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🇺🇸 Why has the UK economy been so badly hit by the Iran war?Over-reliance on imported gas and worries over Starmer’s future likely to stall pick-up in momentum, analysts say...
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🇺🇸 Starmer says he's 'fed up' with actions of Trump, Putin hitting UK energy billsBritish Prime Minister Keir Starmer said he is “fed up” with how the U.S.-Israeli military operation in Iran has impacted energy prices in the United ...
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🇺🇸 Europe Braces for a Spike in InflationInvestors are betting that the European Central Bank and the Bank of England will raise interest rates this year....
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🇺🇸 BDO axes 31 partner roles as AI pressure grows and profits fallMove comes amid downturn for professional services after hiring spree during pandemic...
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🇺🇸 Ditch ‘alarming’ risk warnings to spur UK retail investment, fund managers toldTrials show more balanced messages boost share of wealth in equities...
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🇬🇧 Trump’s trade war put the UK on the back foot. His actual war may break us | Larry Elliott<p>The government looks ill prepared for the coming stagflation storm – its ‘keep calm and carry on’ approach won’t survive a blast of reality</p><p>B...
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🇬🇧 Starmer holds off from emergency measures but warns storm is comingThe prime minister used a Downing Street news conference to make three big calls on the Iran war and cost of living pressures....
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🇬🇧 Middle East conflict will damage UK’s economy ‘more than any other’<p>Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development says UK economy will grow by just 0.7% this year</p><p>The <a href="https://www.theguardian.c...
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🇺🇸 Iran war will spare no major economy, says OECD — but the UK is more vulnerable than others
The U.K. is predicted to be worse hit by the Iran war than its developed market counterparts, the OECD said in its interim economic outlook on Thursda...
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🇺🇸 UK faces biggest hit to growth from Middle East war, OECD warnsOutlook underscores economy’s exposure to conflict through reliance on energy imports...
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🇺🇸 UK business activity barely grows as war drives up costsJump in manufacturing input prices balance is largest in any month since October 1992...
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🇺🇸 Markets wrong on UK interest rate rises, say economistsForecasters argue a weak economy will prevent the energy shock fuelling persistent inflation...
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🇺🇸 Energy crisis upends Rachel Reeves’ growth plan amid hints of recessionChancellor had vowed to cut cost of living but Treasury now foresees ‘very difficult Budget’ later this year...
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🇬🇧 Bank of England expected to leave interest rates on hold as oil and gas prices surge; UK pay growth hits five-year low– business live<p>Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/19/uk-wage-growth-u...
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🇬🇧 Trump’s war is bringing economic calamity to the UK – and another shock to our politics | Gaby Hinsliff<p>Hard choices lie ahead for Downing Street if higher fuel prices spark resentment and trigger a renewed cost of living crisis</p><p>Seventy years ag...
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🇬🇧 'Deeper' ties to Europe and AI the best ways to boost growth, Reeves to sayArtificial intelligence (AI) and "deeper" ties with Europe are the best ways to get the economy growing, the chancellor will say on Tuesday....
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🇬🇧 Alcohol-free beer and houmous used to measure inflation as UK shifts to healthier livingHoumous and motorhomes are also added to the basket of goods and services used to chart the rising cost of living....
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🇬🇧 UK economy unexpectedly flatlined in January, official figures show<p>Monthly GDP figure comes as higher energy prices look likely to drive up inflation, dashing hopes of interest rate cut</p><ul><li><p><a href="https...
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🇬🇧 UK economy flatlines in January as people cut back on eating outAnalysts had been expecting 0.2% growth for the UK economy at the beginning of the year....
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🇬🇧 UK among economies investigated in fresh US trade war moveThe UK has been included in a fresh US trade investigation that could result in new tariff pressure being applied to dozens of countries....
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🇬🇧 Bleak economic data shows UK plc in trouble well before the Middle East crisis<p>Zero GDP growth in January will not help Rachel Reeves claim her policies have put UK in a stronger position to weather oil price storm</p><ul><li>...
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🇺🇸 UK economy failed to grow in JanuaryFigure comes as surging energy prices pose new threat...
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🇬🇧 Middle East war creating ‘largest supply disruption in the history of oil markets’, and driving UK mortgage rates higher – business live<p>Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar/11/us-oil-iran-israe...
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🇬🇧 MPs launch student loans inquiry amid ‘perfect storm’ for young people in UK<p>Influential Treasury committee chair Meg Hillier says review follows growing concern over graduate debt</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguard...
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🇬🇧 The Papers: 'Drive less to save on fuel' and 'War is near end'Experts warning fuel could hit £2 a litre and Trump saying the Iran war is near its end lead Tuesday's papers....
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🇺🇸 Middle East crisis ‘likely’ to push UK inflation up, Rachel Reeves tells MPsConservatives have called for chancellor to halt planned rise in fuel duty...
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🇬🇧 PM warns of impact of Iran conflict on UK economyThe prime minister was speaking as oil prices soar in response to turbulence in the Middle East....
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🇬🇧 Stock markets plunge after oil surges over $100 a barrel, wiping out hopes of UK interest rate cut – business live<p>Shares slide and government bond yields jump, as oil price jump to four-year high threatens new inflationary spike</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://w...
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🇬🇧 UK must be prepared for a price shock from the Iran war | Heather Stewart<p>Governments are having to wake up to the fact they will have to take a closer interest in supply chains for essentials</p><ul><li><p><a href="https...
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🇬🇧 There's an inflation wave coming - what does the war mean for the UK economy?Economic consequences are an intrinsic aspect of the Iran conflict, writes BBC economics editor Faisal Islam....
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🇬🇧 Boring or bust: Reeves aims to project calm competence in spring forecast<p>After 18 months of policy U-turns and political turmoil we are told not to expect any last-minute policy rabbits</p><p>Politicians tend to hate bei...
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🇺🇸 HMRC collects extra £16bn from big business with more ‘hands-on’ approachExtra tax obtained from the 2,000 largest businesses doubles in three years...
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🇺🇸 British energy bills to fall as price cap cut by 7%Typical households will pay £1,641 per year, down from £1,758 after energy-efficiency scheme scrapped...
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🇬🇧 New Year's sport supplement buying adds to January retail sales surgeContinuing strong sales from online jewellers after a recent spike in gold prices also helped drive the increase....
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🇬🇧 New drone unit to investigate illegal waste dumping across England<p>Government announces tougher measures to tackle unlicensed sites as ‘prolific waste criminal’ is ordered to pay £1.4m</p><p>A new 33-strong drone u...
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