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FTSE 100 up 0.12% or 8.43 points to 7,047.73 And the FTSE 250 index is up 0.39 per cent or 86.78 points to 22,472.68. 12:33 Ambrose Crofton, Global Market Strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, said: Today’s MPC decision to keep policy unchanged comes as no surprise as the economic recovery is still in its early days and monetary policy has already been somewhat prescribed for the coming months. The Bank did acknowledge that the economic outlook had improved markedly since its Februa...

UAE business expectations improve for the fifth consecutive month: PMI

Middle EastUAE non-oil private sector keeps growing in April - PMI Reuters 2 minute read Business conditions in the United Arab Emirates non-oil private sector continued to improve in April, with new business growth reaching a 20-month high, a survey showed on Tuesday, as the Gulf states economy recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit UAE Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), which covers manufacturing and services, edged up to 52.7 in April from 52.6 in March. This w...

UAE non-oil private sector keeps growing in April: Survey SECTIONS Last Updated: May 04, 2021, 10:22 AM IST Share Synopsis The seasonally adjusted IHS Markit UAE Purchasing Managers Index (PMI), which covers manufacturing and services, edged up to 52.7 in April from 52.6 in March. Agencies This was its highest level since July 2019 and the fifth consecutive month it has held above the 50.0 line that separates growth from contraction. Business conditions in the United Arab Emirates non-oil priva...

SHARE British mortgage lending rose by £11.8 billion ($16.36bn) in March in the strongest net increase on record after Chancellor Rishi Sunak extended a tax break for property buyers. The rise in mortgage borrowing, the biggest increase since records began in 1993, came as British lenders approved 82,735 mortgages in March, a decrease of almost 5,000 from February and down from the peak of 103,100 seen in November, Bank of England data showed. Read More “The strong borrowing was driven by th...

Updated / Tuesday, 4 May 2021 11:13 The UKs IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers Index for manufacturing activity rose to 60.9 in April from 58.9 in March UK manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in almost 27 years last month, amid supply chain delays and shortages of raw materials, as businesses tried to make up for ground lost during the coronavirus pandemic. The IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers Index (PMI) for manufacturing activity rose to 60.9 in April from 58.9 in March. This...

UK factory activity expands at fastest rate since 1994 -PMI British manufacturing activity grew at the fastest pace in almost 27 years last month, amid supply chain delays and shortages of raw materials, as businesses tried to make up for ground lost during the coronavirus pandemic. The IHS Markit/CIPS Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) for manufacturing activity rose to 60.9 in April from 58.9 in March, slightly above an earlier flash estimate of 60.7 and its highest reading since July 1994. N...

NACM’s April 2021 Credit Managers’ Index Reflects Economic Gains Share Article The Credit Managers’ Index from the National Association of Credit Management for April 2021 indicates strong growth as numbers return to pre-pandemic territory. COLUMBIA, Md. (PRWEB) April 30, 2021 The National Association of Credit Management’s Credit Managers’ Index for April 2021 reached a high not seen for more than 15 years. The monthly ...

BBC News Published image copyrightGetty Images The UK economy is set to grow at its fastest rate on record this year, experts have predicted. The EY Item Club has upgraded its 2021 growth forecast from 5% to 6.8%, which would mark the fastest rate the fastest rate since official records began. Chief economic advisor Howard Archer said the economy had "proven to be more resilient than seemed possible". The vaccine rollout and relaxed restrictions had helped the recovery, it said. The UKs GDP, wh...

UK economy ‘set to grow at fastest rate on record’ The UK economy is set to grow at its fastest rate on record this year, experts have predicted. The EY Item Club has upgraded its 2021 growth forecast from 5% to 6.8%, which would mark the fastest rate since official records began. Chief economic advisor Howard Archer said the economy had “proven to be more resilient than seemed possible”. The vaccine rollout and relaxed restrictions had helped the recovery, it said. The UK’s GDP, whic...