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The RBA keeps hiking interest rates – but are the rate rises actually working?
With the cash rate at a 15-year high, consumer confidence has tanked – while household spending is still growi...
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IMF raises UK growth forecast as economist says Healey should ‘stay the course’
Fund upgrades UK’s GDP growth forecast for 2026 to 1.3%, but says it is likely to edge down next year
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‘Super app’ aimed at UK students uses servers owned by Chinese firm on US blacklist
ZyMix platform has contract with Tencent, which US alleges has links to People’s Liberation Army
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Barclays to cut 5,000 jobs as bank’s bosses hail AI productivity advances
Equating to the loss of 5% of its 93,000 global staff, job cuts come as bank announces jump in quarterly profi...
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Barclays cuts 5,000 jobs as profits jump ahead of looming bank tax; French bond yields hit fresh 24-year high – as it happened
Oil prices rise to five-month high amid Houthi attacks
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UK must prepare for infrastructure attacks by hostile states, says Streeting
Warning by defence secretary comes as he opens a tank gun barrel factory in the West Midlands
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Oil prices jump to five-month high as attacks threaten global supply
Iran’s IRGC says it hit four vessels in the northern Gulf and three more struck mines near the strait of Hormu...
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Sainsbury’s expects challenging run-up to Christmas as households feel squeeze
Supermarket urges government not to ‘further aggravate’ pressure on costs for businesses in next week’s budget
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Waitrose opens first new supermarket in eight years in north London
Grocer launches Cricklewood store as part of £1bn investment plan, with Hale Barns, Greater Manchester, to fol...
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Jackdaw approval is a step towards a grownup North Sea policy
Government decision is about how much oil and gas is sensible for UK to produce on the way to net zero
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Total UK government debt hits £3tn for first time while inflation jumps to highest in nearly a year – as it happened
French government bond yields highest since 2002 as country rocked by protests; UK approves controversial Nort...
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Cost-of-living crisis? You wouldn’t know it by looking at these companies’ profits
We are so locked into believing the market must not be questioned that we just assume everything is happening...