November 2008 News Archive

Pre-Budget Speculation - in light of continuing doom and gloom economic news, there is intense speculation regarding the contents of the imminent pre-budget report (PBR)...

Rollercoaster Inflation Reflects Boom and Bust Turning Point - Recent official figures show inflation fell sharply last month, following a sharp rise during the past year. The drop in the consumer prices index (CPI) dropped by 0.7%, meaning the current rate of inflation is 4.5%, still 2.5% higher above the Government set target of 2%....

Small Business Bankruptcies Rocket - as a full-blown recession looms ever nearer, there has been more bad news regarding the numbers of business failures in the United Kingdom. There has been a huge increase in the number of insolvent companies in Q3 2008...