02 March 2021 "Crippling Tax Raid" on Small Businesses and Self-Employ Feared

The self-employed "badly need support" not a "crippling" tax raid says organisation representing independent professionals and the self-employed.

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01 March 2021 A Taper Tantrum is Coming, but Bulls Should Ride it Out

Expectations for higher growth and rising inflation have caused the value of the yield paid on U.S. government bonds to rise rapidly over recent weeks, tightening fiscal conditions not only in the โ€ฆ

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23 February 2021 Jobs Support Needed Until June says CBI: Employment Data Reactions

The UK Government has been urged to maintain its employment support schemes until at least June after data showed that the UK's economy shed yet more jobs in the final part of 2020.

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19 February 2021 UK Businesses Most Optimistic on Outlook in 7 Years: IHS Markit

Much-watched monthly PMI data suggests the UK economy shrunk only slightly in February, which would be a far better outcome given the overwhelming expectation for the economy to post another sharp โ€ฆ

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19 February 2021 Amazon & eBay Win but the High Street Stands on "Edge of the Abyss": UK Retail Sales for January

The third nationwide lockdown has hit the UK economy hard as consumers tighten their belts and cut spending by a staggering amount, according to new ONS data.

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17 February 2021 This Low Inflation Won't Last

UK Inflation is depressed, but it will start climbing again over coming weeks and months and in five years from now could be as high as 2.4% according to economists.

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16 February 2021 Stock Market Can Go "Much Higher": Bulwark's Abraham

  The stock market is one of the benchmarks for every U.S. presidency. Voters often look at how stocks performed during a presidentโ€™s four-year term as one of the criteria for re-election.

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