The Cambridge Weekly- 7th July

The biggest headline last week came from UK politics as the Labour government made significant changes to their initial proposed welfare reforms. The amended reforms were passed in Parliament last Tuesday but do not generate the magnitude of savings initially...

The Cambridge Weekly- 23rd June

On Friday 13th June, Israel launched strikes at six cities and a nuclear facility in Iran in response to their intelligence that indicated Iran was nearing the development of a nuclear weapon. Iran labelled the attacks a declaration of war and responded with its own...

The Cambridge Weekly- 16th June

Last Wednesday Chancellor Rachel Reeves made her spending review announcement. Increases in funding for important areas like the NHS and national defence were announced. To help fund these increases, budgets were cut for departments such as the Home Office, Foreign...

The Cambridge Weekly – 9th June

The Organisation for for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) growth forecasts released last week indicate that the global economy is set for its weakest growth spell since the Covid-19 pandemic. They have cited the headwind of the current trading environment...