Category: Interest Rates

Market performance has picked up over the summer. A combination of a stable economy, greater clarity in government policy, and an uptick in consumer housing demand has spurred growth in the property industry, so much so that Richard Hughes, a commercial property team member at Moore Barlow, has remarked that ‘we could be on the...

Interest rates continue to be a focal point of discussion for economic analysts and politicians. Given that interest rates have remained frozen at a sixteen-year high of 5.25 per cent since August 2023, there remains considerable speculation concerning the date at which interest rates will be lowered. Fuel was added with the latest comments from Ben...

After a long, difficult winter and not much easier summer, some of the worst fears about the UK economy are beginning to ease. According to the Confederation of British Industry (CBI), Britain’s economy now looks like it’s set to dodge a full-blown recession by the skin of its teeth. The economy is now on course...