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Back to profileUK borrowing costs soar as gilt yields hit 6% for first time since 1998
Rising gilt yields make life a lot harder for John Healey before he has even stood up at the despatch box.
Burnham sets out plan to reform triple lock to pay for social care
The Prime Minister’s proposal to keep the triple lock throughout this Parliament, but adjust it from April 2030 to help fund a national care service, is likely to be one of the most divisive announcements to come out of Labour conference, with some in his party already calling it ‘electoral insanity’.
Burnham sets out plan to reform triple lock to pay for social care
The Prime Minister’s proposal to keep the triple lock throughout this Parliament, but adjust it from April 2030 to help fund a national care service, is likely to be one of the most divisive announcements to come out of Labour conference, with some in his party already calling it ‘electoral insanity’.
Choosing the best option for your savings
Saving and investing aren’t competing choices.
Isa subscriptions jumped amid ‘attractive’ savings returns on offer
A record 4.9 million Stocks and Shares ISAs were paid into in 2024/25, a 20 per cent rise on the previous year.
Bank of England interest rate decision preview
The broad consensus is that the Bank of England Base Rate will remain at 3.75 per cent.
No safety net for people using AI chatbots for help investing, watchdog warns
Taking the first step into investing can be daunting and it can be difficult to know where to turn for guidance, particularly for younger or less experienced investors. AI can certainly help make financial information more accessible and explain some of the jargon that can put people off.
Young female investors’ pots ‘nearly £4,600 bigger than those belonging to men’
These findings are encouraging because they show that when young women do invest, they are highly engaged and are building larger portfolios than their young male counterparts.
Yield levels becoming increasingly difficult for long-term investors to ignore
Warnings that rising US borrowing costs could tip the UK into recession underline how quickly stresses in the world’s largest bond market can spread to other economies.
Bank holds interest rates as energy and memory chips set to lift inflation
Savings rates don’t automatically move in line with the Base Rate.
John Healey appointed Chancellor amid Andy Burnham Cabinet clear-out
The Chancellor should be seeking to send a message of stability rather than upheaval and should avoid rushed or poorly signalled changes.
UK must be ‘much bolder’ in pursuit of closer EU ties, Reeves says
The UK’s investment culture still has room to grow.