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The latest OECD report presents a cautious outlook for the UK economy, predicting slower growth amidst global uncertainties and domestic fiscal challenges. The UK’s GDP is projected to grow by 1.3% in 2025 and 1% in 2026, reflecting a slight downward revision. According to the OECD, trade tensions, particularly U.S. tariffs, are disrupting global supply …
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The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has sharply downgraded its U.S. growth forecast, citing economic uncertainty and the impact of President Donald Trump’s tariff policies. The OECD now expects the U.S. economy to expand by just 1.6% in 2025 and 1.5% in 2026, a significant cut from its previous estimate of 2.2% for …
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Britain’s jet fuel problem is the predictable result of a long, quiet erosion of refining capacity colliding with a geopolitical shock and decades of under investment. The country now imports three times more kerosene than it produces, and the Middle East crisis has exposed just how thin those supply lines have become. A system built …
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The IMF’s warning that the UK would suffer the sharpest growth hit among rich economies from an Iran‑related war is rooted in a simple structural reality. Britain is unusually exposed to energy‑price shocks, yet unusually weak in the buffers that normally absorb them according to the IMF. Why the UK will be hit harder than …
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Forecasts indicate that the UK economy will experience sluggish growth among the largest developed nations in 2025. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) has projected a 1% increase in the UK’s gross domestic product (GDP) for 2025, which lags behind the growth rates of other G7 nations, including Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Japan …
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Are you selling online and making a little extra income? Well, if you are, as from 1st January 2024 you will now fall foul of UK tax rules if you do not declare the income generated from these sales. Companies like Etsy, eBay, Vinted, Airbnb etc. are obliged to collect and share details of such …
India hosting the G20 summit The G20 summit will be held in New Delhi on 9th and 10th September 2023. This is the first time that India has hosted such a prestigious event, which brings together the leaders of the world’s 20 major economies with the exception of Russia. India has invited several other countries …
Slow-Growing UK Faces Over £2.6 Trillion Debt Pile £2,600,000,000,000 in debt The amount the UK owes exceeds GDP for first time since 1961. Inflation-linked bonds mean the UK is paying more than its peers. From the financial crisis to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK has borrowed and spent its way out of every jam. …