Commenting on today’s data from the Office for National Statistics, that showed the annual rate of CPI inflation weakening to 2.6% in March 2025 from 2.8% in February, Anna Leach, Chief Economist at the Institute of Directors, said: “Inflation has come in a little lower than expected again in March, with services inflation easing to 4.7% while…

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A snap poll of 562 Institute of Directors members following the President Trump’s tariffs announcement has found that over a third (37%) of business leaders expect to be impacted by the tariffs and of those, over two-thirds (70%) expect their profits to decrease as a result. In response to the tariffs, 35% of members will…

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The IoD Directors’ Economic Confidence Index, which measures business leader optimism in prospects for the UK economy, rose slightly to -58 in March 2025 from -64 in February. Business leader confidence in their own organisations also rose slightly to +5, from +2 in February. The IoD Directors’ Economic Confidence Index, which measures business leader optimism…

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