UK consumers take fright as new government warns of pain, survey shows
All five measures of confidence in the GfK survey - the longest-running measure of British consumer sentiment - fell this month.
Consumer confidence falls sharply as households ‘nervously’ await Budget
Consumer confidence falls sharply as households ‘nervously’ await Budget - GfK’s Consumer Confidence Index fell seven points to minus 20, with significant drops in predictions for personal finances and the general economy.
Painful budget warning spooks people's confidence
The longest-running measure of consumer confidence fell sharply in September, raising concerns about whether government rhetoric about Budget "pain" has spooked people. GfK's Consumer Confidence Index had been recovering after years of rolling crises, higher interest rates and inflation gradually creeping up.
UK Consumer Confidence Dives Amid Labour Tax Warnings, GfK Says
UK consumer confidence crashed in September by the most in two-and-a-half years amid dire warnings from the new Labour government about “tough decisions” that need to be taken to fix the public finances.
UK consumer confidence tumbles as households brace for ‘painful’ budget – business live
Consumers are nervously awaiting the budget, reports data provider GfK, wiping out recent recovery in confidence
UK consumer confidence tumbles in anticipation of ‘painful’ Budget
Starmer insists he is setting out reality of ‘badly damaged economy’ as GfK survey shows sharp fall in household morale
Consumer confidence OBLITERATED as Starmer and Reeves talk down UK ahead of 'painful' Budget
Fears over Rachel Reeves's impending "painful" Budget have set British consumer confidence back almost nine months. In a fresh blow for the nascent Starmer Government, Britons are "nervously awaiting" some "difficult decisions to come" - the prospect of which has prompted scorn and concern from economists,
Consumer confidence plummets ahead of 'painful' Autumn Budget
The last time the index declined so steeply was in April 2022, in the wake of Russia's invasion of Ukraine which sent energy costs soaring.
Reeves is trashing the British economy at the worst possible moment
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Cautious UK Consumers Shows Risk of Starmer’s Gloomy Rhetoric
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No wonder Britain is giving up hope, the country is run by amateurs
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Labour Is Making British Consumers Feel Too Bad
Keir Starmer’s government needs to combine caution and piecemeal announcements with some optimism about where the country is ...
Confidence slumps amid concerns Labour is talking Britain into recession
Household confidence has sunk as concerns grow that Rachel Reeves and Sir Keir Starmer are talking Britain into a downturn.
UK Economic Data Delivers Fresh Blow To New Govt
UK state debt is as big as the country's economic output for the first time since the 1960s, data showed Friday, as the new ...
UK GfK Sep Consumer Confidence -20 Vs -13 Aug
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U.K. Consumers Turn Notably Gloomier, Survey Says
Consumers in the U.K. have become significantly more pessimistic this month, pointing to weaker personal finances and ...