Business investment slumped by a record annual rate of 18.4 per cent in the second quarter, raising fears that the economic contraction between April and June could have been bigger than initial forecasts.
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Business investment slumps at record rate
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FTSE ends up over 2 percent
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Steel mills face doubling prices
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Pension funding a ``top risk'' to economy
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Bank of England cuts interest rate to 2 per cent
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Service sector cut jobs and prices last month
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'Not the time to invest for recession'
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Industrial production drops by 19.8% y/y in May.
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Economy grew sluggishly in recent weeks:
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Sterling drops at sharpest rate for a year
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European Central Bank cuts rates to 2%
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Economic activity softens
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Bank of England injects £50 billion into the economy
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British economy slides into recession
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Factory orders off 0.8 percent in June
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Business confidence falls for first time in months
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Manufacturing sector contracted in June