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Recession in real time: how big data can track the Covid slump 

Official economic data for June will be out this week. But unconventional indicators can help gauge conditions right nowThis week it will be confirmed that Britain’s economy is in the deepest recession for at least a century. Yet only a few days ago, the Bank of England heralded a return to growth, forecasting a more rapid recovery than previously feared.Off […]

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UK recession will be less severe than feared but unemployment to surge, says Bank of England 

GDP to shrink 9.5 per cent this year – less severe than the 14 per cent which had been forecast – but Bank warns of surge in unemployment amid ‘unusually uncertain’ outlook

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Bank of England’s Tenreyro predicts ‘incomplete ‘V-shaped’ recovery – business live 

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial newsLatest: BoE policymaker predicts ‘incomplete V’Unemployment will hurt recovery, points out Silvana TenreyroIntroduction: UK consumer prices rose in JuneComputer games got pricier, but crisps prices fell Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 11.25am BST Over in Brussels, Apple ha […]

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