UK economy

UK retail sales rise 0.7% in March as shoppers stock up on fuel

UK

UK retail sales rise 0.7% in March as shoppers stock up on fuel

Fuel sales up 6.1%

clock 24 April 2026 • 2 min read
UK to be pushed to technical recession 'brink' by Middle East conflict

Markets

UK to be pushed to technical recession 'brink' by Middle East conflict

Item Club forecast

clock 20 April 2026 • 2 min read
UK consumer confidence plummets to three-year low in Q1 2026

Markets

UK consumer confidence plummets to three-year low in Q1 2026

Deloitte Consumer Tracker survey

clock 20 April 2026 • 2 min read
Friday Briefing: The data is starting to catch up

Markets

Friday Briefing: The data is starting to catch up

Friday Briefing

clock 20 April 2026 • 3 min read
Bank of England's Pill calls for 'more robust' policy to cope with wars

Economics

Bank of England's Pill calls for 'more robust' policy to cope with wars

Gulf conflict has created 'new risks'

clock 25 March 2026 • 2 min read
UK unemployment steady at 5.2% but economic outlook 'from bad to worse'

Economics

UK unemployment steady at 5.2% but economic outlook 'from bad to worse'

ONS data

clock 19 March 2026 • 2 min read
Reeves pledges £2.3bn to devolved City Investment funds in fiscal decentralisation

UK

Reeves pledges £2.3bn to devolved City Investment funds in fiscal decentralisation

Mais lecture

clock 18 March 2026 • 2 min read
HM Treasury's growth-focused regulatory reform to target four key areas

Regulation

HM Treasury's growth-focused regulatory reform to target four key areas

HoL committee meeting

clock 17 March 2026 • 2 min read
Reeves warns 'unwise to speculate' on Iran conflict's impact on UK economy

UK

Reeves warns 'unwise to speculate' on Iran conflict's impact on UK economy

Treasury Committee hearing

clock 11 March 2026 • 2 min read
Mike Bell: Energy price shock is not 2022 all over again

UK

Mike Bell: Energy price shock is not 2022 all over again

Unemployment a bigger concern

clock 04 March 2026 • 4 min read
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