Sky Bet: Profit slides as inflation and salary rises bite October 28, 2024 Profit at Sky Bet was slashed during its latest financial year as its operating expenses surged by almost £45m. The business behind the brand, which is owned by Flutter Entertainment, has reported a pre-tax profit of £48.9m for 2023, according to newly-filed accounts with Companies House. Its profit was hit because the firm’s operating expenses [...]
Employer National Insurance hike could risk jobs amid 95,0000 vacancies October 15, 2024 Increasing employers’ national insurance contributions (NICs) could pose a risk to jobs amid some 95,000 vacancies across pubs and restaurants, a hospitality lobby group has warned. Data released from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today revealed there are a “stubbornly high” 95,000 openings across the sector, including in venues, cafes and eateries. Hospitality UK [...]
Bank of England survey suggests progress on inflation might be slowing October 3, 2024 The Bank's own decision maker panel (DMP), which surveys business leaders around the country, showed that wage and price pressures were more stubborn than anticipated last month.
Carlton Club: A year of ‘successes and challenges’ for London private members’ club September 13, 2024 The Carlton Club has described facing both “successes and challenges” in its latest financial year as it battled high inflation, rising energy costs, train strikes and wage increases. The private members’ club said “unwelcome challenges” impacted its financial performance in 2023 but that it still managed to increase its surplus before tax by almost £200,000. [...]
Bank of England gets the ‘green light’ for another rate cut following wage figures September 10, 2024 For the second month in a row the figures show that pay growth eased markedly even while unemployment edged lower.
UK unemployment falls unexpectedly as wage growth slows to two-year low August 13, 2024 UK unemployment unexpectedly fell in the three months to June while a slowdown in wage growth to its lowest level in more than two years added to signs that the jobs market is cooling.
Six graphs the Bank of England will study before August interest rate decision July 24, 2024 For the first time since last September, there is genuine uncertainty about the Bank of England’s next move on interest rates. The Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will meet next Thursday, with markets putting the odds of a cut at about 40 per cent. There’s enough evidence of disinflation to warrant a cut. Similarly, more hawkish [...]
Election 2024: Benefits ‘less dignified’ than work, Starmer toughens welfare line June 23, 2024 State handouts don’t deliver the “same sense of self-reliant dignity as a fair wage”, Sir Keir Starmer has said, as he toughens his party’s line on welfare.
August interest rate cut not a ‘slam dunk’ after ambiguous labour market data June 11, 2024 "The labour market is gradually easing," Rob Wood, chief UK economist Pantheon Macroeconomics said, but an August cut is "not a slam dunk".