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UK economy beats expectations in July amid AI boom; four interest rate hikes expected by next summer – business live
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Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Digging into today’s GDP report a little, we can see that the UK services sector had a decent July, with growth in 11 of its 14 subsectors.
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- Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news Digging into today’s GDP report a little, we can see that the UK services sector had a decent July, with growth in 11 of its 14 subsectors.
- Reported by The Guardian and published Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:05:02 UTC.
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Economic releases and corporate results feed directly into rate expectations, currency moves and equity pricing, so the detail here often matters more to markets than the headline itself.
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UK economy beats expectations in July amid AI boom; four interest rate hikes expected by next summer – business live
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