Chancellor mulls National Insurance hike for businesses
Reeves said Labour’s election pledge not to increase NI on “working people” related to the employee element, as opposed to the sum paid by employers, BBC News reported. Reeves said…
Reeves said Labour’s election pledge not to increase NI on “working people” related to the employee element, as opposed to the sum paid by employers, BBC News reported. Reeves said…
In her closing speech at Labour’s International Investment Summit yesterday (14 October), Reeves said the NWF will have £27.8bn at play to invest into “clean energy and growth industries”. She…
Annual growth in employees’ average regular earnings, excluding bonuses, eased from 5.1% in the three months to July, figures published by the Office for National Statistics today (15 October) show. …
Speaking to reporters at the start of October, Chancellor Rachel Reeves reportedly said she would not repeat the previous Conservative government’s “mistakes” of not prioritising investment. “They were cutting back…
In a briefing note today (14 October), the firm said that the way in which the debt target is currently formulated “allows almost no room for additional borrowing to invest”. …
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Inflation slowed to its lowest pace in over three years last month, rising at an annual rate of 2.4%, figures by the Bureau of Labor Statistics showed. The headline reading,…
According to research from the New Economics Foundation (NEF), in addition to changing the fiscal regulations to remove the new NWF from the measure of debt targeted in the fiscal…
The appointment comes ahead of the International Investment Summit, set to take place on Monday (14 October), and is part of the government’s plans to consolidate collaboration with businesses and…
According to gross domestic product figures released by the Office for National Statistics today (11 October), services output grew by 0.1% in August, following another 0.1% increase in July, and…
Investors pulled £666m from UK equity funds in September, while the UK-focused equity income sector lost £416m, according to the latest Calastone Fund Flows index. The research showed UK-focused equity…
In a report published today (10 October), the think tank said Reeves has “inherited an unenviable public finance situation” but needs to ensure “public sector net debt cannot be allowed…
September’s headline Consumer Price Index figure stood below August’s 2.5% reading, but still came in slightly hotter than economists’ expectations of 2.3%. The annual rate of core inflation, which excludes…
According to AJ Bell’s latest Dividend Dashboard, the amount in dividends paid to shareholders is expected to jump by 7% in 2025 to £83.9bn. However, the average dividend forecasts for…
Investors pulled £666m from UK equity funds in September, while the UK-focused equity income sector lost £416m, according to the latest Calastone Fund Flows index. As the Labour government wrestles…
Figures in the KPMG and REC UK Report on Jobs survey marked the lowest increase in permanent salaries since February 2021, as a higher number of job candidates and contracted…
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According to the IFS Capital gains tax reform report, Downing Street should take steps to make the overall tax regime “fairer” and “less harmful to economic growth and well-being”. The…
The 2% year-on-year rise, which followed a 1% increase in August, was above the three-month average growth of 1.2% and the 12-month average growth of 1.1%. Food sales increased 3.1%…
The UK fell from seventh to 11th place out of 41 markets in Principal’s third annual Global Financial Inclusion Index in conjunction with the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). In terms of government support, the UK fell four places…
The Telegraph reported the cap was being considered as part of the government’s economic plan in a bid to plug the £22bn public finance deficit. It said the lump-sum limit…
In a speech held at the International Capital Markets Conference on Tuesday (8 October), Alder said that the FCA has delivered “the most significant reforms of the UK’s public equity…
At a House of Lords Financial Services Regulation Committee hearing today (9 October), Boss began by “emphasising how important the UK is to us as a global investment manager”. “This…
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Federal Reserve has ‘growing confidence’ of US soft landing but in ‘no rush to cut rates’ Source: www.investmentweek.co.uk
According to the BRC, shop price deflation stood at -0.6% in September, down from -0.3% in August, dropping below the three-month average of -0.3% and the lowest annual growth rate since…
The Institute of Directors’ economic confidence index, which measures business leaders’ optimism about the prospects for the UK economy in the next 12 months, dropped to -38 in September, down…
Cardano’s Ina Rinas: Diverging international recovery paths Source: www.investmentweek.co.uk
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Speaking to The Guardian, governor of the Bank of England Andrew Bailey said the BoE is watching the escalating conflict in the Middle East “extremely closely” but admitted that while…
At the Financial Policy Committee’s (FPC) September meeting, the committee noted hedge fund net short positions in US Treasuries futures had continued to rise since the June Financial Stability Report…
Equity funds saw net outflows of £564m in September as investors sold £666m of assets from UK equity funds, while the UK-heavy equity income sector shed £416m. Meanwhile, other geographically focused fund sectors saw moderate…
According to a report by the FT, Reeves told reporters on Thursday (3 October) she would not repeat the “mistakes” done by the previous government of not prioritising investment but…
During a speech in a conference in London today (4 October), Pill said there is “ample reason for caution” in determining whether inflation will dissipate. “While further cuts in bank…
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The headline score is the highest since January 2022 and all five measures were up in comparison to December’s figures. This was the third consecutive month of increases, with both…
After hiking its deposit rate to 4% in September, the governing council said future monetary policy decisions will ensure that its policy rates are set at “sufficiently restrictive levels for…
GDP growth slowed from 4.9% in the third quarter, with the agency noting that a slowdown in private inventory investment, federal government spending, residential fixed income and consumer spending were…
Data from Computershare’s Dividend Monitor published today (25 January) revealed 2023 marked the second consecutive year in which banks made the largest contribution to UK dividend growth, with payouts rising…
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The figure halved from December 2022 and was significantly lower than the £14bn forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility, marking the lowest December borrowing since 2019. UK inflation unexpectedly…
The figure halved from December 2022 and was significantly lower than the £14bn forecast by the Office for Budget Responsibility, marking the lowest December borrowing since 2019. UK inflation unexpectedly…
According to an FT report, Hunt said on Thursday (18 January) that although he does not yet have the economic and fiscal projections necessary to shape his March Budget, he…
Central banks across the US, UK and Europe have been signalling interest rates would remain higher for longer since the start of the final quarter of 2023 even with a…
According to a report by Sky News, executives from Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds Banking Group, Natwest Group and Santander UK will attend, with the London Stock Exchange also expected to be…
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Retail sales volumes fell 3.2% between November and December, following a 1.4% rise in the previous month. This came against expectations by economists polled by Reuters of just a 0.5%…
During an interview with Bloomberg during the World Economic Forum in Davos today (17 January), Lagarde said it is likely that the majority of the governing council policymakers would be…
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According to the Office for National Statistics, the uptick was in large part due to an increase in tobacco and alcohol prices, rising 12.9% in the year to December, while…