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Back to profileUK government borrowing costs hit 28-year high on leadership uncertainty
Political instability matters because uncertainty can quickly filter through to pensions, mortgages and household finances. The 2022 mini-Budget demonstrated how fast turmoil in gilt markets can spill into retirement savings and pension stability.
Revolut launches savings challenge
Building the habit of saving matters far more than chasing the occasional windfall.
Tony Blair Institute calls for end to triple lock ahead of pensions overhaul
Abolishing the triple lock is easy to propose, but far harder to execute well.
Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75% but hints at future hikes
A resilient labour market continues to give policymakers some breathing room.
Nearly two million more higher-rate taxpayers since start of decade
Freezing thresholds until the 2030/31 tax year is the biggest stealth tax in the system, quietly pulling teachers, nurses and mid-level professionals into the 40 per cent tax bracket.
UK population projected to grow at slower rate before falling in mid-2050s
From mid-2026, deaths will outnumber births, leaving 450,000 more deaths than births by 2034.
Bank of England set to hold interest rates despite Iran war pushing up inflation
A resilient labour market, with unemployment unexpectedly falling, gives policymakers breathing room, keeping wage pressures alive and reducing the urgency for immediate rate cuts.
UK retail sales rebound as motorists stock up on fuel
March’s retail bounce is somewhat misleading.
Industry-backed campaign aims to boost UK’s investment culture
The joined-up effort behind the Invest for the Future campaign is welcome and rightly recognises the scale of the UK’s investing gap.
Houmous and non-alcoholic beer join basket of items used to track UK inflation
Houmous in, hotels out: the inflation basket shows how Britain’s spending habits are shifting.
Oil prices fall and stock markets rebound on hopes of end to Iran war
Geopolitical tensions can quickly ripple through financial markets, affecting everything from oil prices to share prices.
Thousands of investors ‘within touching distance’ of being Isa millionaires
As the end of the tax year approaches, it’s a timely reminder to use your annual ISA and pension allowances.