Business News – 12th May 2017 Bank of England cuts growth outlook The Bank of England has trimmed its UK growth forecast for 2017 to 1.9%, from its February estimate of 2%, warning that household spending is slowing more quickly

Business News – 11th May 2017 Major global economies showing strength   The OECD has said all key measures for the world’s biggest economies show they are growing at a stable or accelerating pace. The group of 35 OECD countries

Business News – 10th May 2017 Oil Prices Oil Prices rose after it was reported Saudi Arabia would cut supplies to the region as OPEC battles against rising U.S. output that is threatening to derail its attempts to end a

Business News – 5th May 2017 Retail Acquisitions heading for liquidation The former owner of collapsed BHS, Retail Acquisitions, is to be liquidated, with a judgment expected to be formally handed down in the next few days. The collapse of

Business News – 4th May 2017 Labour could halve IHT threshold Labour has indicated that it will lower the IHT threshold from £850,000 to £425,000. Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell pledged to scrap a series of tax giveaways introduced by the