Could the UK economy outperform the IMF’s dire recession warning? It’ll take a lot of luck uk economy Britain and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) have a pretty chequered past. Yesterday’s bleak forecasts marked another chapter in the pair’s hate-hate relationship. Yes, the usual barbs that come from ministers of the incumbent government of the day after the lender of last resort’s forecast don’t help. We saw all that yesterday. But, older people [...]
Why have the Bank of England and the IMF been so wrong on the UK economy? A FINE MESS Recession? What recession? The Bank of England and the IMF have been wrong on the state of the UK economy, but it's not all their fault
House sales surge as green shoots emerge in property market property House sales in the first six weeks of 2024 are 16 per cent higher than over the same period last year, and three per cent higher than in 2019.
UK to narrowly avoid recession but cost of living crisis will leave families £4,000 worse off February 8, 2023 The UK is poised to narrowly avoid a recession but the cost of living crisis will still leave average Brits £4,000 worse off this year, fresh forecasts out today reveal. Britain’s economy is set to squeeze out 0.2 per cent of GDP growth in 2023, meaning it will just about swerve a technical reversal, two [...]
Bitcoin slips below $29,000 as Ethereum loses its grip on $1.8k August 17, 2023 Bitcoin and Ethereum are both down by almost 2% in the last day, in line with stock markets, which slid for the second consecutive day.
Sunak and Starmer offer little new year cheer on ailing UK growth path January 10, 2023 This brand new weekly column, published every Tuesday, will drill down into the stories behind the numbers to reveal what makes the UK – and global – economy tick. But, today, inspired by what resembled soon-to-broken new year’s resolutions by political leaders last week, it will make the case for why a stable government economic [...]
EXCL – The unstoppable rise of the Chief Innovation Officer in 2023 January 2, 2023 More and more UK businesses are making innovation a priority. The conviction is growing that tech and the implementation of innovative solutions drive business growth and help firms to stay ahead of the competition. It is therefore no surprise that the chief innovation officer takes an increasingly prominent position within many businesses, and that won’t [...]
Budget 2023: Jeremy Hunt’s ‘growth’ plan may embrace childcare and over 50s but hike in corporation tax stays March 15, 2023 Chancellor Jeremy Hunt delivered what he claimed was a growth-focused budget centred on childcare reform, pensions and business investment, but the six per cent hike in corporation tax will remain. He unveiled what amounted to a universal childcare policy; abolished the lifetime allowance on tax-free pensions savings; and announced tax breaks for firms investing in [...]
Recession dials flash red on UK economic dashboard May 11, 2022 The dials are flashing red on the dashboard of the health of the British economy. Just a few months ago, UK growth prospects were reasonably good. The Covid-19 bounce back was set to continue this year, building on the country notching the biggest expansion in the G7 in 2021 (albeit due to the UK suffering [...]
Is It Ever Okay To Ghost A New Employer? September 12, 2022 “He’s just not that into you.” A catchphrase heard on every Tube, every day, as single men and women struggle with London’s notoriously difficult dating scene, where ghosting, breadcrumbing, cuffing and orbiting are simply par for the course. Caused by the proliferation of potential partners available online, and the fact that there are more women [...]