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The latest Smith & Williamson Enterprise Index confirms that confidence in the economy has risen significantly.

A discussion on the most persistent financial and economic issues since the financial crisis.

It is often said that those with the broadest shoulders should bear the heaviest loads. This principle is clearly reflected in the UK tax system, where individuals with a greater ability to pay, contribute a larger share of the overall tax burden.

Global equity markets have been heading up since June on the hope that central banks were planning something big to boost growth

A monthly round-up of global markets and trends.

"The year political risk became everyone's risk." That's how one insurance specialist described 2023 in WTW's most recent Political Risk Survey in light of the shock of the Russia/Ukraine crisis...

The COVID-19 pandemic crisis and its economic impact on business more broadly bears certain similarities with the 2008 global financial crisis and the measures taken by States to address its aftermath

The payment services industry is, by nature, particularly international in its outlook.

A discussion on the most recent topical financial and economic issues.

The Monday Briefing, written by Ian Stewart, Deloitte's Chief Economist in the UK, gives a personal view on topical financial and economic issues.

Risk appetite among the UK’s largest corporates has reached a seven‑year high in the third quarter as CFOs shrugged off the effects of rising uncertainty.

It's well recognised that poor payment practices present a challenge to both the construction industry and the wider UK economy.

During the earlier part of the financial crisis the European Commission approved State aid for troubled banks (eg Northern Rock) under “Article 87(3)(c) EC Treaty and the Rescue and Restructuring Guidelines”.

The UK's e-bike trade remedy review demonstrates how economic modelling can balance domestic industry protection against broader public interest. Through partial-equilibrium analysis, the UK Trade Remedies Authority quantified the costs and benefits of different remedial options, ultimately recommending modified measures that protected UK producers in specific segments while minimizing consumer impact.

The worst appears to be past for the euro area. The region is slowly heading out of recession. Fears that the single currency might break up have largely abated.

In the last few weeks some commentators have suggested that the UK economy is being held back by so-called "zombie companies".

The latest Deloitte Consumer Tracker shows that UK consumers have shrugged off post- referendum pessimism, with consumer confidence returning to a five-year high in Q3 2016.