A new survey from ShipStation, the leading shipping and logistics solution, found that 87% of UK consumers changed their shopping habits in the past year as a result of the …
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Jeremy Hunt issues Budget warning to Rachel Reeves
Former Chancellor Sir Jeremy Hunt has issued a warning to Rachel Reeves hours before the Budget and revealed what he is most worried his successor will announce later today. The …
City readies up for Labour’s borrowing spree
Fixed income investors are readying for the Debt Management Office (DMO) to boost its gilt issuance for the current financial year, otherwise the level of UK government debt sold to …
The future could still be golden for Amigo Loans shareholders
It’s been a rough old ride for the shareholders of Amigo Loans. The company began life as a subprime, guarantor lender in 2005 and picked up a load of customers …
Construction sector delivers growth warning ahead of Budget
The economic growth being promised by the government is in jeopardy unless the Budget delivers a boost for the construction industry, sector leaders have warned. Figures within the construction industry …
Mercury13: Mata-backed women’s football lines up Spanish club
Juan Mata-backed investment group Mercury13 is in advanced negotiations about buying a stake in Spanish top-flight women’s club Levante Badalona. Mercury13, which bought FC Como Women in 2024 before investing …
Autumn Budget Live: FTSE 100 set to rise as tax clouds gather
Good morning, happy Budget day and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. At long last, the day has arrived for the Chancellor’s second Autumn Budget and markets are bracing …
Bond market braces for gilt and sterling tremors
Bond market participants are bracing for a fresh round of turbulence in the aftermath of Wednesday’s Budget, with investors rejigging their exposure to gilts having warned the Chancellor’s fiscal plans …
‘Fiscal rules’ have made Budgets a farce
Chancellors increasingly make policy not on economic grounds, but to satisfy the letter of their own self-imposed fiscal rules, writes Ayushma Maharjan Today, Rachel Reeves will unveil her second Budget. …
Reeves must ignore political wailing and finally cut spending
No amount of wishful thinking can change the economic reality. Reeves must make the hard decisions today, writes James Reed Reeves can no longer ignore economic reality For me, the …