Confidence in UK services sector falls amid rising costs and weak demand CBI polling of the sector shows most companies are downbeat about future and are reporting lower profits The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2025
Businesses prepare to cut staff as they brace for slowdown, CBI finds The upcoming increase to national insurance contributions has prompted firms to assess their budgets urgently, the CBI found. Evening Standard · Jan 27, 2025
British economy heading for ‘worst of all worlds’, business leaders warn over Labour Budget After Rachel Reeves’s controversial Budget, the Confederation of British Industry warns the economy is ‘headed for the worst of all worlds’ The Independent UK · Dec 23, 2024
Sales in UK shops bounce back as inflation slows CBI data for May suggests slowdown in price growth is encouraging shoppers in Britain to buy more The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024
Spanish inflation almost halves and German CPI falls as energy prices cool – as it happened Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2023
UK private sector contracts for eighth consecutive quarter However, the Confederation for British Industry (CBI) said its latest growth report showed ‘signs of green shoots’. The Independent UK · Mar 29, 2023
‘No strategy’: West Yorkshire firms hope the budget supports industry Business leaders looking for industrial plan of action from government amid uncertainty over the economy The Guardian - UK · Mar 14, 2023
An industry-friendly budget? Don’t get your hopes up Tackling inflation and restoring credibility are top of the chancellor’s to-do list in the autumn statement. Business pleas may go unheeded The Guardian - UK · Nov 13, 2022
Interest rates: Starmer warns of ‘Tory premium on mortgages’ OLD Chancellor Jeremy Hunt confirms more pain to come in autumn statement The Independent UK · Nov 3, 2022