Business rates continue to cause suffering 24th September 2019. Bailiff figures prompt business rates call Business rates continue to cause suffering for Britain’s small businesses and the Chancellor is being urged to ease the burden of business rates after research

Consumer Confidence ‘as low as in credit crunch’ 24th September 2019. Economic consultancy Fathom Financial Consulting says business and consumer confidence is at its lowest level since the global financial crisis. Its economic sentiment indicator for the UK dropped to

Retail sales drop unexpectedly in August 20th September 2019. UK retail sales fell in August as British shoppers bought fewer goods than in July, defying expectations of zero growth in a worrying sign for the UK economy.   The volume

Card spending overtakes cash payments 19th September 2019. New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reveal that credit card spending overtook cash payments in 2018 in terms of value of sales made.   Total sales rose by 4% to

Inflation slows to lowest in three years 19th September 2019. UK inflation fell to its lowest point in three years in August, the Office for National Statistics has said, after prices rose by an annualised rate of 1.7% – well