Energy suppliers to face financial stress test as Ofgem grapples with winter crisis December 15, 2021 Ofgem has announced a raft of reforms to fix the energy sector following 25 suppliers collapsing in the past three months
Soaring fuel and clothes prices push inflation to 5.1 per cent, its highest level in a decade December 15, 2021 Spiralling prices in transport and retail have pushed inflation to its highest level for a decade piling pressure on the BoE to hike rates.
UK businesses resist hiking prices despite cost assault December 14, 2021 UK businesses are swallowing swelling costs in a bid to avoid wiping out demand by hiking prices, reveals fresh research published today. The chasm between the amount it costs firms to produce goods and the price they charge for their products has widened to the largest on record, research by Lloyds Bank found. Soaring costs [...]
Record volume of UK factories hike prices in bid to survive inflation assault December 13, 2021 UK factories are hiking prices en masse in a bid to withstand an inflation onslaught, reveal fresh figures released today. A record number of British factories are raising prices as the sector scrambles to offset swelling costs to protect margins, research by BDO and Make UK found. The “eye watering impact of escalating cost pressures” [...]
Nexus Infrastructure rebounds from pandemic and returns to profit December 10, 2021 Nexus Infrastructure has rebounded from challenging pandemic conditions, with revenues rising to £137m in its latest results.
Labour’s Rachel Reeves would support cut to UK basic rate of Income Tax December 9, 2021 Rachel Reeves has said she would support a 2p cut to the basic rate of UK Income Tax amid reports that Rishi Sunak is considering the measure. The shadow chancellor told City A.M. in a wide-ranging interview that she “would like to see the chancellor do it”, but described reports of Sunak’s potential tax cuts [...]
Citizens Advice accuses Ofgem of failing to act against unfit energy suppliers ahead of gas price crisis December 9, 2021 Citizens Advice slammed Ofgem yesterday for failing to act against unfit energy suppliers before the ensuing gas price crisis.
Inflation to lift off to five per cent as cost living crisis bites Brits December 9, 2021 Inflation will hit heights not seen since the aftermath of the financial crisis, led higher by swelling household energy bills and rising prices for second-hand cars, according to City analysts. The cost of living will rise to five per cent in October, jumping from 4.2 per cent in the previous month, according to Capital Economics. [...]
Severe imbalances in jobs market are ‘unsustainable’ for businesses December 9, 2021 Severe imbalances in the UK jobs market are “unsustainable” for businesses and will clamp down on Britain’s recovery from the pandemic, according to a new report released today. Red hot demand for workers is rubbing up against weak supply, causing wages to lift off, research by consultancy KPMG and the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). [...]
Trafigura revels in record $3.1bn profits amid global supply chain disruptions December 8, 2021 Commodities specialists Trafigura enjoyed company record profits of $3.1bn as demand for metals and oil increased alongside supply chain issues.