- Monday, 05 June 2017
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UK Services PMI down more than expected
May data highlighted a renewed slowdown in business activity growth across the UK service economy, following the four-month peak achieved in April. This partly reflected a softer pace of new order growth, which survey respondents linked to squeezed household budgets and, in some cases, delayed decision making among clients ahead of the General Election. There were positive developments in terms of cost pressures during May, with the latest survey pointing to the least marked rise in input prices since September 2016.
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- Friday, 02 June 2017
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UK Construction PMI rose to 56.0
UK construction companies experienced a sharp rebound in business activity during May, helped by the fastest upturn in residential work since the end of 2015. The latest survey also revealed a sustained recovery in new work, following the soft patch seen during the first quarter of 2017. Increased workloads encouraged greater staff recruitment and a marked expansion of input buying across the construction sector. Meanwhile, prices for imported materials continued to push up input costs during May. However, the overall rate of input price inflation eased further from the peak seen at the start of the year.
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- Thursday, 01 June 2017
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UK Manufacturing PMI fell to 56.7
The UK manufacturing sector remained resilient in May, sustaining most of the growth momentum gained during the prior survey month. At 56.7, the seasonally adjusted IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index® (PMI® ) was only slightly below April’s three-year high of 57.3 and signalled an improvement in operating conditions for the tenth successive month. Manufacturing production and new orders both expanded at above survey average rates.
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- Monday, 29 May 2017
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Sterling slightly higher as Conservatives lead widens
Britain's pound was the main mover among major currencies on Monday, recovering some ground after weekend polls showed Prime Minister Theresa May is set to win next week's elections even if the scale of victory is in question. Sterling had its worst day since early February on Friday and fell around 2 cents last week as polls showed May's lead over the opposition Labour Party had shrunk from as much as 20 points last month to as low as 5 in one poll.
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