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…
Rachel Reeves Backs Rolls-Royce SMR with £600m National Wealth Fund Investment
The UK’s nuclear ambitions just got a serious funding boost. Chancellor Rachel Reeves has committed £599m…
UK Stagflation Looms as Growth Grinds to a Halt
The UK economy’s worst nightmare is knocking on the door. In March 2026, UK stagflation risks…
