Data from electronic payments firm Barclaycard
Overall consumer spending rose by 3.8% y/y in February
- prior (January) was +3.9%
Barclaycard Managing Director Paul Lockstone on Brexit negotiations likely to keep weighing on consumer confidence
And more via ,Reuters , this from jobs listings site Adzuna:
- average salary for jobs advertised in January hit the highest in nearly two years
- higher in every area in the United Kingdom for first time since Adzuna began regional tracking in mid-2015
- "Without wishing to tempt fate, it does look like the worst of the pay squeeze seems to have passed," Adzuna co-founder Doug Monro said
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GBP still little moved ... updates: