defence spending

Budget 26: Chancellor promises 'breathing space' in maiden Budget amid global uncertainty

UK

Budget 26: Chancellor promises 'breathing space' in maiden Budget amid global uncertainty

Healey to address MPs at 12:30pm

clock 28 October 2026 • 3 min read
Healey to shy away from 3% GDP defence spending target in Budget – reports

UK

Healey to shy away from 3% GDP defence spending target in Budget – reports

Resigned over issue in June

clock 28 August 2026 • 2 min read
Healey appointment risks prompting defence spending fears in bond market

Markets

Healey appointment risks prompting defence spending fears in bond market

Gilt yields rise

clock 21 July 2026 • 4 min read
UK defence spending boom could raise GDP by £30bn a year

UK

UK defence spending boom could raise GDP by £30bn a year

Report from EY

clock 07 April 2026 • 2 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
HANetf co-CEO sticks by defence theme after it helps double firm's AUM in 12 months

ETFs

HANetf co-CEO sticks by defence theme after it helps double firm's AUM in 12 months

$8bn in AUM

clock 07 August 2025 • 3 min read
Capital markets roundup: H1 2025

Multimedia

Capital markets roundup: H1 2025

Tariffs, DeepSeek and US dollar

clock 03 July 2025 • 1 min read
NATO summit sends defence stocks up as states expected to diverge on 5% military spending target

Global

NATO summit sends defence stocks up as states expected to diverge on 5% military spending target

Target path 'gradual and uneven'

clock 26 June 2025 • 4 min read
UK budget in a bind as Reeves faces higher taxes or borrowing to cover Spending Review

UK

UK budget in a bind as Reeves faces higher taxes or borrowing to cover Spending Review

Yields could rise

clock 12 June 2025 • 2 min read
UK to increase defence spending to 2.6% of GDP by 2027 as billions pledged

UK

UK to increase defence spending to 2.6% of GDP by 2027 as billions pledged

Military, housing and health getting a boost

clock 11 June 2025 • 2 min read
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