Market Report: UK consumer confidence leaps up but Britain's borrowing costs grow £250bln in a year
Market Report: UK consumer confidence leaps up but Britain's borrowing costs grow £250bln in a year The Market Report with Katie Pilbeam FTSE 100 edged lower even though the widely followed Gfk retail survey showed an improvement in March with consumer confidence also improving. The blue-chip index shed 11 to 6,927. Britain’s borrowing in March hit a new record of £28bn as the government continued to support the economy through the pandemic. Total borrowing so far this financial year is now £303bn or £250bn higher than twelve months ago. Joe Biden, meanwhile, is looking to sort ...