Economic overview for May 2026
The situation in the Middle East has dominated the news since late February, when the US and Israel launched their first strikes on Iran. Since then, there has
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Economic overview for April 2026
While the fast-moving news cycle makes it challenging to predict what’s next for British businesses, the latest data captures a snapshot of the UK economy before the first
Can big company executives struggle moving to smaller businesses?
Mid-level or even top executives who have built their career in large companies may look with envy at small businesses and particularly startups. Many will believe that it
The impact of geopolitical risks to business continuity
The latest Middle East crisis has already prompted the International Energy Agency to describe the situation as the largest supply disruption in the history of the global oil
The chancellor’s deliberately dull spring statement
The Treasury and the Chancellor had specifically trailed the Spring Statement as being nothing more than the announcement of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s (OBR) latest forecast and the
Economic overview for March 2026
A lot has changed since the latest economic data was released. The highly anticipated spring statement was something of a non-event, but the outbreak of war in Iran