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Jun 17, 2026
The US-Iran deal cooled oil and sent Asian stocks to records — but the Bank held at 3.75%, house prices fell, and AI fraud hit £1.3bn.
Jun 15, 2026
Britain's jobs market is broken — permanent jobs in a 44-month slump, graduates worst in 30 years. And the LSE lost three more names.
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.
