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May GDP dips 0.1% while the economy checks its pockets
May GDP fell 0.1%, while three month growth gave the economy another chart to hide behind as economists arranged their caveats.
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Bank Rate Holds at 4.5% as Quarter Point Joins Queue
Bank Rate held at 4.5% in an eight to one vote, leaving one quarter point waiting outside with a clipboard and a visitor pass.
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Capital Issuance Falls as Pie Chart Cuts Its Slice
UK capital issuance fell in April, leaving the corporate pie chart to rebrand a minus sign as a temporary change of direction.
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Large Firms Borrow £1.3bn While SMEs Wait Politely
UK business borrowing reached £1.2bn in April, with large firms borrowing more while SMEs stayed flat and loan rates rose.
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Bank Rate Holds at 4% While Biscuits Face Split Vote
Bank Rate stays at 4% after a five to four vote, leaving the committee to balance inflation, weak growth and one strategic biscuit plate.
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Quantum Sensing Projects Need A Job Description
Quantum sensing projects receive £14 million, prompting Britain to promise practical miracles before anyone asks for a working demonstration.
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Growth Corridor Promises Progress, Pending the Actual Corridor
The Oxford to Cambridge Growth Corridor promises rail, homes and business space, while policy jargon boards an express train to nowhere.
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Technology Growth Plan Gives Startups A Smaller Box
The technology growth plan promises support for frontier firms, then asks the innovation to fit inside a very small form.