GfK client strategy director Joe Staton remarks on the latest data:
- "The improved personal finance measure ... is encouraging because it’s the first positive and the highest score since December 2021,"
- "This is welcome news given the challenges faced by Britons of fiscal drag, higher costs for fuel, rising council taxes and utilities eroding any increases in wages or other income."
On Thursday the Bank of England remained on hold despite the softening economy:
