Card spending overtakes cash payments 19th September 2019. New figures from the British Retail Consortium (BRC) reveal that credit card spending overtook cash payments in 2018 in terms of value of sales made.   Total sales rose by 4% to

Inflation slows to lowest in three years 19th September 2019. UK inflation fell to its lowest point in three years in August, the Office for National Statistics has said, after prices rose by an annualised rate of 1.7% – well

Britons are worse off than in 2008 19th September 2019. A report from the New Economics Foundation has questioned official statistics and suggests that Britons are £128 a year worse off on average than they were in 2008. The research

UK avoids recession 10th September 2019. UK brushes off recession fears The UK avoids recession as the economy expanded by 0.3% month on month in July, according to official figures, well above economists’ expectations of 0.1% growth. The services, manufacturing

Manufacturing slows 3rd September 2019. UK Manufacturing falls to seven-year low Activity in the UK’s manufacturing sector contracted at the fastest pace for seven years in August, a closely-watched survey has suggested. The uncertainty surrounding Brexit and the global economic