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  • Manufacturing downturn deepens as firms brace for national insurance rise

    Economics

    Activity in the UK’s manufacturing sector fell to its lowest level in nearly a year, a new survey shows, as businesses brace for the impact of the government’s first Budget. According to S&P’s manufacturing purchasing managers’ index (PMI), factory output, new orders and employment, all fell at accelerated rates in December. This pushed the overall [...]

    The survey suggested that the downturn was "widespread" across different sectors and particularly acute among small and medium sized business.
  • Budget tax hikes send business confidence to two year low, survey shows

    Economics

    S&P's purchasing managers' index (PMI) for the services sector showed that business expectations for the year ahead were at their lowest level since December 2022.

    Abrdn has appointed its new CEO
  • Manufacturing activity drops to nine-month low following Budget

    Economics

    Rob Dobson, director at S&P Global Market Intelligence, said manufacturing was struggling due to a combination of high costs, weak demand and concerns over the economic outlook.

    Manufacturers are planning to invest less on training, according to a new survey by the CBI.
  • Construction sector surges thanks to interest rate cuts and planning reform

    October 4, 2024

    "UK construction companies indicated a decisive improvement in output growth momentum during September," Tim Moore, economics director at S&P Global Market Intelligence said.

  • Services inflation falls to lowest level since February 2021, survey suggests

    October 3, 2024

    The survey noted that "competitive pressures continued to limit pricing power," which helped to contain inflationary pressures.

  • UK set to be the ‘standout performer’ among major economies

    September 4, 2024

    Analysts at Panmure Liberum think the UK will be the “standout performer” among major economies in the months to come with firms set to benefit from strengthening domestic demand. In a note published this morning, the City brokerage discussed its early cycle indicator (ECI), a tool for predicting how economies are likely to perform over [...]

  • Services firms benefit from post-election stability and rosy economic outlook

    September 4, 2024

    The survey put activity in the services sector at its fastest pace since April, extending the current period of growth to ten months.

  • Ashtead: Profit down at equipment giant as revenue slows

    September 3, 2024

    Equipment rental group Ashtead’s revenue grew just two per cent, and profit fell during the three-month period ending 31 July, as a construction slowdown across the US hit the company. The equipment hire giant, the FTSE 100’s 25th largest firm, reported revenue of $2.75bn (£2.1bn) for the period, up from $2.7bn (£2.06bn) in the prior [...]

  • UK manufacturing activity reaches highest level in 26 months

    September 2, 2024

    Activity in the UK’s manufacturing sector grew at its fastest pace for more than two years last month, a closely-watched survey has suggested, in another positive sign for the economy.

  • Growth set to continue as confidence in the economy builds

    August 22, 2024

    A closely watched survey suggests that the UK will continue growing at a robust pace in the second half of the year as confidence in the economy continues to build. S&P’s ‘flash’ purchasing managers’s index (PMI) accelerated to 53.4 in August, up from 52.8 last month and ahead of the 52.9 expected by economists. PMIs, [...]

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