<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title><![CDATA[Economy - Newslocker]]></title><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/</link><atom:link rel="self" href="https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rss/" /><atom:link rel="hub" href="http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com" /><description><![CDATA[Find your latest Economy news with just one click. Don't miss out on anything happening!]]></description><language>en-uk</language><copyright>Copyright (C) 2026 newslocker.com</copyright><lastBuildDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[China’s nightmare: becoming the next Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tokyo lost decades when a property bust led to an economic slump. Could the same phenomenon undo Xi Jinping&rsquo;s ambitions?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-nightmare-becoming-the-next-japan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-nightmare-becoming-the-next-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How China is breaking down the west’s battery walls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese groups are racing to build a global supply chain as protectionist barriers rise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-china-is-breaking-down-the-wests-battery-walls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-china-is-breaking-down-the-wests-battery-walls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK to approve development of Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers to give go-ahead on Wednesday to the project about 150 miles east of Aberdeen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-to-approve-development-of-jackdaw-gasfield-in-north-sea/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-to-approve-development-of-jackdaw-gasfield-in-north-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK bets on a boring budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Priority number one: Don&rsquo;t spook the bond market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-bets-on-a-boring-budget/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-bets-on-a-boring-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s budget should build on its economic resilience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burnham and Healey must look beyond industrial nostalgia to the UK&rsquo;s modern strengths]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-budget-should-build-on-its-economic-resilience/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-budget-should-build-on-its-economic-resilience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US pending home sales fall to record low as mortgage rates surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sales contracts dropped 7.3% in September as rising borrowing costs deepened housing market slowdown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-pending-home-sales-fall-to-record-low-as-mortgage-rates-surge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-pending-home-sales-fall-to-record-low-as-mortgage-rates-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Inflation expected to rise in September]]></title><description><![CDATA[September&rsquo;s inflation figures will be published on 21 October at 7am.Experts believe inflation will rise as the UK continues to deal with the economic hit from the Iran war, as the price of oil, fuel, and energy remains high.The consumer prices index (CPI) rose by 3.1% in the 12 months to August 2026, the latest month for which there is data.| What is inflation? | CPI vs RPI inflation | When will interest rates fall further? | CPI release dates | MPC meeting dates | What is your personal i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-inflation-expected-to-rise-in-september/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-inflation-expected-to-rise-in-september/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flutter to cut more than 1,000 jobs after UK gambling tax raid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group behind Paddy Power blames move to axe about 15% of its UK and Irish workforce on higher taxes levied against industry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/flutter-to-cut-more-than-1000-jobs-after-uk-gambling-tax-raid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/flutter-to-cut-more-than-1000-jobs-after-uk-gambling-tax-raid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gilt market catches up with peers as investor worries over Budget ease]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK bonds were initially hard hit after onset of Iran war but have since outperformed G7 economies as traders&rsquo; concerns shift to France]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/gilt-market-catches-up-with-peers-as-investor-worries-over-budget-ease/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/gilt-market-catches-up-with-peers-as-investor-worries-over-budget-ease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Hormuz crisis could trigger a global ‘food shock’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report issues stark warning over the combined impact of geopolitical conflicts and one of the strongest ever El Ni&ntilde;o events]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-the-hormuz-crisis-could-trigger-a-global-food-shock/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-the-hormuz-crisis-could-trigger-a-global-food-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump envoys to hold fresh Ukraine talks in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders on Tuesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-envoys-to-hold-fresh-ukraine-talks-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-envoys-to-hold-fresh-ukraine-talks-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK jobs market stabilises before Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures suggest recent upswing in economy is starting to underpin employment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-jobs-market-stabilises-before-budget/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-jobs-market-stabilises-before-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK jobs market stabilises ahead of Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures suggest recent upswing in economy is starting to underpin employment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-jobs-market-stabilises-ahead-of-budget/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-jobs-market-stabilises-ahead-of-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK labour market rebounds with stronger employment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 4.7% in three months to August]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-labour-market-rebounds-with-stronger-employment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-labour-market-rebounds-with-stronger-employment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK job vacancies slide over the summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snapshot of labour market comes ahead of chancellor John Healey&rsquo;s high-stakes Budget next week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-job-vacancies-slide-over-the-summer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-job-vacancies-slide-over-the-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What has actually battered the bond market?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fixed-income whodunit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-has-actually-battered-the-bond-market/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-has-actually-battered-the-bond-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: AI debt fears spark default insurance trading surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: UK weighs EU options and luxury retailers looted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ai-debt-fears-spark-default-insurance-trading-surge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ai-debt-fears-spark-default-insurance-trading-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan ‘months’ from running out of critical rare earth as China squeezes supply]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tokyo asks US to help convince Beijing to ease chokehold on yttrium and avert manufacturing shutdown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japan-months-from-running-out-of-critical-rare-earth-as-china-squeezes-supply/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japan-months-from-running-out-of-critical-rare-earth-as-china-squeezes-supply/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the UK government is living on borrowed time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Labour Party&rsquo;s plan for an expanded state sits uncomfortably with a precarious fiscal backdrop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-the-uk-government-is-living-on-borrowed-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-the-uk-government-is-living-on-borrowed-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Treasury expected to reignite ‘Project Fear’ row with EU study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham prepares to set out &lsquo;options&rsquo; for Britain&rsquo;s longer-term ties to the bloc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-treasury-expected-to-reignite-project-fear-row-with-eu-study/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-treasury-expected-to-reignite-project-fear-row-with-eu-study/</guid></item></channel></rss>