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Staff across the Midlands are optimistic about their job prospects, but employers are concerned about access to skills and pay...

Barclays Property Insights combines data from across the Bank with consumer research to provide an in-depth analysis of UK housing trends....

70% of UK professionals (from all age bands) have stated that they are ‘expecting’ that they will have to work for longer or delay...

UK-listed companies with a Defined Benefit (DB) pension scheme issued 81 profit warnings in 2024, the highest annual volume since the...

Credit and debit card spending grew 1.9 per cent year-on-year in January – the highest uplift since March 2024, but remaining lower than...

Business confidence amongst UK CEOs is growing, despite ongoing geopolitical and macroeconomic challenges, according to the latest...

Total private equity investment activity in the UK rose by 4.4% in 2024, with deal values increasing to their highest level for two...

The percentage of UK small business owners predicting growth (33%) has dipped to a nine-month low, according to the latest quarterly data...

Average age of first-time buyer in the UK rose to almost 34 last year, according to Barclays’ proprietary data, as people increasingly...

Responding to the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee’s vote to cut the base rate to 4.5%, Federation of Small Businesses (FSB)...

CEO optimism strengthens, although 43% say they won’t fully achieve transformation goals. 56% of global CEOs expect to actively pursue...

Private sector firms expect another significant fall in activity over the next three months (weighted balance of -22%), according to the...

Food and drink exports have continued to fall in Q3, with exports in the first nine months of 2024 down 10.2% to £16.3 billion, driven by...

Year-on-year retail sales volumes fell at a faster pace in January, extending the sector’s downturn into a fourth consecutive month....

Urban Pubs & Bars (“UPB”), London’s largest independent pub and dining group, has announced a record-breaking EBITDA of £8.7m for the...

Manufacturers are still being hit with soaring gas and electricity prices, and while the record highs of early 2022 have abated, many...

New analysis from UKHospitality reveals that a fifth of hospitality’s workforce will be dragged into the new employer NICs threshold for...

Private sector firms expect activity to fall in the three months to March (weighted balance of -24%), according to the CBI’s latest...

Co-op announces further backing for British farmers with a new £820K fund to support sustainable farming efforts, building on the...

According to the Office for National Statistics, the unemployment rate in the UK climbed to 4.4% between September and November,...