1st September 2025 Ashley Webb, UK economist at Capital Economics, said: “It’s clear that high interest rates and the faltering jobs market is holding back the recovery in housing demand and prices.” View article
Surprise PMI increase suggests UK economy has turned the corner Ashley Webb, UK economist at Capital Economics, a research outfit, said that the benign PMI and ONS inflation data “further increase the chances of the next rate cut happening in February, in line... 24th October 2025 · The Times
Unemployment rate rises to 4.8%, wage growth cools “We think it’s only a matter of time before the loosening in the labour market leads to a more marked easing in wage growth, which would allow the Bank to cut rates from 4 per cent now to 3 per cent... 14th October 2025 · The Times
UK jobs market stabilises over summer Ashley Webb, at the consultancy Capital Economics, said the combination of a slow weakening in both hiring and wage growth meant the BoE would “remain more concerned over the upside risks to inflation... 14th October 2025 · Financial Times
