Markets

BoE rate cut boosts UK consumer sentiment to highest level since Autumn Budget

UK

BoE rate cut boosts UK consumer sentiment to highest level since Autumn Budget

S&P Global data

19 August 2025 • 2 min read

UK borrowing costs rise as gilt yields surge to near 27-year high

Fixed income

UK borrowing costs rise as gilt yields surge to near 27-year high

BoE expectations changed

19 August 2025 • 1 min read

Low confidence keeping £137bn out of UK retail market

Markets

Low confidence keeping £137bn out of UK retail market

38% of respondents scared of financial loss

18 August 2025 • 2 min read

Friday Briefing: Finding a way forward in the face of tariff fatigue

Economics

Friday Briefing: Finding a way forward in the face of tariff fatigue

Friday Briefing

18 August 2025 • 3 min read

UK Treasury eyes tax reforms as productivity downgrade looms – reports

Economics

UK Treasury eyes tax reforms as productivity downgrade looms – reports

£10bn could be wiped off fiscal plan

18 August 2025 • 2 min read

Barclays' Sasha Wiggins named chair of Reeves' UK retail investment campaign

UK

Barclays' Sasha Wiggins named chair of Reeves' UK retail investment campaign

Only 11% of UK households own shares

14 August 2025 • 1 min read

UK economic growth falls to 0.3% in Q2 with 'little sign of improvement'

Economics

UK economic growth falls to 0.3% in Q2 with 'little sign of improvement'

June figures revised to 0.4%

14 August 2025 • 2 min read

Optimism for China grows despite ongoing trade frictions

Global

Optimism for China grows despite ongoing trade frictions

Japan remains favourite

13 August 2025 • 2 min read

UK investment industry hits record £10trn AUM

UK

UK investment industry hits record £10trn AUM

Retail investing overtakes pension funds

13 August 2025 • 1 min read

Investor confidence sinks worldwide as economic concerns prevail

Markets

Investor confidence sinks worldwide as economic concerns prevail

Double-digit drops in UK, Europe and Japan

12 August 2025 • 1 min read