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Public borrowing jumps almost 9% year-on-year as City calls for a shift in fiscal rules

UK

Public borrowing jumps almost 9% year-on-year as City calls for a shift in fiscal rules

Highest since the pandemic

clock 21 October 2025 • 3 min read
Pressure mounts on Reeves as retail spending and jobs market slows

UK

Pressure mounts on Reeves as retail spending and jobs market slows

UK labour and BRC retail sales monitor

clock 14 October 2025 • 2 min read
Reeves urged to avoid history repeating itself three years after Mini Budget

Economics

Reeves urged to avoid history repeating itself three years after Mini Budget

Gilts hitting highs again

clock 23 September 2025 • 2 min read
Weaker than expected US jobs figures pave way for Fed rate cut

Economics

Weaker than expected US jobs figures pave way for Fed rate cut

22,000 new jobs

clock 05 September 2025 • 2 min read
Global bond markets sell-off highlights worldwide fiscal concerns

Bonds

Global bond markets sell-off highlights worldwide fiscal concerns

Flood of issuance also contributing

clock 03 September 2025 • 3 min read
UK unemployment rate rises modestly as vacancies shrink in June

UK

UK unemployment rate rises modestly as vacancies shrink in June

Unemployment rate at 4.7%

clock 12 August 2025 • 2 min read
ECB keeps rates steady at 2% for the first time in a year

Economics

ECB keeps rates steady at 2% for the first time in a year

Not committed to a 'rate path'

clock 24 July 2025 • 2 min read
UK government borrowing soars to second-highest level on record

UK

UK government borrowing soars to second-highest level on record

April-June borrowing was £57.8bn

clock 22 July 2025 • 2 min read
Trust in ONS data 'very low' as financial services turn to alternative sources

UK

Trust in ONS data 'very low' as financial services turn to alternative sources

Follows latest inflation blunder

clock 23 June 2025 • 5 min read
UK inflation falls to 3.4% in May but upside pressures persist

UK

UK inflation falls to 3.4% in May but upside pressures persist

Services CPI still high

clock 18 June 2025 • 2 min read
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