UK retail sales grew at the fastest pace since 2009 as consumers resorted to stockpiling amid rising Covid-19 cases, data from the British Retail Consortium revealed Tuesday.Total retail sales grew 5.6 percent annually in September versus a 0.6 percent drop a year ago. This was the fastest growth since December 2009, excluding Easter distortions. Similarly, like-for-like sales increased 6.1 percen...
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May 22, 2026 14:46 ET Minutes of the latest Fed policy session was the highlight of the week along with survey data on the U.S. housing market. In Europe, survey data signaled the trends in the euro area private sector. Further, consumer price inflation data from the U.K. was in focus. In Asia, various economic indicators from China drew attention to the health of the economy.