This year’s results reveal:
Private equity craves stability: Over half (56%) of respondents think maintaining a stable policy environment should be the government’s top priority in order to boost UK M&A and business investment activity.
Optimism is gaining ground: Optimism about the short-term economic outlook is the highest in our survey’s eight-year history, with the exception of the post-COVID 2021 boom. Nearly half (48%) feel ‘positive’ about the next 12 months, up from 19% this time last year.
The Bank of England (BoE) is consistently too slow to act: There is a growing consensus that monetary policy should loosen, with support rising from 32% last year to 62% this year. Interest rates have remained higher for longer than necessary, reflecting frustration that the BoE has been slow to adjust – first in tightening, and now in loosening.
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