Byline: Jonathan Prynn and Nicholas Cecil THE economy slumped into recession last year dealing a hammer blow to Rishi Sunak's growth pledge, official figures showed today. The Office for National [...]

Byline: Richard Partington Economics correspondent The UK economy fell into recession at the end of last year as hard-pressed households cut back on spending in response to soaring interest rates [...]

Byline: Editorial 'We're on the up!' claimed the Daily Express about the British economy on Thursday. Sorry, loyal Conservative cheerleaders, but exactly the reverse is true. Instead of being on [...]

Byline: By, Holly Williams, PA & Steven Smith The UK fell into recession at the end of 2023 after a bigger-than-forecast contraction in the final three months. The data from [...]

Byline: By, Cheryl Mullin The UK officially fell into recession at the end of 2023. The data from the Office for National Statistics ONS estimated gross domestic product GDP fell [...]

Byline: By, Dave Burke & John Stevens Rishi Sunak has insisted everything is fine despite warnings the UK could be plunged into recession later this week. The PM faces a [...]

Byline: Nicholas Cecil Political Editor BRITAIN'S economic prospects are picking up but there is a 'good chance' it slipped into recession at the end of last year, a leading economist [...]

Byline: Phillip Inman The UK economy was probably in recession during the second half of 2023 if the latest retail sales figures are anything to go by. A surprise 3.2% [...]

Byline: By, Anna Wise, PA & Steven Smith The UK economy grew by more than expected in November, according to new figures, as the prospect of the country entering a [...]

Byline: Melissa Lawford, Szu Ping Chan and Chris Price ONE of the Bank of England's most hawkish policymakers has signalled he will stop calling for higher interest rates if inflation [...]

Byline: Observer editorial The economy will end the year on the brink of recession and it is not hard to see why. After 13 years of Conservative misrule that reached [...]

Byline: Larry Elliott Economics editor Fittingly, a forgettable year for the economy ended on a downbeat note, with the last set of official data for 2023 showing the UK uneasily [...]

Byline: Richard Partington Economics correspondent Financial markets are betting the Bank of England will be forced to launch a deep round of interest rate cuts in 2024 amid the growing [...]

Bristol: Business Money Promotions Ltd has issued the following news release: The Office for National Statistics announced last week that the economy contracted by 0.3% in the final quarter of [...]

Byline: Jeremy Warner First the good news: the UK economy contracted by 'only' 0.3pc in the final quarter of last year. This was more than generally expected and, when combined [...]

Byline: Tim Wallace A surge in retail sales last month has raised hopes that Britain's recession may already be over. Retail sales volumes jumped by 3.4pc in January, the Office [...]

The UK entered into a technical recession at the end of 2023, with soft US retail sales acting as a drag on the USD. European stocks, including Stoxx600 (+0.6%) and [...]

The Bank of England should not panic due to the UK's economic slump, according to Samuel Tombs of Pantheon Macroeconomics. The UK entered a technical recession in the latter six [...]

Peterborough: The Institute of Export and International Trade has issued the following press release: The UK has entered a technical recession after GDP contracted for the second consecutive quarter at [...]

M2 PRESSWIRE-February 15, 2024-: UK GDP: UK ended 2023 in recession, but will anyone remember? (C)1994-2024 M2 COMMUNICATIONS RDATE:15022024 - UK GDP fell 0.1% in December, following a 0.2% rise [...]

Byline: Tom Harris The barely disguised glee of some commentators on social media at the news that Britain went officially into recession at the end of 2023, while distasteful, is [...]

Byline: Melissa Lawford Retail sales suffered their biggest drop for nearly two years in the run-up to Christmas, leaving Britain on the brink of recession in a new blow for [...]

The UK economy expanded by more than expected in November, driven by services-sector growth, but the question of whether the economy fell into a recession in the second half of [...]

Byline: Daniel Martin, Deputy Political Editor, Ed Cumming, Szu Ping Chan The UK needs to focus on growth rather than cutting inflation, one of Britain's most successful businessmen has warned [...]

Byline: Lauren Almeida, Senior Money Reporter British households have spent months of feeling the squeeze on their finances -- but are cheaper days on the horizon, or is Britain still [...]

Byline: Melissa Lawford Rishi Sunak's pledge to grow the economy is in jeopardy after a shock slump put Britain at risk of recession. Gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.3pc [...]