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Housing Is Weak, but Its Impact on the Business Cycle Is Muted

When the US Administration announced a new set of tariffs in April this year, it caused a spike in financial market volatility while testing stretched market valuations. Although expectations for tariff rates have eased…

What is happening to UK prices?

Inflation in the UK rose to 3.5% in the year to September, the highest rate in nearly a year and above the Bank of England's 2% target.

Trump sued over Canadian tariffs in latest legal challenge

US President Donald Trump is facing another legal challenge on tariffs after the group that successfully sued over his so-called "liberation day" import taxes filed a new lawsuit over the latest Canadian levies.

Britain’s Savings Story Is Worse Than You Think

Britain’s ‘pothole plague’ took even more of a toll on drivers in 2025 as RAC patrols attended thousands of pothole-related breakdowns over the course of the year.

FTSE 100 today: Stocks drop as banks, miners slide

The UK's benchmark FTSE 100 index fell to its lowest level in more than two weeks on Thursday, weighed down by sharp declines in Asia-focused lenders and miners after reports of tighter offshore banking restrictions in …