Economics

Scott Bessent warns global tariff 'likely' to be lifted to 15% this week

Markets

Scott Bessent warns global tariff 'likely' to be lifted to 15% this week

Lifted from 10%

clock 05 March 2026 • 1 min read
Spring Statement 26: Key takeaways from Reeves' latest fiscal update

UK

Spring Statement 26: Key takeaways from Reeves' latest fiscal update

Markets digest uneventful Statement

clock 03 March 2026 • 4 min read
Spring Statement 26: Unemployment to rise in 2026

UK

Spring Statement 26: Unemployment to rise in 2026

5.33% 2026 unemployment rate high

clock 03 March 2026 • 2 min read
Spring Statement 26: UK growth to slow to 1.1% in 2026 before ticking up

Economics

Spring Statement 26: UK growth to slow to 1.1% in 2026 before ticking up

OBR forecasts

clock 03 March 2026 • 3 min read
Spring Statement 26: Geopolitical uncertainty could take UK defence spend to £40bn

Economics

Spring Statement 26: Geopolitical uncertainty could take UK defence spend to £40bn

Aiming for 3.5% of GDP

clock 03 March 2026 • 2 min read
Reeves' Spring Forecast to promote 'stability in the public finances' amid geopolitical uncertainty

Economics

Reeves' Spring Forecast to promote 'stability in the public finances' amid geopolitical uncertainty

Spring Forecast 3 March 2026

clock 03 March 2026 • 1 min read
Spring Statement: What to expect from Rachel Reeves' slimline speech

Economics

Spring Statement: What to expect from Rachel Reeves' slimline speech

3 March

clock 26 February 2026 • 4 min read
BoE's Bailey hints at rate cuts with March meeting a 'genuinely open question'

Economics

BoE's Bailey hints at rate cuts with March meeting a 'genuinely open question'

Rates at 3.75%

clock 25 February 2026 • 2 min read
UK beats forecasts with record-breaking budget surplus in January

Economics

UK beats forecasts with record-breaking budget surplus in January

Borrowing 11.5% in the timeframe

clock 20 February 2026 • 2 min read
Fed remains hawkish on rates with prospect of hikes not off the table

Markets

Fed remains hawkish on rates with prospect of hikes not off the table

Inflation at 2.4%

clock 19 February 2026 • 2 min read
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