The United Kingdom’s Office for National Statistics reports that inbound tourism to the UK, and outbound tourism from the UK, have both increased markedly.
Read more: Despite a Weaker Pound Sterling, Britons are Travelling and Spending More Overseas
The European Commission has welcomed the United Kingdom’s publication of position papers on Brexit.
Read more: Brexit Papers a "Positive Step" say European Commission
Morgan McKinley’s London Employment Monitor for July 2017 suggests EU nationals are seizing the opportunity to find employment in the UK’s financial services industry ahead of Brexit.
Read more: EU Nationals Seizing Job Opportunities in the City Prior to Brexit
“Operating costs for small firms are now at their highest in four years. Increasing inflationary pressure has coincided with a bruising business rates revaluation and rising employment costs." - FSB.
Read more: FSB Blames Inflationary Pressures on National Living Wage Increase
France is set to become the world’s fifth largest economy in the third-quarter of 2017, in the process relegating the UK to sixth.
Read more: UK to be Overtaken by France in GDP Rankings thanks to Weaker Pound vs Euro
The UK Government has laid out plans for a transitory customs union with the European Union that will come into force on the day the UK leaves the European Union.
Read more: Small Businesses Welcome Interim Customs Union Plans
Gold prices forecast to see rally extend but Thomas Harr at Danske Bank warns investors shouldn’t “get carried away by North Korean market volatility.”
Read more: Gold Price’s Korean-Inspired Rally Forecast to Last, But Others Warn Against Getting too Carried...
