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CBRE has forecast a nascent economic recovery in the latter half of 2024, with a more robust rebound expected in 2025, according to its UK Real Estate Market Outlook 2024. This optimistic outlook is bolstered by the Bank of England's anticipated interest rate cuts in the second half of 2024, wh

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The Bank of England (BoE) has again decided to maintain the base interest rate at 5.25%. This decision came amidst Governor Andrew Bailey's assertion that considerable effort is still needed to bring inflation down to the standard 2% target. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted six to three in

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The UK economy has faced a downturn in October, with a contraction observed across all major sectors, which saw GDP fall by 0.3% month-on-month. The decline was notably consistent with the sluggish trends indicated in recent business surveys. The EY ITEM Club's chief economic advisor, Martin Be

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Scottish consumers are preparing for a more frugal festive season, as financial pressures cause a significant reduction in holiday spending, according to PwC's latest Festive Predictions. The annual research explores consumers’ Christmas shopping behaviours, from spending on gifts to their fes

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Resilient consumer spending may have helped the Scottish economy avoid a recession, but economic growth has been flat since Q2 of 2022 and will remain into 2024 when GVA is expected to rise by 0.3%, according to the EY ITEM Club Scottish Autumn forecast. The forecast adds that sentiment among busine

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Amidst the economic turbulence of high inflation, soaring public debt, and the highest tax burden since World War Two, Armstrong Watson's experts comment on what to expect as the Autumn Statement approaches with high anticipation. Chancellor Jeremy Hunt is poised on a tightrope, balancing calls for

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Scottish consumers have begun to increasingly display a diminishing interest the Black Friday sales, with a mere 35% expressing intent to participate in 2023, signalling a significant drop from the previous year's national interest of 61% to 44%.

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