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Shoppers in Great Britain have faced increased pressure on their budgets in recent weeks after grocery price inflation rose for the first time since March last year, returning to the rate before the cost of living crisis.more

Vegetable growers in the UK have said crops could be adversely hit this year after post-Brexit border changes resulted in delays to seed imports. Trade bodies representing UK tomato and pepper growers said new rules for seed imports from the EU were causing delays of up to six weeks for deliveries, disrupting their growing schedules and finances.more

The UK jobs market bucked predictions of a further weakening in June after official figures showed unemployment fell but wages growth slowed to its lowest for two years. Unemployment unexpectedly dropped to 4.2% from 4.4% in the three months to June from the previous three months, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).more

New Zealand had a net migration gain of 73,300 in the June 2024 year, down from the peak in late-2023, according to provisional estimates released by Stats NZ.more

In Sweden, 8.3 percent people aged 15-74 remain unemployed - this is the most in a decade, excluding the pandemic period, and the fourth highest level of unemployment in the European Union - announced the Minister of Labor Johan Pehrson.more

Price growth in the primary and secondary markets will stabilise at around 10 per cent in the third and fourth quarters, assuming the main macroeconomic variables are maintained, forecast economists at the Polish Economic Institute.more

The rising cost of living has been a dominant theme in many Polish homes in recent years. Those who complain about the ever-present cost of living can console themselves that they do not live in Geneva, Zurich or New York. This is where the cost of living is the highest, as a recent study shows.more

Survey reveals net fall in permanent jobs last month amid lengthening slowdown in employment market.more

UK house prices increased by 0.8% in July, and lower mortgage rates are expected to lead to continued growth throughout the rest of the year, according to the mortgage lender Halifax.more

Poland was ranked fifth from the bottom in the index of innovativeness of the European Union countries, according to a report by the European Commission, cited in the Macroeconomic Monthly of the Polish Economic Institute. One of our main problems is the lack of intellectual assets, it noted.more

Sectors including technology, banking and medicine are at risk of shortages of highly skilled workers, according to a report published by recruitment firm Hays, which placed the UK in the top five countries facing talent shortages, alongside New Zealand, Portugal, Canada and Switzerland.more

Britain’s economy is outstripping Europe’s as France and Germany stumble, according to data on the crucial services sector. Demand for UK services is surging at the fastest pace since May 2023 as companies report an influx of new clients and contracts after Labour’s general election win, according to the S&P Global UK purchasing manager’s index (PMI).more

Drivers have been warned they face years of “permanently high” costs under Labour. Motoring bodies have warned that the Government, which has to find £22bn to fill its financing black hole, could increase fuel duty to raise £2.5bn.more

Pharmacies across England are unable to provide critical NHS and public health services owing to the overwhelming financial and operational pressures they are facing, according to research.more

The UK is at risk of having to fight for highly skilled workers in industries such as technology and banking, according to new research. It is among the top five countries to face a prevalent shortage of talent, recruitment firm Hays said in a report.more

The Bank of England (BoE) today announced that it has cut its main interest rate from 5.25 per cent to 5.0 per cent, the first interest rate cut since March 2020. The Bank also markedly raised the UK's economic growth forecast for this year - from 0.5 per cent to 1.5 per cent.more

On Monday the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, announced a package of measures designed to close a £22bn hole in the public finances she said was “covered up” by the Conservative government. Among them was a surprise removal of winter fuel payments for millions of pensioners and the abandoning of a long-delayed cap on what people pay for social care.more

The UK's budget deficit in 2024 is £22bn (over £110bn), Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced yesterday as she presented the results of an audit of the public finances. The head of the department announced decisive steps to reduce the hole in the national budget.more

The UK science secretary has warned Britain is “desperately exposed” to cyber-threats and the upheaval of another pandemic, claiming that national resilience suffered “catastrophically” under the previous government.more

Drivers are still paying too much for fuel, the UK's competition watchdog has warned, with high prices costing motorists £1.6bn last year alone. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said that weakened competition in the fuel sector is impacting drivers' wallets.more

Around 320,000 people in the UK have fallen below the poverty line due to soaring mortgage rates putting a strain on household budgets, according to a think tank report published yesterday.more

London suffered a net loss of around 40 pubs and bars last year, while at the same time employing a record high number of staff in the sector, new data reveals. The 0.7 per cent fall in the number of pubs in the capital, despite a 4.3 per cent rise in employees, is explained by the demise of smaller pubs and the rise of larger ones.more

The Prime Minister’s spokesman said the proposals would have to meet air and noise pollution conditions before being approved.more

From January 2025 providers will have to tell customers upfront in ‘pounds and pence’ about expected increases, writes "The Guardian".more

The UK's national debt has reached its highest level since 1962, according to new official figures. The total stock of government debt was worth 99.5% of the value of the economy in June, exceeding the highs reached during the coronavirus pandemic for the first time.more