Short term confidence – long term challenges

Category: Economy & Uncategorized

A news article posted by the private bank Duncan Lawrie recently suggested that with the General Election now fading into memory, short-term political uncertainty appears to have faded as well. Issues like the EU referendum and the devolution of more powers to Scotland are still bubbling away in the background, but the consequences are probably too far in the future to affect confidence today, so recent economic data has enjoyed a short-term fillip.

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Is innovation the future of UK manufacturing?

Category: Economy & financial planning & Uncategorized

UK manufacturing executives say that their strategic focus going forward is one that is innovation led, supported by attractive UK corporation taxes like the Patent Box, according to the latest KPMG Global Manufacturing Outlook. The report found that nearly half (48%) of UK manufacturers said that their company’s strategic focus is on innovation and that only two per cent felt that UK taxes are a challenge to their business in the next 12–24 months.

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Housebuilding gathers momentum

Category: Economy & Housing & Uncategorized

According to the Home Builders Federation (HBF), official statistics released in late May show that 40,340 new homes were started in England in Q1 of 2015, the highest quarterly number since 2007. The figures show that the momentum from 2014, which saw 137,310 new homes started, up 10% on 2013 and 60% on the trough in 2009, is gathering speed.

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