Economics

Signs that European customers are "abandoning" UK firms are starting to show after British manufacturing recorded the steepest downturn in almost three years. Following an early Brexit stockpiling boom at the start of the year May figures dipped significantly for UK manufacturers with new orders drying up. Make UK - formerly known as the EEF – said the downturn shows investment plans have been "paralysed" by Brexit uncertainty in the second quarter of the year, warning that a 'no deal'...

Bankers have seen their pay increase by 9.3 per cent since 2009 as average wages fall by 3.1 per cent, new figures show. In the ten years since the financial crash the typical worker has been left nearly £1,000 worse off a year in real terms, the Trades Union Congress found. But the typical worker in finance or insurance has seen their pay increase by 9.3 per cent in a decade, giving them an extra £119 a week or £6,188...

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As the UK struggles to decide anything regarding Brexit a stark warning had been handed to the British Isles. In the case of a no-deal Brexit the UK would slump into a two-year recession, claims the IMF (the International Monetary Fund). A no-deal outcome that led to severe border disruptions and a quick erection of tariffs would cause UK GDP to fall by 1.4 per cent and 0.8 per cent in the first and second years The total negative effect...

Academics say long-term decline forecast for large areas of the UK Significant parts of Britain will experience a decline in economic growth over the next twenty years, a study says. The 2019 edition of the UK Competitiveness Index is compiled by researchers at Cardiff University and Nottingham Business School. As well as assessing the competitiveness of localities in England, Wales and Scotland today, forecasts have been compiled data to predict how they will fare in the years to come. By...

The EU’s agreement of a short extension of Article 50 reduces the likelihood of a no-deal ‘Brexident’ next week. Even if Scope has expected the UK to avoid a no-deal exit, the consequences of prolonged uncertainty for the UK’s credit ratings are growing. The EU agreed Thursday to a short Article 50 extension until 22 May, less than the UK’s request for an extension to 30 June and conditional on the Brexit deal being approved in the UK Parliament next...

Whatever happens next, Brexit has inflicted unprecedented damage on the UK’s financial services industry, the founder and CEO of one of the world's largest independent financial advisory organisations has warned. The finance sector, which makes up about 6.5 per cent of Britain’s GDP, is heavily reliant on Britain's connections with the EU's single market and could face significant disruption in the event of a no deal Brexit. But regardless of how the negotiations pan out, Nigel Green of deVere Group says...

A new report has found the hit to the City of London from Brexit so far has been worse than expected, with financial institutions moving £900bn abroad. Dublin has been the biggest winner according to a study which found 275 banking and finance firms have moved business abroad. After rumours that is was to be cancelled again, Tuesday's second meaningful vote in the Commons on Theresa May's Brexit deal will go ahead as planned confirmed Brexit Minister Robin Walker. He...

The Treasury Committee has warned that the UK must get a grip on money laundering and that is could even increase post-Brexit. The Committee concluded that efforts to fight money laundering in the UK is “highly fragmented.” at the moment. They urged the government not to ignore the seriousness of economic crime in a rush to secure new trade deal in the post-Brexit political environment. Committee chair Nicky Morgan said government should not "bow to buccaneering regulatory pressures” The Treasury...