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I can think of a few on here Asperger 🤔

“Britain’s private sector output shrank at its fastest pace in two and a half years, a closely watched survey showed as business optimism plunged.

The S&P Global flash UK PMI index showed a contraction in activity for the first time since October 2023, with its reading of 48.2 the lowest since November 2022. A reading below 50 indicates shrinking output.

Aside from the pandemic, manufacturing exports declined at the fastest pace since February 2009.

Chris Williamson, chief business economist at S&P Global, said: “While recent months have been characterised by UK businesses treading water, broadly stagnating since last autumn’s Budget, businesses are reporting more of a struggle to keep their heads above water in April.”

He added: “Job cutting remains aggressive as business optimism about the year ahead sank to a two-and-a-half-year low, and one of the lowest levels yet recorded by the survey, even surpassing the low seen in the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote in 2016.

“The disappointing survey reflects the impact of headwinds from both home and abroad. The biggest concern lies in a slump in exports amid weakened global demand and rising global trade worries, but higher staffing costs have also piled pressure on companies – linked to the National Insurance and minimum wage changes that came into effect at the start of the month.”

Who voted for these morons ? Not me……

“A tax raid on tourists is backfiring at a cost of £2bn as Britain loses ground on European competitors, a study has found.

Labour has been accused of “sabotaging” growth with “deliberate policy changes” that have hurt visitor numbers.

It is feared visitor spending will continue to decline as a result of cuts to VisitBritain’s budget and the potential introduction of daily tourist taxes.

International visitors spent £2bn less in 2024 than before the pandemic, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

The findings come as Labour considers giving local councils the power to introduce tourist taxes for overnight stays, while marketing authority VisitBritain had its budget slashed by more than 40pc at the start of the month.“

Who voted for these idiots ? Not me……

“Donald Trump will let Vladimir Putin keep almost all the territory he has seized from Ukraine under the terms of a proposed peace deal.

The condition is part of a seven-point plan to end the war that leaves Ukraine with no clear US security guarantee. It will be discussed in London on Wednesday, when US officials will hear Kyiv’s reaction.

The proposal involves the US offering formal recognition of Russian sovereignty over Crimea and implies de facto recognition of other occupied territories.

This would mean freezing the current front line, allowing Putin to keep almost all the territory Russia has gained.

The plan does include some changes in Ukraine’s favour. Russia would give up two small areas currently occupied by its troops.

Ukraine would regain unhindered access to the mouth of the Dnieper river and Russia would withdraw from a second area of Kherson province.

General Keith Kellogg, the US envoy, hopes to gain Ukraine’s agreement to the plan on Wednesday. His colleague Steve Witkoff would then travel to Moscow and present it to Vladimir Putin.“

“Britain’s growth prospects have been cut by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) as it warned Rachel Reeves could not blame Donald Trump’s trade war for the downturn.

The IMF said UK government policies were stoking price pressures and would push Britain’s inflation rate to the highest in the G7. It means inflation in the UK will outstrip the US rate even as the president continues his tariffs onslaught.

Pierre Olivier Gourinchas, the IMF chief economist, said “domestic factors” were the main driver behind Britain’s downgrade, signalling that the Chancellor’s £40bn tax raid had damaged growth.

The UK is now expected to grow by 1.1pc this year and 1.4pc in 2026, down from projections of 1.6pc and 1.5pc just three months ago.”

Who voted for these morons ? Not me……

I wouldn’t blame the central banks for the financial crash mate. It was more to do with bad lending by retail banks to people who weren’t on a secure financial footing when buying their homes.

You only have to look at the Chagos Island’s to realise Starmer is a mug at negotiating.

Who voted for these morons ? Not me…..

Yes China has sent back Boeing aircraft recently and is buying Airbus instead now. Trump’s policies are going to put Americans out of work, the very people that voted for him. Expect his approval ratings to plummet. Panic buying of IPhones in the US because they are expected to triple in price when made in the USA shows you that Trump is damaging the US economy and can’t seem to see that for himself.

Agreed hardup.

If Trump finds a way to get rid of Powell, the US markets will tank further. Trumps a bully too used to getting his own way. I hope Powell continues to stand up to him too and only lowers interest rates when the the effects of tariffs becomes clearer inflation wise.

You’ve gotta love these breakfast clubs 🙄 Stealing from pensioners to feed kids whose parents can’t be bothered to make them breakfast. Typical Labour policy when the country’s broke after Covid.

Just 15 sets of green lines today out of 34 posts. I expect his Mum and Dad will make him sit down to Sunday lunch soon and he’ll have his phone taken off him.

We’ll agree to disagree fella.

Trumps tariffs have spooked the markets. I’ve recovered half my paper loss since he announced tariffs thankfully. I have no truck with Trump addressing unfair trade, just not the way he’s gone about it.

Skier,

Powell is right to be cautious when Trump has introduced inflationary tariffs. Our Bank of England has cut rates for a different reason, that being helping Labour whilst it is trashing the economy. Inflation was on the rise and yet rates were cut. It will be interesting to see what the MPC does this summer when inflation here climbs above 3% and beyond.

67Sam

“Pointless playground crap from you Loki, you are getting more like STP every day. Myself and at least seven others appear to share Hardup's point of view and so far you have zero support for yours.”

Spot on 👍

Filter the troll is my advice hardup. Works for me. His sidekick DCB is a laughing stock on here. I actually enjoy reading his 🤡like posts on the odd occasion

Typical Starmer U turn. How predictable 🙄

More bullying by Trump sadly. If he doesn’t get what he wants ie interest cuts immediately, he moves to implement what he wants by sacking people. Similarly, he couldn’t accept he lost an election and cries foul. He’s a megalomaniac.

That said, I wish he was sorting out our illegal immigrants.

Yes I’ve been suspicious for a while as to why the BofE is cutting interest rates when inflation was going up. It’s seems that they have abandoned the 2% target and are hell bent on helping this disastrous Labour government out of the mess it is making of the economy.

Good for Powell standing firm.

By less than the Div too 👍

Fair play to the gooners 2nite. Always shout on English clubs in Europe. Must be a Brexit thing. More green lines. He’s gonna make 40 again 😂

Call your boyfriend out please DCB 👍