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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.
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.
Jul 14, 2026
Fresh Iran strikes sent oil up and rate-cut bets into reverse, UK growth stalled and the City stopped hiring — yet the FTSE shrugged it off.
