—>
Main Menu

Economy & Markets

Stark warning for economy

No Deal Brexit would see GDP and exports plummet

Port of Grangemouth
Scotland’s exports could plummet says the report   A ‘No Deal’ Brexit would wipe 7% off Scotland’s GDP, up to 20% off exports and cause widespread disruption to the supplyRead More

Jobs market strengthens

Record low Scottish jobless figure ahead of Brexit

Jamie Hepburn
Jamie Hepburn: ‘jobs market continues to strengthen’ (pic: Terry Murden)   Unemployment in Scotland has fallen to a record low of 3.5%, with 10,000 fewer claimants taking figure to 96,000,Read More

Markets

Porsche warns UK customers face 10% Brexit tariff

Porsche
Luxury car maker Porsche is warning that UK customers might have to pay 10% extra for cars delivered after Britain leaves the EU. Porsche’s owner Volkswagen has not said whether its otherRead More

Bourse Scot to be launched

Scottish Stock Exchange backers to unveil latest plans

Michelle Thomson
Michelle Thomson: a member of the consultancy team (pic: Terry Murden)   Further details regarding plans for a new Scottish Stock Exchange will be revealed at a meeting in EdinburghRead More

Acquisitions on agenda

MorphCostumes plots M&A plan with Fun Shack deal

Morphsuits
Morphsuits have become an international phenomenon   MorphCostumes, the manufacturer and online fancy dress retailer, has hit the acquisition trail, buying Fun Shack, which designs, makes and sells a rangeRead More

Markets

Oil and equities higher on US-China trade deal hopes

Brent oil field
6am: Oil prices were higher after OPEC cut production in January and Saudi Arabia indicated there would be a further reduction of 500,000 barrels in March. Brent crude futures wereRead More

January uplift in sales

New Year cheer for retailers as shoppers spend again

Next Straiton
Sales have picked up at the start of the year   A pick-up in sales in January has provided some new year cheer for hard-pressed retailers and raised hopes thatRead More

Week ahead

FTSE 100 closes above 7,000 in cautious market

London Stock Exchange
Close: Britain’s FTSE 100 index opened above 7,000 for the first time since November and closed 13.9 points higher at 7,034.13 in a cautious session. US stocks were treading waterRead More

At-a-glance analysis of the economy

state of the nation Feb
 

Agreement reached

Tourist tax approved as Greens back Mackay’s budget

Derek Mackay delivers budget 12 Dec
Derek Mackay: business retains some reservations about the budget   Scottish councils will have the power to introduce a “tourist tax”, impose a levy on workplace parking, and introduce newRead More