Pundits have brought forward the moment of the first tightening of monetary policy to July after tod...
Pundits have brought forward the moment of the first tightening of monetary policy to July after today's publication of industry output figures for April, which showed that exports surged and industrial output rose for the first time in 8 months. Previously, many throught that a rise would not occur until August, particularly after reports that quarterly GDP statistics published by the Office for National Statistics would likely be revised downwards. However, today's figures indicate that the long suffering manufacturing sector could be turning up, also supported by the ONS' dec...
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