01 October 2024 Shop Prices are Still Falling (and So are High Street Businesses)

Shop prices are falling, but the BRC warns that unless the government reforms the tax system, more businesses will go to the wall.

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01 October 2024 Businesses Brace for Economic Slowdown: CBI

The UK economy faces a critical juncture as private sector growth expectations stall, according to the latest CBI Growth Indicator.

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01 October 2024 UK Business Confidence Plummets

The UK's economic outlook appears increasingly pessimistic as the Institute of Directors (IoD) reports a sharp decline in business confidence, reaching its lowest point since December 2022.

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30 September 2024 ECB to Speed Up Support

The ECB will speed up the pace as it cuts interest rates, according to economists.

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30 September 2024 Inflation Concerns Sounded in Lloyds' Business Survey

The Bank of England will remain concerned about inflation in the coming months, with a new business survey showing a marked rise in pricing expectations.

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27 September 2024 Odds of Oct. ECB Rate Cut at 80% Following Spain, France Inflation Data

A collapse in French and Spanish inflation to below the 2.0% level makes it increasingly difficult for the European Central Bank (ECB) to forgo a consecutive interest rate cut in October.

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27 September 2024 How "The Consumer Got Her Groove Back"

Revisions to savings, consumption and income data show the U.S. consumer is in a better position than previously assumed.

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