Financial optimism index points to fragility in consumer confidence. 20th August 2019 A key index into household financial confidence points to a fragility in consumer confidence. The IHS Markit’s monthly household finance index has dipped to a three-month low, falling

Think Tank suggests raising the state pension age to boost the economy. 19th August 2019. The Centre for Social Justice think tank has suggested that the state pension age should be raised to 75 within the next 16 years to

Forty one percent of the UK’s freelancers are consistently paid late. 9th August 2019. Four in 10 (41 per cent) of clients hiring freelancers consistently pay late in the UK , according to freelancer platform YunoJuno. A study by the

Business News for those selling on Credit 30th July 2019. Threat of no-deal sends pound to 28-month low A hardening of rhetoric from the Boris Johnson government over Brexit pushed the pound to a 28-month low against the dollar on

Sole traders struggle 12/07/2019 Research from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS), which analysed tax records from HM Revenue & Customs, shows that one-in-five businesses in the UK set up by sole traders closes within a year and six-in-ten fail