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EU-US trade deal hits investor confidence; Tesla awards Elon Musk almost $30bn of shares – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as shares in Lloyds and Close Brothers jump

The Guardian - UK

FTSE 100 Live 04 August: Lenders rally after motor finance ruling, index higher

Lloyds Banking Group shares today rallied 8% after the lender pointed to no material change in its £1.2 billion provision for motor finance redress.

Evening Standard

UK factory slowdown eases further despite weak conditions

The S&P Global UK manufacturing PMI survey, watched closely by economists, showed a reading of 48.0 in July.

Evening Standard

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UK Car Finance Scandal: Supreme Court Ruling Could Lead to Billions in Claims — Are You Eligible?

The Supreme Court's car finance ruling on 1 August 2025 could trigger a £44bn compensation scheme for millions of UK motorists who were mis-sold hidden commission deals before 2021.

International Business Times UK

Panic on Payday: Lloyds and Halifax Users Fume as Banking Apps Fail Just as Wages Land

Lloyds Bank, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland suffer from a major mobile banking outage. Customers are now furious, especially those travelling in other countries.

International Business Times UK

Is Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank Of Scotland Down? Massive Reports Of Online Apps Crashing Recorded - Is It A Cyberattack?

Lloyds, Halifax, and Bank of Scotland apps crashed ahead of payday due to a likely technical fault. No cyberattack confirmed, but customers faced major disruption.

International Business Times UK

Lloyds and Halifax down: Banking apps not working on UK’s payday

Affected users advised to try logging in again or switch to online banking through websites

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Most and least expensive market towns for first-time buyers revealed

Six of the 10 most affordable market towns for first-time buyers in the Lloyds study are located in the Midlands.

Evening Standard

These are the most affordable market towns for first-home buyers

The typical amount paid by first-time buyers for a home in a market town has increased by 2 per cent annually and by 26 per cent since 2020

The Independent UK

Oasis ticket scam: ‘My Instagram was hijacked for a £1,400 fraud’

A fan was shocked when scammers used her identity to sell fake Wembley Stadium tickets to her friends

The Guardian - UK

Rachel Reeves considers overruling supreme court in £44bn car finance scandal

Exclusive: Chancellor could step in if justices uphold entirety of ruling over commission paid to brokers

The Guardian - UK

Lloyds boss warns Reeves against raising bank taxes amid growth mission

Charlie Nunn said such increases would not be ‘consistent’ with the Government’s plans.

Evening Standard

Lloyds boss warns Reeves against hiking taxes on banks as profits rise 17%

Charlie Nunn says higher taxation would be inconsistent with chancellor’s drive for growth

The Guardian - UK

European Central Bank leaves interest rates unchanged despite trade war uncertainty – as it happened

Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as policy rate left at 2%

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Evening Standard

Lloyds Bank profits rise as mortgage lending and savings balances swell

The group, which incorporates Lloyds Bank, Halifax and Bank of Scotland, reported a pre-tax profit of £3.5 billion for the first six months of 2025.

Evening Standard

FTSE 100 Live 24 July: Results cheer for BT and Reckitt, record run continues

BT, Howden Joinery and Reckitt Benckiser were given top billing today as the FTSE 100 index maintained its record run during a packed session for results.

The Guardian - UK

Storm brews over Nationwide chief executive’s pay package worth up to £7m

Critics say building society has strayed too far from its roots with the compensation package likely to be rubber-stamped

Evening Standard

UK bank profits in focus as lenders await critical motor finance court ruling

Lloyds Banking Group will kick off the sector’s half-year earnings with its results on Thursday, followed by NatWest Group on Friday.

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Lloyds to make extra £4bn available to help more first-time buyers

The banking group is expanding its first-time buyer boost scheme.

The Independent UK

Job scams have jumped 237% since January. Here’s how to keep yourself safe

Young job seekers are often targeted and later ghosted or blocked by ‘recruiters’

Evening Standard

Job hunters warned about surge in fake ads scamming them out of cash

Gen Z job seekers are often being targeted by job scams promising quick cash or remote working opportunities, Lloyds said.

The Independent UK

Lloyds chief slams detail in Labour’s pension plan

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The Independent UK

Voices: Building affordable homes would be a powerful way to generate growth for Britain

COMMENT: With a new National Housing Bank in the works, and the government pledging £39bn for affordable homes, the UK has a chance to transform more than just the housing sector, says Charlie Nunn, CEO of Lloyds Banking Group

The Independent UK

Labour’s pension plans remind me of communist China, says Lloyds chief

Proposed £25bn megafunds will seek to create more long-term wealth for people

The Guardian - UK

More than 23m Britons think they may be due compensation for mis-sold car loans, UK poll finds

Survey comes before supreme court decision on secret commission payments ruled unlawful by court of appeal

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