UK Lloyds Business Barometer for April 2025 comes in at a three month low of 39%

  • prior 49%
  • long-run average is 29%
  • gauge of economic optimism fell by 13 points to 28%
  • 70% of businesses expect to raise prices in the coming 12 months

Info comes via a Reuters report, which adds in on a survey the Confederation of British Industry:

  • private sector output declined in the three months to April
  • is expected to fall again in the three months to July
  • "Private sector activity remains subdued, with our surveys pointing to weaker economic momentum than implied by official data,"
  • "Uncertainty has ramped up over the last few weeks, following the back-and-forth on tariffs levied by the US and, subsequently, big movements in financial markets."
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Source: Forex Live