OUTLOOK Businesses warned on price hikes The Times The Guardian Catherine Mann, a rate-setter at the Bank of England, has emphasised the need for businesses to control price increases before any further interest rate cuts can be considered. She expressed concern over...

EMPLOYMENT Labour’s jobs tax hits employment Financial Times City AM The Guardian The latest jobs figures indicate a troubling trend in the UK labour market, with the unemployment rate rising to 4.5% between January and March, the highest level in nearly four years....

INVESTMENT Pension funds pledge £50bn for UK Daily Mirror The Daily Telegraph The Guardian Seventeen of the UK's largest pension funds, including Aviva, Legal & General, and M&G, have agreed to the new Mansion House Accord, which aims to unlock £50bn for...

EMPLOYMENT Confidence plummets amid employment reforms The Times The Daily Telegraph The Guardian The I The Independent UK Angela Rayner's Employment Rights Bill is causing significant concern among employers, leading to a record low in business confidence. According...

TRADE UK and US strike trade deal Financial Times The Daily Telegraph The Times The Guardian Sir Keir Starmer and US President Donald Trump have hailed an "historic" trade deal between the UK and the US, which eases some, but not all, of the tariffs imposed by the US...

TAX Budget blackhole could drive tax hike Daily Mail The National Institute of Economic and Social Research (NIESR) has warned that the Treasury may face a budget deficit of more than £60bn, making the chances of further tax hikes more likely. The NIESR report also...

INVESTMENT Private capital investment surges City AM The volume of private equity and venture capital investment flowing into UK businesses was up 44% in 2024, according to analysis by the British Private Equity and Venture Capital Association (BVCA). Private capital...

OUTLOOK Half of profit warnings linked to tariffs and trade disruption The Times Daily Mail The I Analysis by EY shows that half of the profit warnings issued by UK-listed firms in April cited the impact of US tariffs and global trade disruption. April saw 26 profit...

EMPLOYMENT No skills boost from foreign worker tax The Sunday Telegraph A tax meant to fund new skills for British workers, while reducing the incentive for companies to hire staff from abroad and reduce migration, has been described as a "disaster" after analysis...

OUTLOOK Business leaders concerned over costs City AM UK business leaders are increasingly pessimistic over wage growth and are concerned over cost expectations, according to a survey by the Institute of Directors (IoD). Despite the IoD's economic confidence index...