Economy
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Dec- 2022 -15 December
Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.5% to 3.5%
The Bank of England (BoE) has announced that interest rates will be raised by 0.5%, bringing the base rate of…
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12 December
UK economy returns to growth in October
The UK economy returned to growth in October following the period of national mourning after the death of the Queen,…
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6 December
Footfall rises 5.4% amid ‘cause for optimism’, Springboard says
Footfall rose by +5.4% across all UK retail destinations last week from the week before, with increases across all three…
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Nov- 2022 -25 November
Black Friday footfall up 4.6% on 2021
Results for the period up to 12pm on Black Friday, 25 November, showed that footfall across all UK retail destinations…
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17 November
Natural Diamond Council launches Assure 2.0 portal
The Natural Diamond Council has announced the launch of the new Assure 2.0 online portal. The updated portal aims to…
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Oct- 2022 -19 October
Hallmarking drops -15.8% in September
The total number of hallmarked pieces during September 2022 dropped by -15.8% year-on-year from 1,009,071 to 849,351, marking a decrease…
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17 October
City centre footfall increases as workers return to the office
Footfall across UK retail destinations rose marginally by +0.8% last week from the week before as performance was boosted by…
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17 October
Chancellor reverses almost all mini-budget tax cuts
Newly appointed chancellor Jeremy Hunt has reversed almost all of the mini-budget commitments made by previous chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng last…
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7 October
De Beers Group venture appoints new CEO
Debmarine Namibia, the diamond recovery joint venture owned in equal shares by the Government of the Republic of Namibia and…
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6 October
Footfall slows to +6.8% in September
UK footfall slowed for the third consecutive month and now sits just 6.8% compared with the same period in 202,…
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