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Receive free UK economy updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest UK economynews every morning. UK economic activity fell unexpectedly in August for the first time since January as higher borrowing costs…

Breadcrumb Trail Links PMN Business If they’d been offered today’s economy a year ago – with inflation downgraded from emergency to mere headache, still-low unemployment, and growth that’s slowed without stalling – the world’s…

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has been urged to freeze business rates again, amid warnings that a multi-billion hike in bills could dent investment and leave many small firms “on the brink”. Last autumn the chancellor announced a major…

Receive free Chinese economy updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Chinese economynews every morning. China is expected to make the biggest cuts this year to two of its core lending rates as pressure…

Rising interest rates have begun to bite UK companies, with a majority of businesses reporting the weakest output levels in eight months, according to a survey. A monthly business tracker, compiled by Lloyds, found that 13 of 14…

Earlier this week we had rate cuts from the People's Bank of China:Coming up on Monday August 21 we get the Loan Prime Rate setting from the People's Bank of China, this'll happen around 0115 GMT, which is 9.15 pm Eastern Time Sunday US…

30 year mortage rate at highest level in over 20 yrsUS mortgage rates hit the highest level in 20 years.The average mortgage rate increased to 7.09% as reported by Freddie Mac.A year ago the rate was around 5%.The Federal Reserve's…

Get free updates on UK economic growthWe'll send you a file myFT Daily Digest Rounding email to the latest UK economic growthNews every morning. A closely watched survey showed that economic activity in the UK slowed sharply in July…

© Reuters Investing.com - Most Asian currencies fell on Wednesday as the dollar rebounded from 15-month lows, as recent US data spurred more bets that the Federal Reserve was close to pausing its rate-hiking cycle. The pair rose…

Get free market updatesWe will send you a file myFT Daily Digest Rounding email to the latest marketsNews every morning. Wall Street stocks were boosted on Tuesday by gains in stocks of major banks, after Morgan Stanley and Bank of…