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Good times, for a change? Well, we might not go that far. But consumer confidence increased from 98.3 to 100.4 (+2.1) in February 2023, according

People taking sick days because of work-related stress or burnout is costing the UK economy £28bn a year, according to new research which highlights the financial

Fiscal drag will pull 55,000 working parents into Jeremy Hunt’s childcare tax trap over the next five years, analysis by the Centre for Economics and

The BT-owned business said the roll-out of full fibre broadband across the country was part of an ambitious £15 billion infrastructure project. Since the pandemic,

UK inflation on the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure stood at 10.4% in February 2023, according to data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning. Inflation therefore

The announcement of two new freeports in Wales is good news for businesses moving goods over the Irish Sea, trade and customs experts have said.

When the Chancellor stood up to deliver his budget last week, the latest quarterly GDP data showed UK GDP 0.8% lower than pre pandemic three years earlier while

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank draws attention to the continuing problems of the tech sector both in the US and here in the UK. While

Jobseekers remain optimistic about their job security and career progression prospects, according to the Robert Half Jobs Confidence Index (JCI) released on Monday. Created in

India will spend about 980 billion rupees ($12 billion) over the next two years on airports, with airline orders for hundreds of new planes to meet resurgent

Swiss banking was long regarded as the Rolls Royce of finance – a byword for discretion, exceptional service and above all, safety.  But as Credit

The Chancellor’s budget was well delivered and obtained a rousing reception (from his own side) in the House of Commons. We’ve now had a chance

With business travel across domestic and international markets showing a rebound post-pandemic, some 77% of Indian businesses expect to increase their travel budget in 2023

Consumer confidence in February was positive for the first time since September 2022’s disastrous mini-Budget, according to a monthly survey by YouGov for the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr).

The markets may have been unimpressed by yesterday’s Budget. But we will never know. The fall in both the equity and bond markets on Wednesday

British consumers grew more confident in February, adding to signs of an improving economy, but households are still worried about the squeeze on their living

Today’s Budget is the first against a background where economic growth in the UK has virtually ground to a halt. Official estimates of GDP for the

The UK unemployment rate stood at 3.7% in the three months to January, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this

The connectivity specialist, which says it builds and maintains the UK’s largest broadband network, is expanding its hi-tech offering that is up to ten times

As early as 1870, Victoria Woodhull became the first female stockbroker and Muriel Siebert also referred to as the “first woman of finance”, was the

The deep freeze on tax thresholds will cost taxpayers billions of pounds more than initially expected, new analysis has revealed, because of the impact of

The UK economy grew by 0.3% month-on-month in January, according to data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this morning. This followed December’s 0.5% contraction,

Cebr has consistently pointed out that the fiscal outlook is nowhere near as bleak as official forecasts had indicated and data has emerged supporting our

A report has found 62 per cent of over 65s – as many as 7.75m – live in inefficient properties (EPC ‘D’ or below), compared

Women working in financial services could unlock up to £147bn of value for the UK economy by 2035 if wages increase and the gender pay

The link between employees’ financial wellbeing and the overall health of a business may not seem obvious. But how staff feel about money – and

Nobel Prize-winning economist Joseph Stiglitz declared almost a decade ago that 2014 “was the last year in which the United States could claim to be

Recent news on inflation has been mostly positive in the UK. In January, the Consumer Price Index (CPI) showed that annual price increases slowed for a

Cebr’s Head of Environment, Infrastructure, & Local Growth Rowlando Morgan gave evidence last week at the Lords Digital Committee’s digital exclusion hearings. Drawing on work

Jeremy Hunt will send Britain in a “drastically anti-investment direction” if he forges ahead with a planned increase in corporation tax, BT has warned. The telecoms

Broadband should be made more accessible to people on benefits by encouraging them to use discounted deals designed for them, experts say. They told the

Data released by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) this week provide rich insight into the nation’s recent experience with financial vulnerability. [1] The data, covering

Public sector net borrowing in the UK was in surplus of £5.4 billion in January 2023, according to figures released by the Office for National Statistics

China’s economic reopening will provide a limited boost to world growth this year and is unlikely to lead to a surge in global energy price

China’s abrupt dismantling of its ‘zero-Covid’ policy towards the end of last year has provided optimism amidst the gloom associated with the global economic landscape.

There is no doubt that the immediate economic picture for the UK is challenging and is likely to get worse before it will get better.

Consumer confidence increased by 2.4 points in January 2023   Short-term (+5.7) and forward-looking (+10.5) household finance measures saw significant improvements   House value measures for the

LONDON, Feb 10 (Reuters) – British households’ expectations for their personal finances over the next 12 months recorded a record jump in January as wholesale

Liz Truss is on manoeuvres. She is spending lots of time where she is most comfortable, inside Westminster’s thinktanks, preaching her version of free-market economics.

Rising interest rates spell disaster for these debt burdened homeowners Older millennials are the age group most vulnerable to financial problems after taking on disproportionately

Will the UK economy swerve recession in 2023? If you’ve paid any attention to the news over the last few weeks, the answer would seem

Less than 20 per cent of people and businesses who can upgrade to Ultrafast Full Fibre across Newport have done so – with thousands still missing out

Competitive manufacturing centres are needed to ensure the cost of low-carbon technologies continues its precipitous fall over the past decade. If the energy story of

A new Department focused on the energy portfolio is a step forwards, and reflects a realisation by the government of the growing importance of energy.

New statistics released in the past week show that UK public sector productivity, far from rising from its depressed post-Covid level, had actually fallen by

Small misjudgments can have real-world impacts – including the Chancellor’s decisions on tax and spending They call it the “dismal science” for good reason. The

Tens of thousands of teachers march in London Prime Minister Sunak condemns strike Government says big pay rises will fuel inflation Schools shut, most trains

Modelling by the Centre for Economics and Business Research shows the direct cost of the single day’s action will be £94m, with a further estimated

The IMF’s latest forecast for the UK shows that, after the fastest growth in the G7 for two consecutive years, the UK is expected to

Global stock markets slid Tuesday as Wall Street weakness offset positive economic data, while investors looked ahead to key interest rate decisions due this week.