by Shilling Group | Sep 21, 2026 | Shilling Summary
ECONOMY Sluggish growth halves fiscal headroom City AM Daily Mail The Daily Telegraph The Times The Government’s fiscal headroom has decreased by £12bn due to slow economic growth and rising public borrowing costs since the start of the US-Iran conflict. KPMG...
by Shilling Group | Sep 18, 2026 | Shilling Summary
INVESTMENT NatWest chair calls for increased UK investment City AM NatWest chairman Rick Haythornthwaite has warned the UK faces a “moment of national crisis” because political instability, excessive regulation and poor decision-making have undermined...
by Shilling Group | Sep 17, 2026 | Shilling Summary
ECONOMY Inflation climbs to 3.1% Financial Times BBC News City AM The Times Office for National Statistics (ONS) data shows that UK inflation rose to 3.1% in the year to August, up from 2.9% in July. Grant Fitzner, chief economist at the ONS, said the rise was driven...
by Shilling Group | Sep 16, 2026 | Shilling Summary
OUTLOOK UK companies vulnerable to takeover as valuations lag The Daily Telegraph Tony Dalwood, chief executive of Gresham House, warns that undervalued UK-listed companies are increasingly becoming takeover targets, with deals involving British-listed businesses...
by Shilling Group | Sep 15, 2026 | Shilling Summary
OUTLOOK Fintech leaders still back the UK, for now City AM Fintech leaders in the UK remain optimistic about the sector’s future, with 94% believing it remains a good place to start and grow a business. However, Nick Murray-Leslie, co-founder of Chatsworth...
by Shilling Group | Sep 14, 2026 | Shilling Summary
TAX Wealth exodus: UK losing its elite The Times Ryan Howsam, the founder of travel insurer Staysure, complains in a piece for the Times that the UK’s tax regime is driving wealthy individuals abroad. Pointing to the recent cases of wealthy business people...
