#economic-risks

#economic-risks

With the Autumn Budget approaching, new research from Simply Asset Finance reveals that smaller businesses are increasingly worried about the pro-business credentials of the Government. Almost half (46%) of smaller SMEs say they're not confident that the Government will drive a 'pro-business' agenda compared to only 22% of medium sized businesses. Notably, the research reveals that much of the goodwill that had been granted to the new Government early in its tenure has ebbed away.

The stock market continues its precarious ascent, navigating a "wall of worry" - a term that describes a rising market despite mounting economic and geopolitical concerns.

"America has spent the last 70 years trying to build relationships with other countries - and we benefit, and those other countries all benefit, and here we're throwing away a lot of that, which I can't explain."

Things tend to get fixed faster when you have to fix them, as opposed to delaying until you merely want to give them your full attention.