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• AI’s true effect on inflation

  22-10-2026 06:00 via Global Economy
  Relative price shifts can affect the overall price level
  
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• Healey puts UK energy reform at centre of his ‘do no harm’ Budget

  28-10-2026 00:35 via UK economy
  Chancellor to pledge extra support for businesses, entrepreneurs and households during ‘difficult moment’
  
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• Healey to reverse cuts to cash Isa allowances

  27-10-2026 23:39 via UK economy
  Chancellor will use Wednesday’s Budget to maintain tax-free limit at £20,000 a year, reversing plan by predecessor Rachel Reeves
  
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• UK government quietly axes more than two dozen new road schemes

  27-10-2026 19:27 via UK economy
  Cost-saving move raises questions about commitment to regional growth just as Andy Burnham pushes devolution as way to kick-start economy
  
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• Britain is trying to cut its deficit quickly — can it do it mainly through tax rises?

  27-10-2026 19:23 via UK economy
  Economists warn ahead of chancellor John Healey’s first Budget that the UK must also exercise spending restraint
  
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• The UK areas where house prices are falling – is your postcode affected?

  27-10-2026 18:14 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  More than a third of homes for sale are in postcode areas where house prices are falling, according to new analysis.The combination of a high number of properties for sale and elevated mortgage rates is putting downward pressure on the housing market, the research by Zoopla found.Annual house prices fell in 37 out of the 119 postcode areas the property portal tracks between September 2025 and September 2026, with the majority of these areas in southern England and London.However, the picture is
  
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• There is more Oxford Street can do to get tills ringing

  27-10-2026 17:28 via UK economy
  Longer opening hours and nationwide measures such as reintroducing tax-free spending for tourists would provide a boost
  
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• How being single can lead to a higher inheritance tax bill

  27-10-2026 15:10 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  The number of people living alone is rising. The latest data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) reveals 8.6 million lived by themselves in the UK in 2025, up from 7.7 million in 2015. This equated to 29.5% of households in 2025 and 28.6% in 2015. If you live alone, you’re more exposed to rising essential costs such as food, energy bills and transport.Single people spend £8,100 a year on housing, bills and groceries, compared to £7,800 per person for couples, according to research
  
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• Autumn Budget live: Will chancellor John Healey raise taxes?

  27-10-2026 14:33 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  The Autumn Budget is set to be delivered at around 12:30pm tomorrow (28 October)A suite of cost of living measures are expected to be announcedBut experts warn that the chancellor may need to raise taxes to make ends meetThe chancellor will likely announce the state pension will rise by 3.9% in April 2027Pensioners with no other income than the state pension will reportedly be protected from income taxDo you have a money question which you’d like to ask a financial expert? Email editor@moneywe
  
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• Should monetarism stage a comeback?

  27-10-2026 13:30 via Global Economy
  Kevin Warsh wants to revive Milton Friedman’s ideas, but monetary signals are often vague and noisy
  
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• UK considers forcing data centres to invest locally to meet new AI ‘covenant’

  27-10-2026 13:00 via Global Economy
  Burnham government looks at fresh requirements for developers as it seeks to head off public opposition to infrastructure build-out
  
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• Analysts’ views: forecasters have grown more hawkish in October

  27-10-2026 11:20 via Global Economy
  Consensus for 2027 shifted higher for the Bank of England and Bank of Japan; it has also grown at the margins for the Federal Reserve and ECB
  
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• FirstFT: AI trade regains steam

  27-10-2026 11:12 via Global Economy
  Also in today’s newsletter: Donald Trump’s top trade adviser has fresh warning for the EU and HSBC results disappoint
  
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• Closer EU ties would give Burnham’s growth agenda real clout

  27-10-2026 10:30 via UK economy
  Potential economic gains from rejoining the single market may tempt PM to tear up red lines on Brexit
  
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• Healey poised to increase adult minimum wage by 3.9 per cent

  27-10-2026 10:00 via UK economy
  Chancellor will hold back from bigger increases in the rate for younger workers despite Labour manifesto pledge 
  
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• Healey poised to increase adult minimum wage by 3.9%

  27-10-2026 10:00 via UK economy
  Chancellor will hold back from bigger increases in the rate for younger workers despite Labour manifesto pledge 
  
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• Will the Budget pass Burnham's Makerfield test?

  27-10-2026 07:17 via BBC News
  
  People in the prime minister's constituency say rising costs are squeezing household finances.
  
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• Donald Trump's biggest economic problem looks strangely familiar

  27-10-2026 07:01 via BBC News
  
  Donald Trump heads into the US midterm elections with an issue similar to his political foe Joe Biden.
  
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• FirstFT: What Healey plans for his first UK Budget

  27-10-2026 06:32 via Global Economy
  Also in today’s newsletter: Israel elections and French finances
  
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• Bank of Japan to remain on quarterly tightening path

  27-10-2026 06:30 via Global Economy
  Read the BoJ’s October forecast from the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team
  
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• UK’s tariffs on Chinese diggers challenged by Caterpillar

  27-10-2026 06:00 via UK economy
  World’s largest maker of construction equipment fights to overturn 18.81% anti-dumping duty imposed by Trade Remedies Authority 
  
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• UK’s post-Brexit powers hit by landmark test over Chinese diggers

  27-10-2026 06:00 via UK economy
  World’s largest maker of construction equipment fights to overturn 18.81% anti-dumping duty imposed by Trade Remedies Authority 
  
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• The overlooked opportunities in emerging markets

  27-10-2026 06:00 via Latest from MoneyWeek
  
  Investors looking for opportunities in emerging markets should look beyond the big Asian players in regions like Taiwan, China and South Korea.That’s according to Adnan El-Araby, lead manager of the Barings Emerging EMEA Opportunities Trust (BEMO), which has been heavily investing in Eastern European, Middle Eastern and African securities markets, on the latest MoneyWeek Talks podcast, which can also be watched on YouTube.Speaking to editor-in-chief Andrew Van Sickle, El-Araby highlighted how
  
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• Slough has become the data centre capital of Europe. Now it wants its reward

  27-10-2026 06:00 via UK economy
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• Labour’s target of building 1.5mn homes ‘effectively dead’

  27-10-2026 06:00 via UK economy
  Manifesto pledge to build 1.5mn homes by 2029 has looked increasingly unrealistic
  
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• Labour’s housebuilding target ‘effectively dead’

  27-10-2026 06:00 via UK economy
  Manifesto pledge to build 1.5mn homes by 2029 has looked increasingly unrealistic
  
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• Growth in every postcode? What the UK economy really looks like

  27-10-2026 06:00 via UK economy
  Interactive maps give a picture of how economic fortunes in Britain have varied wildly over a stagnant decade
  
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• Caterpillar mounts landmark legal test of UK’s post-Brexit tariffs

  27-10-2026 06:00 via UK economy
  World’s largest maker of construction equipment fights to overturn anti-dumping duty imposed by Trade Remedies Authority 
  
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• Beware the political cost of economic insecurity

  27-10-2026 06:00 via UK economy
  Interest rates are a blunt tool in the fight against the rising price of essential items
  
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• 'I'm a single mum on £41,000 and limit my weekly shop to £40.' What do you want from the Budget?

  27-10-2026 01:01 via BBC News
  
  People earning from £380 a month to £150,000 a year tell the BBC what they want to see in this year's Budget.
  
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