Week ahead: Rate cut may offer optimism for housebuilding sector August 4, 2024 In a rather quiet week ahead, London markets are expecting updates from financial services firm Legal & General (L&G), housebuilder Persimmon, and real estate investment trust (REIT) Derwent London.
Bank of England’s Pill: Inflation still needs to be ‘squeezed out’ of the UK August 2, 2024 Despite returning to the two per cent target, inflation still needs to be "squeezed out" of the UK economy, Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill said today.
Make no mistake, tax rises are on the way July 23, 2024 Evidence is piling up that Chancellor Rachel Reeves will almost certainly be forced to raise taxes this autumn, Chris Dorrell writes
Lenders expect further rise in mortgage defaults in coming months July 11, 2024 UK lenders are expecting a further jump in default rates on home loans in the coming months, according to a Bank of England survey, as mortgage holders face higher refinancing costs.
Jagjit Chadha: Why investment is necessary to stop the economy from ‘withering’ July 4, 2024 Report after report has found that the UK invests too little as a share of national income, often lagging behind other rich economies.
Will it work? Securonomics June 6, 2024 Rachel Reeves has promised growth, but not to increase borrowing or impose new taxes. Can securonomics work? Sam Fowles investigates.
Economic performance under Labour and Conservative governments: a reckoning May 29, 2024 Voter apathy over the upcoming election is rational – history suggests the economic outcome will be broadly the same regardless of whether Labour or the Conservatives form the next government, says Paul Ormerod The election campaign has kicked off and already the air is thick with promises and counter-promises. Despite all the efforts of politicians [...]
Industrial Revolution: ‘History of Britain needs rewriting’ following new research April 14, 2024 The industrial revolution. Think railways, factories and mills, the rapid intrusion of 'dark Satanic mills' on England's previously 'green and pleasant lands'.
Why UK services exports have continued to grow post-Brexit April 11, 2024 The resilience of exports from the UK's service sector has been a success story despite the feared impact of Brexit.
Let’s be honest, Labour’s ‘securonomics’ will make the UK economy less secure March 21, 2024 Reeves’ aspiration to deliver greater stability may sound appealing, but greater state involvement will not deliver the growth she promises.