
Economic Overview for May 2025
A month ago, all the economic buzz was about the Chancellor’s Spring Statement and the real-world implications as the significant cost hikes from the Autumn Budget finally landed with

A month ago, all the economic buzz was about the Chancellor’s Spring Statement and the real-world implications as the significant cost hikes from the Autumn Budget finally landed with

In an unwelcome verification of the Chancellor’s repeated reminders that we are living in a ‘changing world’, within hours of her Spring Statement her fiscal goal posts were

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

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

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

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