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Jun 10, 2026
Permanent hiring's worst run since 1997, and the CBI sees 200,000 more jobs going. Food inflation's back, and Tate & Lyle quits London.
Jun 8, 2026
Britain's data picked both sides. The takeover desk didn't blink — Wise, Anthropic, Universal Music, easyJet, Investec all in motion.
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.
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
