Economic Climate

Manufacturers’ opinion of the United States (US) as a growth market for exports have fallen sharply, with the US slipping out of the top...

Sentiment amongst retailers fell at the sharpest rate in five years in May, with the net balance of firms expecting their business...

Manufacturing output volumes fell in the three months to May, at the joint-steepest pace since August 2020, according to the CBI’s latest...

Consumer card spending grew 4.5 per cent year-on-year in April – the greatest uplift seen since June 2023, and above the most recent CPIH...

Ross McNally, Hampshire Chamber Chief Executive and Executive Chairman, said: “Barriers to trade do no-one any good. While full details...

More UK entrepreneurs are considering selling their business following tax changes, according to a recent survey of 4,000 UK adults...

The Office for Students (OfS) reveals that financial pressures continue to mount across UK universities, with more than 40% now operating...

Manufacturing output volumes were broadly unchanged in the quarter to April, according to the CBI's latest quarterly Industrial Trends...

After a strong first quarter, business confidence fell by 10 points in April to 39%, according to the latest Lloyds Business Barometer,...

An ambitious Land Use Framework (LUF) needs to give food production the same priority as delivering legislated environmental targets,...

The number of growing UK sectors held steady in March, according to the latest Lloyds UK Sector Tracker. Compiled using exclusive PMI...

Lidl GB has announced plans to invest half a billion pounds in its expansion, as the discounter moves forward with plans to open more...

The NFU has called on the Chancellor to invest in the UK’s food security, which this government has repeatedly stated is critical to...

New data from the Higher Education Business and Community Interaction (HE-BCI) survey reveals a fall in university-business collaboration...

Social care providers across the UK are "sleepwalking over a cliff edge" according to Dr. Robert Kilgour, Founder and Exec Chair at...

Confidence about future profitability has dipped among financial services leaders, as over 60% are investing more of total revenues in...

As the UK and India hold their 13th Economic and Financial Dialogue (EFD) today, April 9th, amid a rapidly changing global economic and...

During his ‘Liberation Day’ announcement, Donald Trump revealed aggressive measures that will have consequences for trade on an...

Business confidence in March sustains high seen in previous month Business confidence among retail firms rises seven points to almost 10...

As SMEs across the UK navigate the end of the tax year and brace for an ‘awful April’ of rising bills, driven by fiscal changes such as...