M&A Value in the Crypto sector sees huge growth 

A PWC report has revealed the total value of M&A deals in the crypto sector in 2021 was a staggering $55bn, an increase of $1.1bn dollars from the year previously. The average deal size was $179.7m in 2021, up from $52.7m in 2020. Henri Arslanian, PwC’s crypto leader, says the wave of deals shows no sign of slowing in 2022 adding that valuations have hit levels “that are often difficult to justify.

Inflation levels expected to rise 

Experts are predicting inflation to reach 5.%% when the latest figure from the ONS are released this week.

City experts expect inflation to hit 5.5% when Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures are released tomorrow. Andrew Godwin, chief UK economist at Oxford Economics, said: “The surge in inflation will place the biggest squeeze on household finances in more than a decade,” while Ian Stewart, chief economist at Deloitte, warned: “These sorts of rates of inflation pose an increasing threat to the recovery, arguably more so than the pandemic (at least in its current, milder incarnation).” The Bank of England recently revised down forecasts for GDP growth in 2022 to 3.75% from 5%, with inflation predicted to peak at 7.5% in April.
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UK Public borrowing lower than first predicted

UK Public sector borrowing for the financial year to January totalled £138.5bn, nearly 50% of that posted in the same period in 2020 and £17.7bn less than predicted by the Office for Budget Responsibility in October. It should be pointed out however that it was still the second highest total since records began in 1993. Treasury receipts were £29.1bn higher than forecasted, which reflected strong performance across taxes; led by income tax, corporation tax and value added tax said the OBR. However, interest payments on debt increased from £1.6bn a year ago to £6.1bn in January due to surging inflation, eroding the Chancellor’s first ever budget surplus. Figures from the Office for National Statistics reveal Government income exceeded spending by £2.9bn last month, lower than the £3.5bn forecast by the OBR due to those interest payments.

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*Sources: City AM, Financial Times, The Daily Telegraph, Business Money, The Times, NACFB,