October market update

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      Government Lending Support: The UK government is introducing £4 billion in new lending support for SMEs, aiming to ease access to finance → https://busbyfinance.co.uk/sme-finance-2025-trends-support/

      Finance Barriers: Approximately 30% of SMEs have paused operations due to funding challenges, highlighting ongoing barriers to growth → https://www.conisterbank.co.uk/news-insight/2025/new-research-finance-barriers-stall-growth-for-1-in-3-uk-smes/

      Unemployment Rate: seven consecutive monthly falls in the number of employees and the unemployment rate has risen to its highest since 2021 at 4.7%https://www.reuters.com/world/uk/uks-institute-directors-reports-record-low-business-morale-2025-09-30/

      Bank of England Rate Information: the official bank rate remains unchanged since August 7 and stays at 4.0%https://www.bankofengland.co.uk/monetary-policy-summary-and-minutes/2025/september-2025

      UK Inflation: this remains elevated at 3.8% which is significantly higher than the Bank’s 2% target and is at its highest level in 18 months → https://moneyfactscompare.co.uk/news/banking/bank-of-england-base-rate-september-2025/

      Sustainability and Emissions Reduction: almost £5 billion of funding is available to help UK businesses become greener as part of the government’s commitment to reach net zero emissions by 2050 → https://www.gov.uk/guidance/find-funding-to-help-your-business-become-greener

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