http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8092780.stm
UK industrial output rose unexpectedly in April - the first month-on-month climb since February 2008, official figures have shown.
Output rose by 0.3% from the previous month, the Office for National Statistics said. Analysts had been expecting output to fall by 0.1%
Manufacturing rose 0.2%, which was also an unexpected rise.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8092538.stm
The Treasury is investigating the prospect of selling state-owned bank Northern Rock as soon as the autumn, according to a report in the Times.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8091396.stm
The deficit of UK pension funds eased again slightly in May, according to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
The shortfall in the UK's 7,400 defined benefit schemes, including final salary pensions, fell from £188.5bn at the end of April to £179.3bn at the end of May.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/e...predicted.html
The UK economy will resume growing next year, faster than had been expected by many, according to Capital Economics.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/e...to-the-UK.html
The pound rebounded from a torrid few days, rising almost 3 cents against the dollar on Tuesday, as dealers seized on fresh evidence that the worst of the recession in Britain is over.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009...s-house-prices
A combination of rising buyer inquiries and a shortage of homes for sale is supporting house prices, Rics says
http://www.ftadviser.com/FTAdviser/M...-midsummer.jsp
Two industry commentators have forecast property values to increase by mid-summer, after yet more evidence has emerged that house prices are continuing to stabilise.
http://www.ftadviser.com/FTAdviser/M...sales-lift.jsp
Various London boroughs have seen a significant increase in buyer confidence and sales over the last month, with one location calling the market "buzzing".
And people aren't voting Labour?
UK industrial output rose unexpectedly in April - the first month-on-month climb since February 2008, official figures have shown.
Output rose by 0.3% from the previous month, the Office for National Statistics said. Analysts had been expecting output to fall by 0.1%
Manufacturing rose 0.2%, which was also an unexpected rise.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8092538.stm
The Treasury is investigating the prospect of selling state-owned bank Northern Rock as soon as the autumn, according to a report in the Times.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/8091396.stm
The deficit of UK pension funds eased again slightly in May, according to the Pension Protection Fund (PPF).
The shortfall in the UK's 7,400 defined benefit schemes, including final salary pensions, fell from £188.5bn at the end of April to £179.3bn at the end of May.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/e...predicted.html
The UK economy will resume growing next year, faster than had been expected by many, according to Capital Economics.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/e...to-the-UK.html
The pound rebounded from a torrid few days, rising almost 3 cents against the dollar on Tuesday, as dealers seized on fresh evidence that the worst of the recession in Britain is over.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2009...s-house-prices
A combination of rising buyer inquiries and a shortage of homes for sale is supporting house prices, Rics says
http://www.ftadviser.com/FTAdviser/M...-midsummer.jsp
Two industry commentators have forecast property values to increase by mid-summer, after yet more evidence has emerged that house prices are continuing to stabilise.
http://www.ftadviser.com/FTAdviser/M...sales-lift.jsp
Various London boroughs have seen a significant increase in buyer confidence and sales over the last month, with one location calling the market "buzzing".
And people aren't voting Labour?
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