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

Britain’s ‘Broken economy’ causing record levels of household debt 19th September 2019. Analysis from the TUC has shown that unsecured debt per household has risen to record levels. The average household debt rose to £15,880 in the first quarter of