According to the new data from the Lloyds Bank in May in May in May, the highest level has increased since last August, which is due to a strong upswing in the global financial markets and the weakening of trade voltages between the USA and their partners.

The Lloyds Bank Business barometer rose by 11 points to 50 percent, from 39 percent in April, which has been more than the other way around the last month. The reading has now been the strongest since the summer of 2024.

The lender said that the strong increase in reliability reflected the improvement of the mood in the global markets after US President Donald Trump interrupted his threatened “mutual tariffs” by July. This decision – followed by a US court judgment this week in which the tariffs were illegally explained – promoted optimism in the Asian, European and American stock exchanges, since investors re -evaluated the prospects for global growth.

“The rebound in business trust indicates that companies could be in a stronger position in the next quarter,” said Hann-Ju Ho, Senior Economist at Lloyds Commercial Banking. “The increase in trust is due to a strong increase in economic optimism, which reflects the recovery of the financial markets in the midst of facilitating global trade stresses.”

The survey, based on answers from 1,200 companies, also revealed improvements in trade prospects and attempts at attempts. A third of the companies said they plan to award a salary increase of 3 percent or more, while 65 percent were intended to increase prices in the coming year – five points compared to April. Only 2 percent stated to reduce prices.

The data come in the middle of a mixed inflation. British inflation rose to 3.5 percent in April, the highest since January 2024, compared to 2.6 percent a month earlier. However, the stronger than expected economic growth helps to support the business mood. GDP was expanded by 0.7 percent in the first quarter of 2025, and this week the International Monetary Fund raised its growth forecast of the entire year in Great Britain to 1.2 percent.

The Lloyds report complements the signing that the British economy has resilience, even if the concerns about inflation, increasing wage requirements and the future of global trade policy stay.

Despite the impending uncertainties, the strong recovery impact indicates a more optimistic view of British companies in the second half of the year.