Business news 27 July 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. Confidence among small businesses slumps in Q2. MPs start probe into small business de-banking. UK SMEs consider diversifying bank pool.  And more business news that we thought would interest our members.

Business news 24 July 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. UK manufacturing sector in recession for a year. Report reveals post-Brexit structural shift in trade. Interest rate rises will hit growth next year. Energy, brokers, Youth unemployment, company formations & more

Business news 21 July 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. Consumer confidence falls. Mortgage rates fall for first time in two months. Retail sales rise. Natwest, Climate, recruitment, Supermarkets, Tesla, the Pound & more business news that we thought would interest

Business news 20 July 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. Inflation falls to 16-month low. 1 in 3 do not have emergency funds. Credit card balances climb by 9.5% . Help over-50s start businesses to boost economy. Coutts & Farage. Microsoft,

UK Inflation unexpectedly drops to 7.9% 19th July 2023 The inflation rate unexpectedly dropped to its lowest in a year to 7.9% for the 12 months to June, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This is great news