Consumer Confidence ‘as low as in credit crunch’ 24th September 2019. Economic consultancy Fathom Financial Consulting says business and consumer confidence is at its lowest level since the global financial crisis. Its economic sentiment indicator for the UK dropped to

Retail sales drop unexpectedly in August 20th September 2019. UK retail sales fell in August as British shoppers bought fewer goods than in July, defying expectations of zero growth in a worrying sign for the UK economy.   The volume

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

Could you be boosted by automation? 18th September 2019. A widespread fear of automation -the fear that we’ll soon be usurped by more efficient machines has been rippling throughout the modern world and is seen regularly in the media. The

How SME owners can fund their pension 18th September 2019. Workplace pensions warning Workers auto-enrolled into a workplace pension in the UK could fall short in retirement unless they top up monthly contributions, according to new research from Aegon.