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		<title>Britain&#8217;s services sector grows for second month in June running despite modest pullback</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2009 16:50:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Activity in Britain&#8217;s services sector rose for the second month running in June despite a modest slowdown in activity, a closely-watched survey showed Friday.

In its monthly asessment of the sector, the Chartered Institute for Purchasing and Supply said its purchasing managers&#8217; index — a broad gauge of business activity — for the sector [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of England says credit conditions eased in the 2nd quarter, demand picked up</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:13:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — The availability of credit in the U.K. increased modestly in the second quarter, although default rates and losses also rose and were expected to swell further in coming months, the Bank of England said Thursday.

In its quarterly report on credit conditions, the central bank said the supply of secured credit to households had [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: UK economy shrank 2.4 pct in 1st quarter; worse than previous estimate of 1.9 pct fall</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:03:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Robert Barr</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — The crisis-stricken British economy shrank by a revised 2.4 percent in the first quarter, even more than the previous estimate of a 1.9 percent decline and the worst drop in a half century, the government said Tuesday.

The new figure was the worst since the economy contracted by 2.6 percent in the second quarter [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of England says positive economic signs, financial watchdog warns against complacency</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 20:53:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jane Wardell</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — A Bank of England policymaker said Tuesday that early signs from the bank&#8217;s program to boost lending are positive, while the head of the country&#8217;s financial watchdog warned that an early economic recovery could undermine efforts to prevent a repeat of the current crisis.

As a report on mortgage lending showed housing market activity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Report: UK mortgage lending 2.3 bln pounds in May, weakest in 8 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2009 17:55:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Net mortgage lending in the United Kingdom was 2.3 billion pounds ($3.7 billion) in May, the weakest monthly amount in eight years, the British Bankers Association said Tuesday.

The report came as further evidence of sluggish lending activity in the U.K. as banks have tightened lending criteria and consumers feel the brunt of recession.
Net [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK retail sales, mortgage lending fall in May as public borrowing hits record</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:58:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Retail sales and mortgage lending in Britain dropped in May, dampening hopes that an economic recovery is under way, while government borrowing hit a record high due to the cost of massive stimulus measures, official data showed Thursday.

Retail sales fell 0.6 percent between April and May as clothing and footwear sales slumped by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bank of England governor joins positive voices on economic outlook</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:43:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Bank of England Governor Mervyn King added to positive voices on the economic outlook Wednesday, saying that financial markets have improved markedly and listing several reasons a recovery is likely this year.

King said that while the path to full recovery could be protracted, &#8220;there are some signs that the British economy is beginning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UK construction activity shrinks again, mortgage approvals rise</title>
		<link>http://blog.taragana.com/n/uk-construction-activity-shrinks-again-mortgage-approvals-rise-69541/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2009 17:33:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — Activity in the U.K. construction industry retreated for the 15th straight month in May, but the number of home mortgages approved has risen for the third month, according to reports published Tuesday.

The Charter Institute of Purchasing and Supply said its May construction index of 45.9 showed a &#8220;marked fall in activity since the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>British economy shrinks 1.9 percent in first quarter, biggest decline in nearly 30 years</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2009 16:43:42 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LONDON — The British economy shrank in the first quarter at its sharpest rate since the early days of Margaret Thatcher&#8217;s government 30 years ago as the financial crisis continued to wreak havoc on banks, retailing and manufacturing.

In its first estimate for the January-March period, the Office for National Statistics said Friday that gross domestic [...]]]></description>
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