CEO Insights: Welsh Economic Outlook
The main challenge when trying to piece together a picture on the state of the Welsh economy is the lag time between national and regional data being available. In May the ONS published its latest regional GDP data covering up to September 2022. That data paints a...
CEO Insights: Should We Be Worried About Recent US Bank Failures?
The short answer is no, and yes.
Should we be worried that recent US bank failures spill over into the UK banking sector? No. The recent failures have highlighted that although the US banking regulators have significantly tightened regulation around large systemic banks, the likes of JP Morgan, they have left a significant gap in the regulation and stress testing of smaller regional banks
Will The Base Rate Peak in May? Mortgage-Seekers May Wish to Hold Fire For Now
Alun Evans, a Partner at our Haverfordwest office, discusses how changes to the base rate have impacted mortgage rates and provides an insight into the steps mortgage-seekers should take to ensure they get the best deal available.
CEO Insights: Mixed Economic Messaging
I don’t think I can remember any time when there were such divergent views on where the UK and the global economy are heading, so thought it would be useful to summarise and consider the different opinions.
