Fresh calls for the Government to do more to stimulate the economy are issued after the British Chambers of Commerce again cut its UK growth forecasts... more
The risks of a setback to the economic recovery remain serious after growth slowed sharply in the fourth quarter of last year, the British Chambers of Commerce says... more
Hopes of an export-led recovery will fall flat unless manufacturers rediscover their “trading spirit” and the Government offers more support, the British Chambers of Commerce warns... more
The economy slows “considerably”, hit by a poor showing from the services sector and poor job and investment prospects, British Chambers of Commerce claims... more
The economy expanded further in the second quarter but there are still serious threats to a sustained recovery, the British Chambers of Commerce warns... more
Business leaders urge the Government to introduce a two-year pay freeze in the public sector and drop pledges to maintain spending on health and overseas aid... more
Spending on projects such as Crossrail and a third Heathrow runway should be prioritised after the general election despite concern over public finances, according to research ... more
City economists scrambling to rewrite forecasts for the year after a shocking decline in second-quarter output that none of them managed to predict... more
The worst of the recession is over, but talk of recovery is premature and unemployment continues to head over three million, a leading business group predicted... more
Manufacturing output in Britain declined in February for the 12th consecutive month, although at the slowest rate in half a year, the government said ... more
The UK is already in recession, with business confidence, profits and turnover at record lows and unemployment set to rise by up to 350,000 in the next year... more
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