10 March 2011

Economics Update (Jobless Thursday Edition)

We have the latest claims, and they are going in the wrong direction again, with unemployment rising by 26K to 397K, worse than forecast, though both continuing and emergency claims both fell.

Additionally, consumer confidence fell, largely on spiking gas prises.

The Bank of England is not too confidence either, so it kept its benchmark rate at effectively zero.

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