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Jun 1, 2026
Record April borrowing, energy bills up, EU kills Brexit reset — plus BP's −9% drama, Ocado's £21bn deal, and Dimon's $20bn door.
May 25, 2026
IMF lifted UK growth to 1% as retail sales crashed — plus Dr Martens +270%, M&S −29%, Monzo vs Starling, and SpaceX teeing up at $2tn.
Jul 24, 2026
The stealth tax drags nearly 1m more into higher bands, Burnham cuts pub rates £100m, BT sheds 800,000 lines, and Bitcoin slips on oil.
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May 18, 2026
30-year gilts at 1998 highs as Starmer wobbled. Plus GameStop's £41bn eBay swing, ASOS-M&S's odd tape, and the deals that landed regardless.
May 11, 2026
TACO Trump pulled Brent off the boil. The BoE's £125bn QE bill, 2-pubs-a-day closures, and Vodafone's £4.3bn Three buyout piled up anyway.
May 4, 2026
NIESR's £35bn invoice, Brent's wartime high, NatWest's £2bn beat — and the corporate calls that defined the week.
Apr 27, 2026
The essential review of last week’s UK economic headlines.
Apr 20, 2026
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Jul 23, 2026
Inflation's 2.6% dip won't last, IHT hits a record £2.3bn on frozen bands, and Healey inherits a £22bn hole — plus Bitcoin's chip-driven rally.
Jul 22, 2026
Burnham inherits vacancies down 7,000 and youth unemployment at 14.8%, defence stocks rallied on Healey, and crypto's big buyers stopped.
Jul 21, 2026
UK inflation dips to 2.6% just as Burnham lands — but profit warnings hit 59, Ryanair's fuel bill bites, and Segro rebuffs a £13.5bn bid.
Jul 20, 2026
Burnham takes office as Bailey calls growth the top challenge, GDP crawls 0.1% with oil near $120, and British Steel is renationalised.
Jul 17, 2026
Andy Burnham inherits 0.1% growth, a high street £6.5bn deeper in costs, and a nationalised British Steel — the in-tray now at Number 10.
Jul 16, 2026
Barratt buys back £386m, pension funds deliver £1.6bn of £50bn, BNPL meets its regulator, and £2.5bn in pension credit sits unclaimed.
Jul 15, 2026
Bailey calls weak growth Britain's real problem, London's AIM overhaul draws a revolt, and the markets serve a lesson in not panicking.
