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UK consumer spending falls for third month in a row in July
Visa's Consumer Spending Index for the month of July showed a fall in consumer spending for a third consecutive month, the longest such streak since February 2013.
RBS beats forecasts for second quarter operating profits
Majority state-owned Royal Bank of Scotland beat analysts' profit forecasts for the second quarter with the lender also announcing that it had picked Amsterdam as its post-Brexit hub for the European Union.
US non-farm payrolls rise by 209,000 in July
America's economy continued creating jobs at a steady pace in July even as wage growth continued to remain moderate.
UK needs transitional arrangement for Brexit, business chiefs warn
Britain should consider pushing back the 2019 Brexit deadline as the simplest way to managing all the trade deals and other arrangements for leaving the European Union, business leaders urged on Friday.
There may be scope for Bank Rate to rise a "little bit", BoE's Broadbent says
There may be scope for Bank Rate to rise "a little bit", a top official at the Bank of England said.
UK new car sales fall and 'could be headed for deep recession'
The number of new cars purchases continues to fall as consumers hold back from major purchases amid increased worries about the economic and political climate and a possible motor finance bubble.
Housebuilders wobble amid conflicting reports of Help to Buy review
One of the government's schemes to support the housing market may be wound down within four years, industry reports suggested on Friday, sending housebuilding stocks lower.