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Wakefields Jewellers reveal plans for expansion

Wakefields Jewellers reveal plans for expansion

Hot weather helps retail sales jump 1.2% in May

Hot weather helps retail sales jump 1.2% in May

Laings to open fifth UK showroom in Glasgow

Laings to open fifth UK showroom in Glasgow

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Bank of England

The Bank of England plays a key role in the UK jewellery industry through its influence on interest rates, inflation, currency strength, and economic policy. These factors directly impact consumer spending, raw material costs, financing, and price strategies for jewellers and suppliers. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage of the Bank’s announcements, economic forecasts, monetary policy decisions, and their implications for trade confidence, sourcing expenses, and retail performance. Our reporting helps UK jewellery professionals plan strategically and adapt to shifting macroeconomic conditions.

Bank of England

The Bank of England plays a key role in the UK jewellery industry through its influence on interest rates, inflation, currency strength, and economic policy. These factors directly impact consumer spending, raw material costs, financing, and price strategies for jewellers and suppliers. Jewellery Focus provides expert coverage of the Bank’s announcements, economic forecasts, monetary policy decisions, and their implications for trade confidence, sourcing expenses, and retail performance. Our reporting helps UK jewellery professionals plan strategically and adapt to shifting macroeconomic conditions.

BoE raises interest rate for 12th time to 4.5%

The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates for the 12th consecutive time to 4.5%,…

BoE raises interest rates to 4.25%

The Bank of England (BoE) has announced that interest rates will be raised by 0.25% to…

BoE raises interest rates to 4%

The Bank of England (BoE) has announced that interest rates will be raised by 0.5%, bringing…

Bank of England raises interest rates by 0.5% to 3.5%

The Bank of England (BoE) has announced that interest rates will be raised by 0.5%, bringing…

BoE raises interest rates to 2.25%

The Bank of England has today (22 September) announced that interest rates will be raised by…

Heatwave helps boost retail sales 2.3% in July

Retail sales increased 2.3% in July as the heatwave experienced across the UK helped boost…

UK recession can be averted, claims Truss

In an interview with Sky News’s Kay Burley last night (4 August), foreign secretary Liz…

BoE hikes rates to 1.75%, warns UK to enter recession until 2024

The Bank of England (BoE) has raised interest rates from 1.25% to 1.75%, marking the biggest…

BoE raises interest rates to 1.25%

The Bank of England’s (BoE) Monetary Policy Committee has voted to raise interest from 1% to…

BoE raises interest rates to highest level since 2009

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