Business news 27 March 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. Slashing energy support puts small firms at risk. Cost-of-living crisis worse than lock-downs for SMEs. Retail sales, windfall tax relief, deposit protection, business rates, recruitment, recession, interest rates, hospitality and more

Business news 24 March 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. Bank of England raises interest rates to 4.25% . SMEs lose 4m trading days to strikes in six months. Retail, Zero hour employee rights, recovery of covid grants, Londons financial centre

Business news 23 March 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. Inflation, fraud, manufacturing, Savings rates, US interest rates, markets, Sunaks tax statement and more business news. UK inflation jumps unexpectedly in February Figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show

Business news 22 March 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. Inflation, The Bank of England, UK borrowing, The City’s competitiveness, raising the pension age and more business news. February Inflation UK Inflation unexpectedly jumped in February, as food and energy bills

Business news 20 March 2023 James Salmon, Operations Director. UBS buys Credit Suisse. UK only G7 country in recession this year. BoE must reverse its QT policy. Change to bank capital rules to put £44bn in SME lending at risk.