By: Mauricio Alencar

Politics and Economics Reporter Maurício Alencar is City AM’s Politics and Economics Reporter. He covers the state's relationship with the City of London and UK business, jumping between Westminster and the Square Mile. He picks up all stories on UK economics data ranging from inflation to immigration, as well as the Bank of England, the Treasury, business surveys, and all stories important or interesting to the decision-makers. He used to cover sports, foreign news and home news at various publications – plus investigations, which he plans to continue to pursue.

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More than half of Brits are ‘reliant on the state’, think tank says

March 19, 2025

More than half of the UK population are reliant on the state for income, a leading think tank has said. Work and pensions secretary Liz Kendall on Tuesday announced a string of welfare reforms aimed at getting Brits back into the workforce. But the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) has suggested that the number of those [...]
Output gains show firms are ‘protecting their margins’, Lloyds growth survey says

March 19, 2025

Growth in a number of sectors shows that firms “are taking steps to protect their margins”, according to a survey of 1,300 companies. Rachel Reeves’s £20bn increase to national insurance contributions (NICs), which is set to come into effect in April, has left firms unsettled. But the latest Lloyds UK Sector Tracker has indicated companies [...]
Reeves needs to make ‘long overdue’ changes to spending, CBI says

March 19, 2025

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has been urged to make “long overdue” changes to government spending as the Confederation of British Industry (CBI) demanded greater investment in innovation. The Chancellor has previously said she is willing to “fight” for growth but leading economists have raised the alarm about an incoming recession. The CBI suggested that an economic [...]
SMEs delay investments as uncertainty leaves firms on edge

March 18, 2025

Small and medium-sized firms (SMEs) are delaying investment decisions, a new survey has found, as Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ Spring Statement threatens to stifle businesses. Uncertainty brought by an escalating global trade war and Reeves’ proposed reforms is making business leaders think twice about their appetite for investments in the short term. The latest survey of [...]
VR headsets and sliders kick DVDs and turkey out of inflation basket

March 18, 2025

VR headsets, yoga mats and sliders have been added to the inflation basket of goods as DVD rentals and minced turkey have been knocked off. The items included in the consumer price inflation (CPI) basket of goods and services, which is compiled by the Office for National Statistics (ONS), are designed to reflect Britons’ typical [...]
Insolvencies rise in February as low confidence begins to bite

March 18, 2025

More than 2,000 companies filed for insolvency in February as a growing number of firms struggle to cope with soaring taxes and high inflation. Business confidence has tumbled with companies preparing for the worst before Chancellor Rachel Reeves‘ £40bn tax raid comes into effect next month. But the latest data from the Insolvency Service showed [...]
UK economy facing recession risk as Spring Statement looms

March 17, 2025

Britain’s fragile jobs market indicates that a recession is looming for the UK economy, a leading think tank has warned. Chancellor Rachel Reeves defended the government’s economic record in an interview with Bloomberg TV on Monday, claiming most major economies around the world are facing lower growth than expected. But the Resolution Foundation said the UK [...]
Who owns Sheffield United? How much did Prince Abdullah pay McCabe in 2019?

June 30, 2024

All you need to know about who owns Sheffield United.
Who owns Leicester? How much did Srivaddhanaprabha pay in 2010?

June 30, 2024

All you need to know about who owns Leicester.
Change of guard for England as Test squad gets fresh look

June 30, 2024

It will be Jimmy Anderson’s last ever Test matches for England.

Bank of England’s Bailey: Interest rate cuts not on the horizon

Streaming surpasses free-to-air TV in key European markets, research shows

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