31st January 2025 The slower than expected house price growth was “not too surprising given the rise in quoted mortgage rates at the end of last year”, said Alex Kerr, economist at the consultancy Capital Economics. View article
UK retail sales were soaring before US tariffs rocked confidence “March’s rise was largely due to unusually sunny weather and the drop in consumer confidence in April after the US tariff chaos suggests that households may start to spend more cautiously in the... 25th April 2025 · Bloomberg
British retail sales unexpectedly rose 0.4% in March Alex Kerr, economist at the consultancy Capital Economics, said the retail sales figure would add 0.1 per cent points to GDP in the first three months of the year. “But while today’s retail sales data... 25th April 2025 · Financial Times
Government borrowing higher than expected in February Alex Kerr, UK economist at Capital Economics, said he expected further spending cuts "on top of the welfare cuts already unveiled". … But next week the OBR will be likely to conclude the chancellor's... 21st March 2025 · BBC
