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UK service sector confidence higher in June than since before autumn budget

Survey of business leaders shows many looking forward to improved sales and investment in next six monthsBosses in the UK’s services sector were more optimistic last month than they had been since before Rachel Reeves’ debut budget, according to new data, as they began to see beyond the uncertainty sparked by Donald Trump’s tariff war.A survey of business leaders showed many were looking forward to improved sales and investment over the next six months, despite an increase in US import tariffs to their highest level since the 1930s. Continue reading...

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