OUTLOOK EU will still be hit by 'stagflationary shock', Brussels warns Bloomberg Financial Times The EU is preparing for a "stagflationary shock" of low growth and rising inflation, according to Valdis Dombrovskis, the EU economy commissioner. He indicated that the...

OUTLOOK Construction jobs slashed as inflation spikes The I City AM Construction firms are cutting jobs rapidly due to soaring inflation, which reached its highest level in over three years. S&P Global reported that the month-to-month inflation increase in March...

OUTLOOK Businesses brace for new cost pressures The Daily Telegraph City AM Businesses in Britain are preparing for increased costs and hiring challenges as the Employment Rights Act takes effect. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) warns that while some provisions,...

OUTLOOK Confidence climbs but remains negative The Times Small business confidence improved in Q1, rising to -53 from -71 in the previous quarter - but remained negative for the eighth consecutive quarter, according to the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB). Rising...

OUTLOOK Firms brace for price hikes The Guardian The I Daily Mail City AM UK companies anticipate a 3.7% price increase over the next year, up from 3.4% in February, according to a Bank of England survey of over 2,000 chief financial officers. The rise is attributed...

REGULATION Lenders call for overhaul of banking regulation City AM Some of the UK's leading lenders have expressed their frustrations with UK banking regulation in a new report from the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME). The report criticises current...

OUTLOOK Bank of England warns of 'overlapping' financial shocks Financial Times City AM Daily Mail The Daily Telegraph The Bank of England has warned of increasing risks to the financial system due to ongoing market volatility and the Middle East conflict. The Bank's...

OUTLOOK Business confidence hits record low City AM Daily Mail Analysis by the Institute of Directors (IoD) shows that business confidence has slipped to a record low, with the ongoing conflict in the middle East having a significant impact. The survey saw business...

OUTLOOK IMF: Britain 'especially exposed' to higher oil and gas prices Financial Times The Daily Telegraph The Guardian The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has warned that the UK was "especially exposed" to higher oil and gas prices due to its reliance on imported...

ECONOMY Starmer meets industry leaders amid energy crisis Financial Times City AM The Guardian Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will meet senior leaders from major companies like HSBC, Goldman Sachs, and Shell today to address the ongoing energy crisis linked to the...