#investment-cuts

#investment-cuts

Services sector saw falling volumes, stagnant selling prices, rising costs, reduced profitability and employment, with widespread investment cuts and expectations of further declines.

Aston Martin cut planned investment to £1.7 billion and tightened costs after widening losses amid US tariffs and weak demand in China.

UK manufacturing output, orders and investment fell sharply, with worsening sentiment, elevated costs, weakened demand and cuts to hiring and capacity expansion.