SMEs struggling to get loans A recent survey suggests that SMEs are struggling to get loans from high-street banks. The survey saw three-fifths of SMEs say they [...]
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Bigger tax hikes could mean lower interest rates
Bank of England chief economist Huw Pill said on Monday that a bigger tax raid by Jeremy Hunt in next week’s Autumn Statement could dampen down demand [...]
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Bank of England base rate projections
Extract of the Summary from The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee 3rd November 2022... The MPC’s projections were conditioned on the path of Bank Rate implied [...]
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Eurozone inflation hits record high
Eurozone inflation has risen to a new high of 10.7%, exceeding forecasts that the rate would climb to 10.2%. This comes despite the European Central Bank lifting [...]
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Lloyds predicts house prices will fall by 8% next year
Lloyds Banking Group has forecast that UK house prices may fall by 7.9% next year and in a worst-case scenario could drop by almost 18%. The lender [...]
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