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...Samuel Tombs, UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said he was “sceptical” of the PMIs’ “signal that economic activity is declining quickly, given that real wages have picked up and consumers’ confidence...
...“The increase in interest rates delivered to date appears to be increasingly slowing the economy,” said Samuel Tombs, at the consultancy Pantheon Macroeconomics....
...One person who saw this coming is Pantheon Macroeconomics’ Samuel Tombs, who had a very sceptical response to the flash readings....
...pre-pandemic history, said Williamson....
...Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at the consultancy Pantheon Macroeconomics, said: “The latest PMI data signal that the economy is on the brink of a recession.”...
...“We are delighted to have successfully completed this major transaction against what is unquestionably a highly challenging economic backdrop,” Will Samuel, chair of Tilney Smith & Williamson, said when...
...Samuel Tombs, economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, noted that government receipts undershot the OBR forecasts, particularly for consumption tax revenues....
...data “surely quashes any remaining chance that the Monetary Policy Committee might raise the bank rate by [half a percentage point] next month, though a [quarter-point] hike still looks likely”, added Samuel...
...Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit said the UK economy had “picked up speed again”....
...Samuel Tombs, at the consultancy Pantheon Macroeconomics, said the slowdown was chiefly due to weak demand, adding that with higher inflation and benefits cuts eating into households’ disposable income,...
...Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit, said that data would “add to worries that the UK economy is heading towards a bout of ‘stagflation’, with growth continuing to trend lower while...
...Samuel Tombs, at the consultancy Pantheon Macroeconomics, said the surveys suggested that the economic recovery was “starting to be choked off by supply constraints”, but noted that growth in demand had...
...This adds to concerns the “recent spike in inflation could prove stickier”, Williamson said....
...Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at Pantheon Macroeconomics, said incoming data are consistent with strong growth of about 5 per cent in the second quarter, adding: “The economy is rebounding as soon as...
...Gavin Williamson, education secretary, has condemned the protests, and Sajid Javid, a former chancellor, has said the teacher “should not be intimidated in any way”....
...Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit, said: “A steep slump in business activity in January puts the lockdown UK economy on course to contract sharply in the first quarter of 2021, meaning...
...“We’ve learnt a huge amount between March and now,” said Samuel Rigby, headteacher at Harris Girls’ Academy....
...It was also the third consecutive reading below 50.Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at consultancy Pantheon Macroeconomics, said the January PMI figures “provide more evidence that the current lockdown has...
...Chris Williamson, chief business economist at IHS Markit, said: “A double-dip is indicated by the November survey data, with lockdown measures once again causing business activity to collapse across large...
...Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at consultancy Pantheon Macroeconomics said that “the recovery has lost its legs” with a “high risk of a relapse over the winter”....
...“Retail sales usually account for only 31 per cent of households’ overall expenditure,” said Samuel Tombs, chief UK economist at consultancy Pantheon Macroeconomics....
...Uniformity is also a draw for Stuart Williamson, fashion editor of the biannual magazine Fantastic Man. “It’s always going to look good, it’s not seasonal,” he says....
...“The UK looks set to see a frustratingly slow recovery, given the likely slower pace of opening up the economy relative to other countries which have seen fewer Covid-19 cases,” said Chris Williamson, chief...
...“A recession of a scale we have not seen in modern history is looking increasingly likely,” Mr Williamson said....
...And finally wealth managers Tilney and Smith & Williamson have revised the terms of their tie-up....
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