Business confidence dips, despite stronger trading prospects
Business confidence fell by six points to 31%, driven largely by lower economic optimism, which fell to a five-month low.
Business confidence fell by six points to 31%, driven largely by lower economic optimism, which fell to a five-month low.
With the new English Premier League season kicking off in just two weeks’ time, football fans across the country should be in training to tackle the rising threat of online ticket scams, according to a warning from Lloyds Bank.
The UK’s most-misunderstood investment term is ‘asset class’, with 77% confused about its meaning – while despite widespread media coverage, 29% don’t understand the term ‘inflation’ (including six per cent who have never heard of it), according to new research from Lloyds Bank.
New research from Lloyds Bank shows that people are losing an average £307 to pet scams– with over 50% of scams originating on Meta-owned platforms Facebook and Instagram.
Business confidence bounced back in the first half of June, increasing by nine points to 37%, the biggest monthly rise since March 2023. The increase was driven largely by rises in firms view of their trading prospects and optimism in the wider economy, despite last month’s interest rate rise.
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