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...“The UK economy continued to skirt with recession in October, as the increased cost of living, higher interest rates and falling exports were widely blamed on a third month of falling output,” said Chris...
...“The economy may have ended the second quarter on the same resilient note that it has had all year,” said Thomas Pugh, economist at the auditor RSM UK....
...Thomas Pugh, economist at consulting firm RSM UK, said the figures would concern the BoE’s rate-setters, “who have explicitly tied further interest rate rises to the strength of the labour market”....
...Thomas Pugh, economist at RSM UK, said the data suggested that “the economy is starting to buckle under the weight of the surge in interest rates and exceptionally high inflation”....
...The big picture from today’s data however was “still one of a stagnating economy” according to Thomas Pugh of consulting group RSM UK....
...Jack and Alice’s pristine desert suburb is called Victory: Chris Pine plays a magnetic de facto mayor. But, again, co-ordinates are missing. Are we near Los Angeles? Las Vegas? Ulaanbaatar?...
...Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, which compiles the PMI, said that the December data “add to the likelihood that the UK is in recession,” with the PMI pointing...
...Letter in response to this article: When a hole is just a hole / From Mike Pugh, Woodford Green, Essex, UK...
...A number of important issues are raised by Chris Flood’s article entitled “Pension schemes face growing liquidity strains” (FT Money, FT Weekend, July 2) that should attract the attention of the Pensions...
...Thomas Pugh, economist at the consultancy RSM, said the retail data were the first official sign of the toll of high inflation on consumer spending and the economy....
...But there are real delights: Florence Pugh is a terrific actor and she carries the film through some rather bad moments....
...Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said the survey results “point to the economy almost grinding to a halt as inflationary pressure rises to unprecedented levels...
...Thomas Pugh at Capital Economics said there was “enough spare capacity in the economy to bring inflation back down”....
...Thomas Pugh: Not in 2023, but it is likely to have to raise taxes further ahead....
...Thomas Pugh, UK economist at Capital Economics, said: “Given there was no change in the lockdown restrictions in February, GDP was never going to shoot back up.”...
...Thomas Pugh, of consultancy Capital Economics, said the positive vaccine news allowed the MPC to do nothing at this meeting....
...Thomas Pugh, UK economist for the consultancy Capital Economics, said the drop in sentiment ahead of new rules suggested the recovery has “already started to flatten out”....
...“The lockdown appears to be causing a sharp, partly involuntary, rise in household saving,” said Chris Hare, senior economist at HSBC....
...In contrast, there are signs that the worst may be over for the services sector,” said Thomas Pugh, at the consultancy Capital Economics....
...Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit, said so far this year the services economy had endured its worst performance since 2008....
...Thomas Pugh, UK economist at Capital Economics, said: “While we suspect that inflation is likely to remain above the 2 per cent [target] for the rest of the year, we don’t think that it will force the Bank...
...The composite reading “suggests that GDP in Q2 rose by just 0.0-0.1 per cent”, said Thomas Pugh, economist at Capital Economics....
...Even star Chris Pine is dirt-faced, shaggy, greying. He could be Captain Kirk after a 10-hour rugger match....
...Fears over future growth appear to be seeping into hiring decisions, said Thomas Pugh, UK economist at Capital Economics....
...Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit, said that the overall level of the index suggested “steady business growth” and an economy growing at a rate of around 0.4 per cent in the third...
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