ICAEW’s Economies Director Suren Thiru provides a monthly analysis of the UK economy and the factors that are shaping it.

The Office for National Statistics reports that UK sector net borrowing at the end of the 2025/26 financial year came in £1bn under the Spring Forecast estimate but remained £14bn more than budgeted.

The 2025 Q2 Economic Insight Report provides an analysis of the current trends and challenges facing the economies of China, Malaysia, and Singapore. China’s growth outlook is buffeted by the heightened trade tensions with the US, that could worsen existing domestic challenges and further push out the long-drawn property sector adjustment.

The ICAEW Economic Update: Middle East, is a quarterly economic forecast for the region prepared directly for the finance profession.