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UK retail sales soar past expectations in August
Retail sales excluding petrol stations grow 5.9% in August, smashing analysts' forecast for a 4.8% gain.
Bank of England expected to keep interest rates at historic lows
Mark Carney is likely to hold fire when the Bank of England meets on Thursday, after cutting interest rates last month.
Post-Brexit vote UK current account deficit concerns may prove unfounded
Anxiety about foreign investors' willingness to fund UK's current account deficit are premature, according to Fitch.
UK one of the most unequal countries in the developed world, Oxfam says
Assets of the richest 1% in the UK worth more than 20 times that of the poorest fifth.
Chancellor Philip Hammond tells EU that UK will not lower corporation tax below 17%, report says
The Chancellor has dismissed George Osborne's target of 15%, report says
UK businesses have 'become too lazy, and too fat', Liam Fox says
Fox hinted that sanctions could be imposed on companies that fail to take advantage of new export opportunities.
London financial sector jobs rose 4% in August despite Brexit, says report
Huge demand was seen for fintech jobs such as data engineers, data analysts and data scientists.
UK faces recession as early as next year
Britain's economy is in the midst of a slowdown and growth could fall even further, claims NIESR report.
Tesco, Berkeley Group, Rolls-Royce, WPP ranked lowest in IoD's corporate governance list
British American Tobacco, Unilever, Diageo, Sage and Next are the top rated companies.
UK manufacturing: Ford to reduce planned investment and engine production at Bridgend plant
The decision will not affect the jobs of the 1,850 staff employed at the plant, Ford says.
UK private sector activity increased 8% in the three months to August, CBI says
The UK economy appears to have avoided a large impact from June's Brexit vote, according to this employers' survey.
Marks and Spencer to cut 500 jobs at head office as sales slump
The British high street icon is still struggling to boost its sales.
G20 Summit: Theresa May expected to tell world leaders that UK is 'open for business' following Brexit vote
May to have one-to-one meetings with Barack Obama, Vladimir Putin, Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping.
UK construction sector shakes off Brexit worries but recovery remains fragile
PMI remains in negative territory for third consecutive month but rebounds from July's seven-year low.
UK business confidence bounces back as post-Brexit panic dissipates
YouGov/CEBR business confidence index rises to 109.7 in August from 105 in the previous month.
New graduate jobs dip for the first time in 4 years amid Brexit worries
The 8% decline in 2016 also reflects nervousness among employers over the new apprenticeship levy.
FX Focus: Pound hits four-week high against euro as manufacturing data defies worries
Dollar gains against euro and yen as investors await Friday's non-farm payrolls report.
UK business confidence drops following Brexit vote to five-year low
Although the overall confidence level in August shows a fall, it remains above the low noted in June.
UK consumer confidence for August rises by 5 points to -7
The August consumer confidence is said to be the best monthly rise since June 2015.
Bank of England says UK mortgage approvals fell to 18-month low in July
Mortgage approvals fell from 64,152 in June to 60,912 last month, short of analysts' forecast for a 62,000 reading.
Foreign investments in UK hit record high in the year to April 2016
The US continues to be the biggest investor in the UK, accounting for 570 projects.
Dear bankers: Help the economy and repair your reputation with Bank Volunteering Mondays
Each bank holiday cost the UK £2.3bn in lost earnings and productivity.
UK economy grew 0.6% over second quarter, ONS confirms
Reconfirmation of official data suggests economy grew over the second quarter aided by higher industrial production.
Britain's gym sector flexes muscles as it looks to withstand possible recession
UK gym industry records 5.8% increase in membership in 2015 and is now worth more than £4.4bn.
Four companies that confounded the Brexit doom-mongers
Solid UK economic activity after EU referendum has boosted retail, housebuilding and leisure sectors.
UK manufacturing sector boosted by exports in August, CBI survey reveals
Total orders balance declines from -4 in July to -5 but remains above forecast for a fall to -10.
UK records £1bn public finances surplus after Brexit vote
Corporation tax hits highest level for any July since 2011 but surplus is smaller than expected.
UK will avoid recession while growth in emerging markets expected to stabilise, says Moody's
Brexit-related spillovers will have limited impact on UK's economic growth.
Bank of England's Martin Weale to join ONS expert panel
Former Monetary Policy Committee and NIESR director heading to statistics body's economics panel.
British Sugar joins industry associations to oppose proposed sugar tax amid job cut fear
Oxford Economics has said the proposed sugar tax could result in more than 4,000 job cuts across the UK.