NIESR

Bank interest margins – the difference between the rates on bank assets and liabilities have an important effect on the economy.

Recently ONS figures indicate that wage growth continues to ease, recording 4.8 per cent (excluding bonuses) in the third quarter of 2024, its lowest level since June 2022.

The urgency around assessing nature-related financial risks.

Last Wednesday saw a landmark Budget, the first delivered by a Labour government for 14 years.

In the run-up to the 30 October Budget, there has been a great deal of discussion in the media about the prospect of changes to the government’s fiscal rules.

Update of the Simple and Intermediate MRN forecasts.

For the public sector to invest wisely it must have procurement processes in place to find and deliver value for money. The new post-Brexit Procurement Act 2023 is important in achieving this.

This project aims to look at the impact of the recent Government White Paper “High Stakes: Gambling Reform for the Digital Age”, published in April 2023, which recommended policies that reduce/limit the consumer’s ability to spend money on gambling product at a macro economic level.

The new government’s focus on economic growth extends beyond national GDP to local and regional growth plans and industrial strategy, though the latter has not yet been set out in much detail.