US business confidence in the UK falls for third consecutive year

BritishAmerican Business study

Cristian Angeloni
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US companies have expressed anxiety over Brexit, UK growth prospects and corporate taxation, with their confidence in the UK business environment falling for the third year in a row.

The third edition of Bain & Company's Transatlantic Confidence Index, carried out on behalf of BritishAmerican Business, revealed US confidence in British business "dropped markedly" as it continues to be influenced by political instability. On a scale from one to ten, the average business confidence rating for the UK dropped by almost a full point to 6.5. By comparison, the 2022 index revealed a half-point decline to 7.3. Deutsche Bank maintains US recession forecast The two companies said the results of their study deliver a "clear call to action for the UK Government from busine...

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