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Nearly £20 billion to be lost from Covid loan schemes

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Nearly £20 billion to be lost from Covid loan sche...

Rates will ‘have to rise’ if jobs market rebound c...

UK businesses hit by record cost inflation but con...

Government borrowing falls but at slower rates, ne...

Retail sales return to growth as shoppers start Ch...

‘No surprises’ for UK public finances from Cop26, say Treasury officials

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Average UK house price hits record high of £270,000

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Savers squeezed as surging living costs wipe out returns

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Rate hike ‘on the cards before Christmas’ as inflation soars

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Furlough scheme close fails to derail UK jobs recovery

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Bank of England chief Andrew Bailey ‘very uneasy’ over rising inflation

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UK growth slows sharply in third quarter amid supply chain woes

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Hospitality venues set to limit capacity over festive period, MPs told

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Bank of England’s digital currency not to launch until at least 2025

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Average UK house price hits record £270,027 – index

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Bank holds off from rate rise, but says hike due ‘in months’ to cool inflation

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Services recovery ramps up, but inflation weighs on firms’ outlook – report

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Bank committee members consider interest rate hike as inflation soars

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Average UK house price passes £250,000 mark

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Bank committee members consider interest rate hike as inflation soars

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Mortgage approvals dip again but amount borrowed soars

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European Central Bank keeps pandemic support going

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European Central Bank leaves pandemic stimulus unchanged

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Business rates cut for retail, hospitality and leisure amid £7bn reductions

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Gender pay gap widens due to pandemic impact as average earnings grow

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Net zero push ‘will bring biggest peacetime changes to global economy’

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UK businesses borrow £800m in recovery loans

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Retail sales fall for fifth consecutive month

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UK avoids US retaliation over tax on internet giants

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Government borrowing reaches £319.9bn as rising inflation hits interest payments

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Average UK house price jumps by £25,000 in a year

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Lorry drivers in UK plunge by 53,000 in past four years – ONS

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China’s economic growth stalls after power shortages

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Welsh Government pledges certainty for businesses facing volatile recovery

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Banks more worried about hackers than pandemics, survey finds

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Companies at risk from Covid lifeline loans, Bank of England warns

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One in 10 UK firms hiking prices amid rising cost pressures – ONS

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UK can meet gas demand this winter, National Grid says

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Labour and supply problems dent growth in construction sector

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UK service sector hikes prices and sees supply chain hit to new orders

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UK manufacturing growth slows amid labour shortages and supply chain strain

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UK economic rebound stronger than first thought in second quarter

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Job losses expected as furlough scheme ends

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Annual house price growth in double digits for fifth month in a row

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Jobs uncertainty as £70bn furlough scheme draws to end

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Scottish economy set to return to pre-pandemic levels quicker than expected

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Bank of England boss makes ‘plague of locusts’ joke amid warning over economy

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Bank cautions over soaring prices and supply chain hit to growth

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Bank set to sit tight on rates despite record rise in inflation

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Businesses give back more than £1bn claimed through furlough scheme

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Government borrowing in August falls less than expected

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Bank set to sit tight on rates despite record rise in inflation

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UK retail sales drop for fourth month in a row

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Inflation sees largest rise on record after food and eating out costs surge

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Inflation soars to highest since 2012 after Eat Out to Help Out impact

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Worker numbers bounce back to pre-pandemic levels as vacancies hit record high

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Government pledges £265m more each year to support renewable energy

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Almost half of charities sell property and assets amid Covid cash crunch

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Government changes HGV test rules in bid to tackle shortages

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Days when shoppers could get anything from supermarkets over – trade body boss

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Economic recovery stalled in July but autumn could be rosier, economists say

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GDP growth slows to a trickle as ‘pingdemic’ and materials shortages bite

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Sharp rise in businesses that struggle to find staff

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Supply chain crisis threatens to derail recovery – BCC

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Labour market changes might be ‘more persistent’, says Bank deputy governor

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Takeovers of UK firms soar to highest point since 2018

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Average UK house price hit record high of £262,954 in August

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Tesco: Let us use Apprenticeship Levy funds to teach workers to drive

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Climate consequences of transatlantic flights ‘could cost economy £2,170’

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Growth slows among construction firms

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Ofgem to slash costs for building electric car charging stations

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‘Too early to predict’ Christmas shortages, expert says

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Bank of England names Huw Pill as new chief economist

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Britons splash out over bank holiday weekend as card use hits 21-month high

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Manufacturers shrug off shortages to beat expectations in August

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House prices jumped by nearly £5,000 month-on-month in August

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Quarter of food and hospitality firms hit by low stock levels – ONS

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Older workers could retire later if allowed to work from home

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House sales slump 62% after stamp duty deadline

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Manufacturers hit by record stock shortages as industry growth slows

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Growth slows to six-month low as staff shortages bite

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Borrowing eases in July as furlough scheme costs fall

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Retail sales fall in July for first time since shops reopened

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Inflation comes in below forecasts but economists warn of rises to come

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Inflation cools as clothes costs fall but petrol hits eight-year highs

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UK wages soar by 8.8% year-on-year after workers taken off furlough

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UK worker numbers rise further despite furlough support winding down

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Economy grows as hospitality firms bounce back from lockdowns

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Bank warns inflation could soar to 10-year high, but keeps rates on hold

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Growth slows for construction firms amid pressure over supplies

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Cost of bounce back loans could be lower than first thought

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Inflation pressure rise as growth slows in UK’s service sector

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Manufacturing sector continues to grow despite cost rises

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Bank set to hold interest rates, but policymakers split on inflation threat

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590,000 come off furlough as employers prepare to shoulder burden for scheme

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House prices fall 0.5% in July after stamp duty holiday deadline – index

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Proportion of EU workers in UK hospitality drops heavily – report

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Rising infection rates and inflation sees economic growth cool

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Retail sales rebound as Euro 2020 boosts food and drink

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Borrowing eases in June amid economic rebound

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Bank has become ‘addicted’ to QE and must outline risks, warn Lords

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