Millennials are struggling to catch up with the living standards of older groups

13th November 2023 Consumer Collections |

Millennials are still bearing the ‘economic scars’ of the 2008 financial crisis and are struggling to catch up with the living standards of older groups while their new research shows from the Resolution Foundation has found.  The research compares the fortunes of millennials – born between 1981 and 2000 – with their predecessors, including Generation…

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Risk of recession looms but middle market is more optimistic for 2024

New data released by leading audit, tax and consulting firm RSM has helped to allay fears that the UK economy is already in a recession. While the overall economy stagnated in Quarter 3 (Q3), conditions in the middle market, a key engine of UK growth, remained cautiously optimistic at the end of the year, helped…

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GDP shows no growth during Q3

13th November 2023 Commercial Credit Management | #economy

Latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) data has shown that the economy failed to grow in Quarter 3 (Q2). While GDP was up 0.2% in September, growth for August was revised down to 0.1% from 0.2%. With GDP flatlining in Q3, it means the UK has avoided a recession in 2023, with this defined as…

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