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US Tariffs

How will US tariffs hit the UK?

How will America’s ‘Liberation Day’ hit UK businesses? After weeks of increasingly fevered speculation, we finally know how the main thrust of the pivot towards protectionism in the US might affect the UK economy and what UK exporters will have to deal with: Tariffs will be charged at 10% on all goods exported by the UK to the USA, with

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spring statement

How will the Spring Statement affect UK business?

Major fiscal events are always a game of winners and losers. This Spring Statement was no different, though given the weak state of the UK economy and global uncertainty this was an even more precarious financial tightrope balancing act than many. The urgent need to boost defence spending was largely dealt with through the controversial slashing of the international aid

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Economic Overview March 2025

Economic Overview for March 2025

The mood for the UK economy may be somewhat less than positive as it lurches sluggishly just above and below the zero-growth line, but our parochial worries pale into insignificance set against the implications of what is unfolding in Washington. Running a business, never mind planning for and investing in its future when global trade relationships and tariffs are being

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forensic accountant in litigation

The role of a forensic accountant in litigation

I read a great thought piece about why the Prince Harry v News Group settled at such a late stage and it got me thinking about the role forensics has to play. For those blissfully unaware of the traumas of litigation, there are many reasons why a case may never see the inside of a court room. The article makes

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economic overview February 2025

Economic Overview for February 2025

As we continue on what looks to be an uncertain road through the UK economy in 2025, all eyes have turned to the USA and the second incarnation of Donald Trump as the 47th US President. The threat of tariffs hangs over the world, potentially affecting many industries and businesses. The UK cannot escape the new global economic realities. The

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Economic Prospects for 2025

Economic Prospects for 2025

As 2024 drew to a close, it was difficult to imagine a more downbeat mood among economists and, more importantly, business leaders about the state of the UK economy. Dire warnings have come from the CBI and the British Retail Consortium, prompted in large part by deep disquiet about the October Budget. It was unfortunate that these pronouncements were published

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