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Oil price rises to $97 a barrel as ‘Iran stops exchanging messages with US’ – as it happened

British house prices fell 0.6% in May, leaving them 1.7% higher than a year earlier, Nationwide reports

The Guardian - UK · Jun 1

Plans to cap ground rents ‘could bring estimated £8.7bn windfall for landlords’

A report commissioned by the Residential Freehold Association estimates the policy could wipe up to £18.7 billion from ground rent investment values.

Evening Standard · Mar 11

Unemployment rate hits highest outside Covid years for almost a decade

Experts said the weaker-than-expected figures reinforce the case for the Bank of England to cut interest rates next month.

Evening Standard · Nov 11, 2025

Sticky UK Inflation Stokes Bank Of England Rate-cut Debate

British annual inflation steadied last month, official data showed Wednesday, but prices still rose at double the Bank of England's target rate, adding to uncertainty over the timing of an interest-rate cut.

International Business Times · Feb 14, 2024

‘Good chance’ UK may have fallen into technical recession; S&P 500 hits fresh all-time high – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as US stocks hit record high in early trading

The Guardian - UK · Jan 22, 2024

Bumper UK pay rises could be a thing of the past as inflation eases

Bank of England could hold interest rates steady despite markets’ expectations of cuts in new year

The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023

UK inflation expected to fall to 6.5% in September

Fall from 6.7% in August signals prices are still rising as higher cost of oil feeds through

The Guardian - UK · Oct 16, 2023

Bond yields rise after US jobs report smashes forecasts – as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as US non-farm payroll shows surge in hiring last month

The Guardian - UK · Oct 6, 2023

Pound on worst run since March 2020 with UK economy ‘close to stalling’; some Gatwick strikes suspended – as it happened

UK private sector growth slowed to six-month low this month, while DHL workers have cancelled Gatwick strikes and other strikes are suspended

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2023

UK GDP: mortgage payers’ worst fears are likely to come true

Cycle of interest rate rises are expected to continue after better than forecast economic data

The Guardian - UK · Jul 13, 2023