UK Business News Today: 18 August 2026 | Economy, Markets & Insolvencies The pressure facing UK businesses is becoming increasingly visible in the labour market. Vacancies have fallen to their lowest level in more than five years as smaller employers

UK Business News Today: 12 August 2026 | Economy, Markets & Insolvencies Extreme weather has become a business issue as well as a weather story today, with UK electricity prices jumping, the power grid preparing for the impact of this

UK Business News Today: 24 July 2026 | Economy, Markets & Insolvencies UK businesses end the week with a mixed economic picture. Hospitality venues have been promised a 20% business-rates reduction, retail sales and consumer confidence have improved, and the

UK Business News Today: 11 May 2026 | Economy, Markets & Insolvencies The week begins with businesses facing a difficult combination of rising energy prices, weakening consumer confidence, political instability and slowing economic momentum. Oil prices have surged above $104

UK Business News Today – 27 April 2026 | Economy, Markets & Insolvencies After a long weekend gap, today’s UK business news reflects mounting pressure across multiple fronts. Rising energy costs linked to the Iran conflict are feeding through into