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Personal Finance
13 Mar
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OBR commentary pours cold water on 'Tigger-like' Hammond

The Office for Budget Responsibility's spring report shows that Philip Hammond's upbeat statement that there is "light at the end of the tunnel" for the UK economy after years of austerity is based almost entirely on an improved global economy rather than any domestic improvement.

13 Mar
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Hammond raises prospect of public spending increases

Philip Hammond held out the prospect of increases to public spending as he set out improved short-term figures for UK economic growth and the public finances, including lower than expected government borrowing in 2017-18.

13 Mar
housing, construction, building
First stage of 'housing gap' report to be delivered by Letwin in June

A government investigation into the gap between completed new homes and the amount of land with planning permission owned by housebuilders has already made some initial observations and will publish a first analysis in June.

13 Mar
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Quiche, yoga leggings, GoPro cameras added to ONS inflation basket

Ladies' exercise leggings, GoPro-style video cameras, fresh raspberries, quiche, pre-mashed potato and kids' soft play have all been added to the basket of goods used by the Office of National Statistics to calculate inflation in 2018.

13 Mar
Tottenham Hotspur new stadium football
Dugout buys News Corp platform to distribute sports content to Asia

Digital football business Dugout will launch a new South-East Asia business by acquiring the Ballball platform from News Corp.

13 Mar
US inflation rises in line with expectations in February

US inflation data for February came in as expected on Tuesday, no doubt helping to assuage concerns about rising inflation as investors try to gauge whether the Federal Reserve will hike rates three or four times this year.

13 Mar
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UK growth weakest in G20 as world economy strengthens, OECD says

The world economy is strengthening but Britain will have the weakest growth in the G20 in 2018, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development said.

13 Mar
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UK hiring confidence improves ahead of second quarter of 2018

UK hiring confidence has improved ahead of the second quarter of 2018, according to an influential report from recruiter Manpower.