The number of payrolled employees rose another 160k in the UK during October to a record 29.294 million. Demand for labour is surging. The number of job vacancies in the…
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After Sunday’s warning from Andrew Bailey that the BoE would “have to act” over inflation, this morning’s CPI report will provide markets with breathing space. The 2-year Gilt yield has…
Rising energy and food prices are going to hit households hard this winter. Kraft Heinz has warned of commodity price increases “across the board”, making it necessary for the international…
Market inflation expectations have jumped in the UK. The UK is particularly exposed to rising natural gas prices. Container freight rates appear to have topped out, but price increases are…
Experts are warning over a winter surge in Covid-19 cases. Winter is unlikely to be smooth. Alongside the delta variant, many UK households are facing a difficult mix of rising…
Covid-19 continues to stalk the US economy. The number of daily new infections rose for the virus to an average of 169,709 on Thursday/Friday last week. This compares with a…
The tide is turning for European VC. Venture-backed start-ups in Europe raised $49.6bn in the year through to June 11th, almost matching the total for the whole of 2020 ($51.7bn),…
Market expectations for short-term interest rates have risen in the UK this week. The strong CPI print for May and the labour market data may push the BoE to follow…
Online job advertisements in the UK rose another 1.9% in the week to June 4th, according to the ONS. On this measure, vacancies are now 28.9% above February 2020 levels….
UK online job advertisements posted on Adzuna have now risen to 18% above February 2020 levels, a four-percentage point rise in the week ending May 21st. The rebound in vacancies…
