The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain,[note 1][18] is a sovereign country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland.[19][20] It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.[21] The United Kingdom includes the island of Great Britain, the north-eastern part of the island of Ireland, and many smaller islands within the British Isles.[22] Northern Ireland shares a land border with the Republic of Ireland; otherwise, the United Kingdom is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean, the North Sea, the English Channel, the Celtic Sea and the Irish Sea. The total area of the United Kingdom is 242,495 square kilometres (93,628 sq mi), with an estimated 2020 population of more than 67 million people.[23]
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UK inflation drops, defying market expectations of BoE rate hikes
Lorenzo Bagnato
20 September 2023 - 15:18
The Bank of England will take its rate decision tomorrow, with increased wiggle room thanks to lower-than-expected inflation.
EU creates plan for UK membership, but the future British PM is skeptical
Lorenzo Bagnato
20 September 2023 - 13:09
Keir Starmer, the likely future PM of the UK, will seek closer ties with the European Union, but without any talks of future membership.
British GDP shrinks in the summer, but UK can still avoid a recession
Lorenzo Bagnato
13 September 2023 - 14:00
Revised GDP data showed a 2% increase since the Covid pandemic. That, however, might be changed by this summer’s data.
UK re-enter EU science program. Sunak: "The right deal for the UK"
Lorenzo Bagnato
7 September 2023 - 11:55
The United Kingdom has backtracked on the EU Horizon program, a €100 billion subsidy to research and development.
UK invests on fintech companies, will it be enough?
Lorenzo Bagnato
17 August 2023 - 12:32
The United Kingdom is losing its dominant fintech position to Silicon Valley giants. The British government and UK banks want to change that.
UK, Eurozone core inflation data: too high for central banks
Lorenzo Bagnato
19 July 2023 - 17:44
The Bank of England and the European Central Bank will likely increase interest rates again. But by how much?
UK economy in decline, signaling worst stagflation than EU
Lorenzo Bagnato
13 July 2023 - 18:56
GDP in the United Kingdom has fallen in May while inflation keeps ramping up. Is the UK destined to stagflation?
Markets weekly recap: UK inflation puts pressure on stock exchanges, central banks
Lorenzo Bagnato
23 June 2023 - 16:22
As the UK inflation continues to rise and the Bank of England increases interest rates, markets start to feel the pressure.
Inflation is not over: UK consumer prices rise in May signaling recession ahead
Lorenzo Bagnato
21 June 2023 - 17:20
The Bank of England needs to raise interest rates even further, worsening the UK’s stagnation.
UK to be first to fall in a recession amid appalling economic stagnation
Lorenzo Bagnato
25 April 2023 - 11:48
The UK will likely be the first developed country to fall in a recession as a glance to its economic indicators suggest.