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FSB Blames Inflationary Pressures on National Living Wage Increase

Increase in UK national minimum wage might be behind inflationary rise

“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.

August 15,2017

Small Businesses Welcome Interim Customs Union Plans

Davis lays out plans for EU interim customs union

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.

August 15,2017

EU Nationals Seizing Job Opportunities in the City Prior to Brexit

City of London jobs market report

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.

August 15,2017

UK to be Overtaken by France in GDP Rankings thanks to Weaker Pound vs Euro

UK to become 6th largest economy

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.

August 14,2017

Gold Price’s Korean-Inspired Rally Forecast to Last, But Others Warn Against Getting too Carried Away

Traders buy gold and Japanese yen

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.”

August 11,2017

Pound Sterling Mixed as Manufacturing and Trade Data Send Conflicting Signals

UK trade data in focus

The British Pound will be subject to the release of official trade and manufacturing data at 09:30 B.S.T.

August 10,2017

UK Economy to Stay Resillient as Rising Exports and Investment Will Provide an Antidote to Consumer Decline say Capital Economics

exchange rates 2

Brexit and the weak Pound have caused some headwinds for the economy, but offsetting factors are also doing their best to steady the ship, and keep overall growth going, says Capital Economics. 

August 10,2017

More Articles …

  1. UK Consumer Confidence Slumps to Record Low say Barclaycard
  2. Does Membership of the EEA Offer a Viable 'Middle Way' for Brexit?
  3. Services PMI: Uncertainty Over Economy's Future Grows
  4. UK Construction Industry Records Sharp Slowdown in Activity
  5. "Sterling is Surging" as NIESR Forecast UK Economy Bounce-Back, Future Gains Seen v Euro and US Dollar
  6. Manufacturing Data Beats Expectations, British Pound Edges Higher Against the Dollar and Euro
  7. UK Consumer Spending is Bouncing Back, Bodes for a Better Second-Half of 2017 for the Economy
  8. UK Manufacturing Activity Growing at Fastest Pace Since 1995 say CBI

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