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UK jobs market ‘on the turn’ as unemployment rises; ‘terrifying’ increase in mortgage arrears – as it happened

Total pay jumps by 8.5% in the last year – ahead of inflation – while value of mortgages in arrears is now the highest in almost seven years

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 Live: BP boss quits, FTSE closes up 0.4% as interest rate rise fears ease, Apple down

London’s FTSE 100 re-took the 7500-point mark helped by rallying banks as investors absorb jobs and wages data into the Bank of England’s next rate call later this month.

Evening Standard

Has ‘Barbenheimer’ helped keep the UK economy growing?

How an unlikely pairing of blockbusters may have stopped a summer spending washout

Evening Standard

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UK firms ‘slow output and rein in hiring as borrowing costs rise’

Survey of businesses gives further indication that Bank of England could limit future interest rate rises

The Guardian - UK

Now even the Bank of England admits greedflation is a thing

Work by Threadneedle Street’s own analysts suggest that firms are intending to keep prices high, despite falling costs

The Guardian - UK

NatWest cuts mortgage interest rates for second time in four days

It comes after Andrew Bailey yesterday signalled that the Bank of England could soon be finished raising interest rates

Evening Standard

UK house prices tumble 4.6% in year to August; pound at lowest since June – as it happened

UK house prices are falling at fastest pace since 2009 on annual basis, reports Halifax, down in every region

The Guardian - UK

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UK house prices suffer sharpest fall in 14 years

Halifax says prices fell by 4.6% as high interest rates dent homebuyer demand

The Guardian - UK

Poor ONS forecasts could be hurting our economy

City Voices: Investment decisions have already been made based on the incorrect economic analysis

Evening Standard

London has 19 of UK’s top 20 ‘risky mortgage’ postcodes

As interest rates rise, mortgages in these postcodes may be at the highest risk of default

Evening Standard

Markets rally as China steps up support for economy and Country Garden strikes debt deal – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as stocks rally as Country Garden agrees extension to its onshore debt payments

The Guardian - UK

Expect inflation blip but our plan is working, says Jeremy Hunt

Chancellor blames expected rise on fuel price increases but maintains inflation will halve by end of 2023

The Guardian - UK

UK house prices fall at fastest rate since 2009, says Nationwide

August 5.3% drop comes as sales completions down by about 40% in first half of year compared with 2021

The Guardian - UK

Mountain view: Bank top economist offers two routes to beating inflation

Huw Pill says he prefers longer, more steady use of interest rates of Table Mountain model over sharp rise and fall of Matterhorn approach

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Evening Standard

Stubborn euro inflation is a fresh headache for the Bank of England

City Comment: Does defending the 2% target still make sense?

The Independent UK

Home sales down 16% in July compared to same month last year, says HMRC

Some 86,510 home sales were recorded across the month, according to latest figures.

The Independent UK

‘Worst of pain may not be over’: Mortgage approvals drop nearly 10% month-on-month

Experts pointed to the impact of concerns about the wider economy on the housing market for the fall.

Evening Standard

Mortgage approvals slump as interest rate hikes take their toll

Latest figures from the Bank of England show there were 49,400 net mortgage approvals last month, down from 54,600 in June.

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The Independent UK

Number of mortgage approvals to home buyers drops by nearly 10% month-on-month

Experts pointed to the impact of concerns about the wider economy on the housing market for the fall.

The National (Scotland)

UK facing 'heightened recession risks' as private sector suffers shock decline

AN economist has warned the UK is facing “heightened recession risks” after the private sector suffered a shock downturn in August.

Evening Standard

Recession fears grow and interest rate expectations decline after surprise slump in output

Upon seeing the data, City markets immediately discounted the likelihood of a half-point ‘jumbo hike’ from the Bank of England next month

The Guardian - UK

UK factory output tumbles to lowest level in nearly three years

CBI data showing slowdown in activity is latest sign Bank interest rate rises are slowing economy

The Guardian - UK

The government’s ‘Treasury brain’ has got the UK in an economic mess. How can we cure it?

Despite all the evidence that privatisation has been a disaster and investment is needed, the department remains in thrall to discredited financial orthodoxy, says Fran Boait of campaign group Positive Money

The Conversation

How rising interest rates are affecting UK businesses

From chip shops to tech start-ups, and even large, well-established companies, rising interest rates have had an impact right across the business world. After 14 consecutive base rate hikes by the Bank of England since 2021, this is causing particular problems for companies with a lot of debt.

The Independent UK

Blow for Rishi Sunak as voters fail to give him credit for inflation drop

Voters are more likely to believe the Bank of England is responsible for bringing price hikes back under control, a poll found

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