Business news 17 December 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. Interest rates up! The Bank of England surprisingly voted 8-1 to raise interest rates from 0.10% to 0.25%, with rising inflation outweighing concerns over the Omicron variant. The rise was the

Business news 16 December 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. Omicron England’s chief medical officer, Chris Whitty, warned that  Omicron was “moving at an absolutely phenomenal pace” and that a rise in hospitalisations was “nailed-on” as covid-19 cases hit an all-time

Business news 15 December 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. Inflation jumped to 5.1%. Unemployment rate falls to 4.2%. Trade bodies call for fresh support. Christmas vital for one in five small firms. IMF tells UK to be ready to redeploy

Business news 14 December 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. Insolvency warning as Begbies Traynor revenue leaps 39%. Full lockdown would see economy slip below pre-pandemic size.  Half of families £110 a year worse off since 2019. IoD: 1 in 3

Business news 13 December 2021 James Salmon, Operations Director. Net business debt falls steeply over 2021. One in three UK small firms plan major staff cuts. UK economy barely grew in October. PM ramps up rhetoric as Tories prepare rebellion. Omicron