London Houses Now Take a Week Longer to Sell — And It’s Not the Iran War, It’s Stamp Duty
You’d assume the Iran war is the thing breaking London property.
UK Set for £35bn Iran War Hit — Reeves’ Fiscal Headroom Just Vanished
Imagine the Chancellor’s morning briefing today. NIESR — Britain’s oldest economics think tank — has [just told the Treasury that the Iran war will knock at least £35bn off UK…
UK Borrowing Costs Soar to 2008 Highs — Why Britain Got Hit Hardest
5 per cent. That’s the 10-year gilt yield this morning — joint-highest level since the 2008 financial crisis, and only the third time it has cleared that line since the Iran war…
UK Stock Markets Stage an April Bounce — But Is It Recovery or Mirage?
From the outside, it looks like a comeback story. The FTSE 100 has clawed back to…
Airfares, Petrol, and Rent: Why UK Inflation Is About to Spike
Remember when 2% inflation felt like a distant dream? Well, it just got further away. The…
UK Consumer Confidence Just Suffered Its Biggest Drop in Four Years — And Your Wallet Feels It
Think of consumer confidence like a canary in an economic coal mine. When it stops singing,…
London House Prices Climb £3K — But the Brakes Are On
You’d think a nearly three-grand jump in London house prices would have estate agents popping champagne….
UK Unemployment Set to Hit 5.8% — The Biggest Jobs Market Blow Since the Pandemic
Think the post-pandemic recovery was a straight line upward? Think again. The UK jobs market is…
UK Unemployment Just Hit the Worst Surge in the G7
Britain’s labour market just earned a distinction nobody wanted. UK unemployment climbed 0.8 percentage points to…
Hybrid Working Overtakes Pay in Race for UK Tech Talent
Forget the signing bonus. When it comes to attracting top tech talent in the UK, hybrid…
