We’ve been posting a lot of good news lately about the UK economy and how it finally seems to be recovering from when the “bubble” burst back in 2008, but how much do you actually understand about the principle of economic bubbles? Today’s infographic is all about bubbles that have occurred throughout history. Markets tend…
The latest estimates from the British Chambers of Commerce suggest that the UK economy will exceed its 2008 peak from before the economic crisis very soon – as early as this Summer. Economic growth for the year has been upgraded to 2.8% from 2.7% by the BCC and economic analysts actually believe that the organisation…
In a few short weeks, UK Chancellor George Osborne will unveil his latest Budget and small business owners are waiting with baited breath. Concerned business owners in coastal areas will be particularly interested to see if there is a boost to flood defense spending to try and avoid further disasters. But what does the average…
In the results from their quarterly business confidence survey the ICAEW have revealed that UK businesses are feeling more confident about the economy than ever before. The accountancy body said that confidence had been growing steadily for six quarters in a row and this provides yet more proof that the economy is on the way…
Last week there was some great news that supports the opinion that the UK economy is finally rebounding. Data released by ONS (the Office of National Statistics) shows that there are now more businesses in the UK than at any time since they changed the way it was calculated back in 2007. Image: City A.M.…
It seems that sunny summer days of July were not only good news for our suntans in the UK, but they also meant a very decent spell for the High Street too. The British Retail Consortium (BRC) said that sales were up by 2.2% on July 2012, fuelled mainly by the rush to buy summer…
Perhaps giving some merit to the saying “95% of statistics are made up”, the Office for National Statistics (ONS) have today revised their economic figures for the first quarter of 2012. You may remember that this was thought to be the second consecutive period of contraction and so it was officially considered another recession. This…
Perhaps you will be surprised by this news item – tax evasion in the UK is now at the lowest level in five years. Despite tax evasion being a constant ‘go to’ topic for the news channels, the worst is apparently already behind us in terms of companies trying to pull one over on the…
Even though there was some good news for the economy today with an increase in the amount of employment growth and a marginal decline in unemployment that suggests that the downturn at the beginning of 2013 may have just been a blip, there is increasing evidence that people who are currently in work are accepting…
Worrying news for anyone in the UK as two influential think tanks believe that austerity will be still be a big issue, not just for the elections in 2015, but all the way through until 2020. The Chancellor originally said he would be able to balance the budget within four years, but that figure has…
