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  I have a mind to strike thee ere thou speak’st”. “Gracious madam, I that do bring the news made not the match”. The itinerary for next month’s NMBS Conference in Benidorm (I can read a map, deal with it) came through to my inbox last week. Lots of lovely …

The Haldane Group, the Northern Ireland based builders’ merchant, welcomed senior representatives from the Bank of England’s Monetary and Financial Policy Committees to its Newry headquarters as part of a regional policymaker outreach visit. Huw Pill, chief economist, executive director for monetary analysis and a member of the Monetary Policy …

There was a steep decline in both housing and civil engineering activity during February, according to the latest  S&P Global UK Construction Purchasing Managers’ Index™. It was the fastest downturn in construction output since May 2020, with cost inflation accelerating to the highest since March 2023. Total industry activity registered …

Forecasts may tell you a great deal about the forecaster; they tell you nothing about the future. The phrase doing the rounds at the end of last year was “Survive ‘till ‘25” – loads of companies just thinking that, if they can hang on in there through the difficulties of …