Hunt has raided the piggy-bank for his tax cuts. Will it work? November 23, 2023 By spending all of the extra inflation windfall in one go, its hard to avoid the conclusion that Hunt has taken a big gamble.
West End braces itself for Black Friday spending boost November 23, 2023 Retailers in London are bracing themselves for the start of the Christmas spending period as a swarm of bargain hunting Brits are set to hit the West End this Black Friday. Unseasonable weather in both the summer and autumn battered the majority of retailers’ earnings over the first and second quarter of the year, so [...]
Javier Milei’s election as president of Argentina will usher in an era of Bitcoin November 23, 2023 Mauricio Di Bartolomeo believes Javier Milei's election as president of Argentina will begin an era of Bitcoin.
Hornby: Model railway maker’s losses off track due to slower Christmas demand November 23, 2023 The maker of iconic model railway's Hornby saw losses mount in its half year results, amid a slower ramp up in demand headed into Christmas.
UK ‘found its feet’ in November as economy returned to expansion but recession fears remain November 23, 2023 “The UK economy found its feet again in November as the service sector arrested a three-month sequence of decline," Tim Moore, Economics Director at S&P Global Market Intelligence said.
Jeremy Hunt defends spending ‘cuts’ as Reeves slams fiscal drag impact November 23, 2023 UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Chancellor has denied his decision not to increase public spending in line with inflation will result in worse public services.
Will Jeremy Hunt’s ‘back to work’ make a difference? November 23, 2023 Jeremy Hunt ramped up the rhetoric, but there was just a morsel of carrot in the carrot and stick approach.
PZ Cussons: Carex maker has to pay up for Nigerian arm November 23, 2023 Carex maker PZ Cussons said it would exit the Nigerian stock exchange earlier this year after the naira was devalued when inflation hit 24.08 per cent.
The Notebook: Victoria Scholar on the ever-changing appetites of retail investors November 23, 2023 Where the City’s big thinkers get things off their chest. Today, it’s Victoria Scholar, head of investment at Interactive Investor analysing retail investors' appetites.
Want to slim down the size of the state? Tax wealth not work and end fiscal drag November 23, 2023 The rhetoric in Jeremy Hunt’s Autumn Statement concentrated on the importance of rewarding hard work, shrinking the size of the state and lowering the tax burden.