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In this age of global uncertainty, where in the world can we look for guidance?

When Donald Trump stood on the White House lawn in April 2025 holding a large, laminated poster announcing the first round of trade tariffs to be imposed on different countries, the Trade Policy Uncertainty Index shot through the roof.

The Conversation

How many more times will the Bank of England rescue Rachel Reeves?

The City expects a cut in interest rates on Thursday but economic prospects for 2026 complicate the picture

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England expected to cut interest rates to nearly three-year low

The Bank’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) is widely expected to reduce interest rates from 4% to 3.75% on Thursday.

Evening Standard

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Interest rate cut next week ‘nailed on’ as UK economy grows just once in seven months

Pre-Budget worries and speculation that chancellor Rachel Reeves would hike income tax has been blamed

The Independent UK

FTSE 100 Live 12 December: GDP reverse fuels rate cut bets, Card Factory slides

The UK economy declined by 0.1% for a second successive month in October, figures today showed.

Evening Standard

December cut to UK interest rates ‘nailed on’ after economy shrinks unexpectedly by 0.1% in October – as it happened

Disappointing UK GDP report shows economy contracted by 0.1% in both September and October

The Guardian - UK

Berkeley boss urges 1% interest rate cut by March to kick-start stalled housebuilding

London’s biggest housebuilder says higher taxes, regulation and interest rates are holding back investment and development amid “very challenging” backdrop

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Bank of England cutting jobs as part of overhaul after critical Bernanke review

Bank under budget pressure as it responds to former Fed chair’s report into slow response to surging inflation

The Guardian - UK

Regulators to announce plans to bolster mutuals after Labour vows to double £223bn sector

Bank of England and FCA to join city minister in Rochdale amid plans to streamline regulation and expand expert support

The Guardian - UK

Bank of England to stress test private credit firms as concerns grow

The central bank said it has launched a new exercise to stress-test the resilience of the market.

The Independent UK

BoE Eases Bank Capital Requirements for the First Time Since 2008

The Bank of England has eased bank capital rules for the first time since 2008. Here's what it means for borrowing, savings and the wider economy.

International Business Times

BoE Eases Bank Capital Requirements for the First Time Since 2008—What It Means for You

The Bank of England has eased bank capital rules for the first time since 2008. Here's what it means for borrowing, savings and the wider economy.

International Business Times UK

Bank of England to loosen post-financial crisis capital rules for banks

It marks the first time that the Bank has assessed its capital requirements in a decade.

Evening Standard

US tech valuations close to most stretched since dot-com bubble, Bank warns

The Bank of England said the UK banking system remains sturdy enough to support households and businesses even if economic conditions worsened.

Evening Standard

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The Guardian - UK

Bank of England defends OBR’s independence against political attacks; UK banks pass stress tests – as it happened

BoE governor Andrew Bailey says it’s important to remember why Office for Budget Responsibility was created, amid row over budget leaks

The Guardian - UK

This was Rachel Reeves’s ‘live now, pay later’ budget. The big question is: what happens when ‘later’ arrives?

The chancellor can only hope for an upturn in the government’s fortunes before tax increases kick in, says Guardian columnist Larry Elliott

The Guardian - UK

UK sugar tax to be extended to more soft drinks and milkshakes; markets rally ahead of the budget – as it happened

Government sets out plans to lower the threshold within the Soft Drinks Industry Levy to 4.5g per 100ml, down from 5g

The Guardian - UK

Bond market power: why Rachel Reeves is keen to keep the £2.7tn ‘beast’ onside

Hugely influential traders will be hanging on the chancellor’s every word when she announces her budget

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The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves, please, let’s make budgets boring again

Budgets need to be reassuringly dull with no repeat of this year’s long, drawn-out and chaotic buildup

The Independent UK

Pound falters as soft inflation tees up rate cut

Analysts say that there is potential for the Bank of England to resume cutting rates in December.

The Independent UK

October inflation fall raises hopes of pre-Christmas interest rate cut

Economists think the latest inflation reading will encourage the Bank of England to reduce borrowing costs at its next decision in December.

The Conversation

The UK government’s risky rollback of financial regulation threatens long-term growth

The financial crisis of 2008 left deep scars on the British economy. The average UK household is now estimated to be 16% poorer than it would have been had that crisis never occurred.

Evening Standard

Budget rumours key reason for weak growth, says former Bank chief economist

Andy Haldane has called for the process to be overhauled to prevent Budget leaks that can damage the economy.

The Independent UK

Budget gossip and U-turns to blame for Britain’s weak growth, former Bank of England economist warns Reeves

Andy Haldane has called for the process to be overhauled to prevent Budget leaks that can damage the economy

The Guardian - UK

FCA’s first deputy CEO calls for stronger grip on vital tech firms

Sarah Pritchard suggests City regulator will make use of oversight powers amid growing number of outages

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