<?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/1000/" /><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>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[‘There’s a desire to see steadiness’: Healey sounds pro-business note as he talks up growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK chancellor refuses to rule out higher taxes on banks in his first Budget, but tells FT he will press ahead with City deregulation drive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/theres-a-desire-to-see-steadiness-healey-sounds-pro-business-note-as-he-talks-up-growth/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/theres-a-desire-to-see-steadiness-healey-sounds-pro-business-note-as-he-talks-up-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Healey puts Britain on notice for tough Budget in ‘more dangerous world’]]></title><description><![CDATA[New chancellor tells the FT that he and Prime Minister Andy Burnham are determined &lsquo;to meet the fiscal rules&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/john-healey-puts-britain-on-notice-for-tough-budget-in-more-dangerous-world/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/john-healey-puts-britain-on-notice-for-tough-budget-in-more-dangerous-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour working]]></title><description><![CDATA[A strong employment report in the US raises the odds of a Fed rate rise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-working/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-working/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US economy smashes forecast with 162,000 jobs added in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figure comes ahead of crucial interest rate decision by Federal Reserve later this month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-economy-smashes-forecast-with-162000-jobs-added-in-august/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-economy-smashes-forecast-with-162000-jobs-added-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Strong August US payrolls report bolsters odds of September rate rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Job numbers well above consensus, adding to hawks&rsquo; argument that inflation is a bigger problem than the labour market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/strong-august-us-payrolls-report-bolsters-odds-of-september-rate-rise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/strong-august-us-payrolls-report-bolsters-odds-of-september-rate-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andrew Bailey warns of populist threat to central bank independence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank of England governor says claims by some political leaders that rate-setters are &lsquo;an unrepresentative elite&rsquo; pose &lsquo;serious challenge&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andrew-bailey-warns-of-populist-threat-to-central-bank-independence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 15:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andrew-bailey-warns-of-populist-threat-to-central-bank-independence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do rising bond yields mean for you?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bonds are central to the global financial system, and when their yields rise it can have a significant impact on your finances.Bond yields &ndash; the amount that bonds pay in interest as a percentage of their price &ndash; are reaching all-time highs. In August, yields on 30-year US government bonds (Treasuries) rose to over 5.3% , the highest level since June 2007. The yield on 10-year UK government bonds (gilts) rose above 5.29% on 2 September, the highest level for 19 years.While higher yiel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-do-rising-bond-yields-mean-for-you/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-do-rising-bond-yields-mean-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Markets await US jobs update]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Maria Bartiromo leaves Fox News and OpenAI releases new model]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-markets-await-us-jobs-update/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-markets-await-us-jobs-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: UK-EU alignment a ‘problem’ for US]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Farage sting and latest OpenAI model]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-uk-eu-alignment-a-problem-for-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-uk-eu-alignment-a-problem-for-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China lashes back at US over G20 row ahead of Xi-Trump summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing says Trump&rsquo;s tariffs and Iran war energy crisis are damaging to global economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-lashes-back-at-us-over-g20-row-ahead-of-xi-trump-summit/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-lashes-back-at-us-over-g20-row-ahead-of-xi-trump-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK is failing to capitalise on Brexit, says top Trump trade official]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jamieson Greer says Britain&rsquo;s alignment with EU is a &lsquo;problem&rsquo; for a US trade deal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-is-failing-to-capitalise-on-brexit-says-top-trump-trade-official/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-is-failing-to-capitalise-on-brexit-says-top-trump-trade-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK failing to capitalise on Brexit, top Trump trade official says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jamieson Greer says Britain&rsquo;s alignment with EU is a &lsquo;problem&rsquo; for a US trade deal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-failing-to-capitalise-on-brexit-top-trump-trade-official-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-failing-to-capitalise-on-brexit-top-trump-trade-official-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK-EU alignment is ‘problem’ for US trade deal, says top Trump official]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jamieson Greer says Britain has not capitalised on Brexit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-eu-alignment-is-problem-for-us-trade-deal-says-top-trump-official/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-eu-alignment-is-problem-for-us-trade-deal-says-top-trump-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top US trade official reveals ‘problem’ in UK negotiations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jamieson Greer says Britain has not capitalised on Brexit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/top-us-trade-official-reveals-problem-in-uk-negotiations/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/top-us-trade-official-reveals-problem-in-uk-negotiations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The university degree is losing its lustre]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technological and economic shifts are eroding the graduate premium]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-university-degree-is-losing-its-lustre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-university-degree-is-losing-its-lustre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to invest in your 70s]]></title><description><![CDATA[By the time you reach your 70s, you may well already be retired, or at least thinking about it carefully. But does hitting your 70s mean you need to change your investing strategy or stop investing altogether?While it is never too late, there are some important considerations to take into account when managing your investments in your 70s. &ldquo;While your working life may be coming to an end, your investing runway still has decades left to run, so don't ever feel like you've been aged out of i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-invest-in-your-70s/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-invest-in-your-70s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A UK bank windfall tax would be a terrible idea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further penalty would hit one of the key engines of growth in the economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-uk-bank-windfall-tax-would-be-a-terrible-idea/</link><pubDate>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-uk-bank-windfall-tax-would-be-a-terrible-idea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to sell a buy-to-let property portfolio in retirement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private landlords are increasingly looking to leave the rental market, including investors rethinking the buy-to-let property part of their later life income strategy. Offloading a buy-to-let portfolio in retirement may be the right decision, but experts have said it takes some careful planning to do right.A total of 2.86 million unincorporated landlords declared income from renting property in 2023 to 2024, according to government figures, but many could be considering putting property on the m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-sell-a-buy-to-let-property-portfolio-in-retirement/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-sell-a-buy-to-let-property-portfolio-in-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How state control of companies can drive innovation]]></title><description><![CDATA[India and China show that if done correctly, the UK&rsquo;s plans to intervene in some industries could deliver benefits]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-state-control-of-companies-can-drive-innovation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 16:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-state-control-of-companies-can-drive-innovation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fund flows dipped sharply in July as investors ditch UK equities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors pumped &pound;278 million into funds in July, but sold off billions of pounds of equities amid domestic political uncertainty and global volatility. While some investors were spooked, fund flows narrowly remained positive according to the latest data from the Investment Association, an industry body representing the UK&rsquo;s investment managers.Although on balance investors were confident in July, with more money invested than cashed out, the month&rsquo;s figures are a sharp drop fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fund-flows-dipped-sharply-in-july-as-investors-ditch-uk-equities/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fund-flows-dipped-sharply-in-july-as-investors-ditch-uk-equities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monetary Policy Radar preview: ECB’s September meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FT&rsquo;s guide on what to look out for on September 10]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/monetary-policy-radar-preview-ecbs-september-meeting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/monetary-policy-radar-preview-ecbs-september-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasury yields fall after top Fed official signals support for rate hold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governor Chris Waller says he is &lsquo;inclined&rsquo; not to lift borrowing costs at central bank&rsquo;s September meeting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/treasury-yields-fall-after-top-fed-official-signals-support-for-rate-hold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/treasury-yields-fall-after-top-fed-official-signals-support-for-rate-hold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed’s Chris Waller ‘inclined’ to keep rates on hold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets have been betting on a rise following Kevin Warsh&rsquo;s Jackson Hole speech]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/feds-chris-waller-inclined-to-keep-rates-on-hold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/feds-chris-waller-inclined-to-keep-rates-on-hold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trade World — despite Trump’s tariffs, global commerce just keeps on growing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ed Conway of Sky News amply illustrates how the industry of goods being shipped internationally continues to thrive in the face of threats and restrictions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trade-world-despite-trumps-tariffs-global-commerce-just-keeps-on-growing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trade-world-despite-trumps-tariffs-global-commerce-just-keeps-on-growing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How free trade can shield us from El Niño]]></title><description><![CDATA[Climate shocks have progressively become less damaging over time]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-free-trade-can-shield-us-from-el-nio/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-free-trade-can-shield-us-from-el-nio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How AI forces us to rethink the economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s not just about winners and losers, but how economies fundamentally function]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-ai-forces-us-to-rethink-the-economy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-ai-forces-us-to-rethink-the-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s stagnant housing market: What can sellers do in a buyer’s market?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buyers are returning to the UK housing market, but with a glut of stock available sellers will need to do all they can to shift their homes. In its latest house price index, property portal Zoopla said searches on its website in July 2026 were 7% higher than July last year.However, supply is outstripping demand. Zoopla said there were 5% more homes for sale on its portal in July 2026 compared to the same month in 2025.Separately, property website Rightmove said the supply of homes on the market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-stagnant-housing-market-what-can-sellers-do-in-a-buyers-market/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 11:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-stagnant-housing-market-what-can-sellers-do-in-a-buyers-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Yen surges as investors bet on interest rate rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: KPMG&rsquo;s Guggenheim warning and the Dutch gold bars moved out of New York]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-yen-surges-as-investors-bet-on-interest-rate-rises/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-yen-surges-as-investors-bet-on-interest-rate-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: KPMG warned Guggenheim unit over weak controls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Dutch gold bars and Google ads]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-kpmg-warned-guggenheim-unit-over-weak-controls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-kpmg-warned-guggenheim-unit-over-weak-controls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When is an economist not an economist?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fraught question that warrants reflection on who gets to be a member of the influential informal guild]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/when-is-an-economist-not-an-economist/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/when-is-an-economist-not-an-economist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VW, Amazon and others name blacklisted groups among potential suppliers]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 160 US companies unable to rule out sanctioned smelters in test of western efforts to clamp down on conflict minerals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/vw-amazon-and-others-name-blacklisted-groups-among-potential-suppliers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/vw-amazon-and-others-name-blacklisted-groups-among-potential-suppliers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VodafoneThree to launch debut TV service in challenge to UK rivals]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK telecoms group hopes adding the TV platform will help it double its broadband business]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/vodafonethree-to-launch-debut-tv-service-in-challenge-to-uk-rivals/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/vodafonethree-to-launch-debut-tv-service-in-challenge-to-uk-rivals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The port that built Dubai: war exposes a dangerous dependence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jebel Ali faces &lsquo;existential risk&rsquo; as Strait of Hormuz disruption stifles marine traffic to the Gulf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-port-that-built-dubai-war-exposes-a-dangerous-dependence/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-port-that-built-dubai-war-exposes-a-dangerous-dependence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Exit tax’ on UK entrepreneurs ruled out by business department]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Reynolds seeks to quell fears of levy on companies spun out from UK universities that move abroad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/exit-tax-on-uk-entrepreneurs-ruled-out-by-business-department/</link><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/exit-tax-on-uk-entrepreneurs-ruled-out-by-business-department/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Xi Jinping visits Egypt in rare foreign travel tour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: JPMorgan curbed lending to Jane Street and Uber plans sweeping lay-offs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-xi-jinping-visits-egypt-in-rare-foreign-travel-tour/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-xi-jinping-visits-egypt-in-rare-foreign-travel-tour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham seeks to protect UK farming and steel in EU reset talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[New British prime minister will hold first major bilateral meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-seeks-to-protect-uk-farming-and-steel-in-eu-reset-talks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-seeks-to-protect-uk-farming-and-steel-in-eu-reset-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK mortgage borrowers urged to lock in deals before rates rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Home loan market braced for fixed-rate rises after bond market sell-off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-mortgage-borrowers-urged-to-lock-in-deals-before-rates-rise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-mortgage-borrowers-urged-to-lock-in-deals-before-rates-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham tries to calm bond markets as public spending fears mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kemi Badenoch accuses Labour leader of being unable to refuse spending requests in first Prime Minister&rsquo;s Questions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-tries-to-calm-bond-markets-as-public-spending-fears-mount/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-tries-to-calm-bond-markets-as-public-spending-fears-mount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham seeks to reassure bond markets amid public spending fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tory leader Kemi Badenoch accuses Labour leader of being unable to refuse spending requests in first Prime Minister&rsquo;s Questions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-seeks-to-reassure-bond-markets-amid-public-spending-fears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-seeks-to-reassure-bond-markets-amid-public-spending-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NatWest launches £500 bonus offer for high earners – should you switch accounts?]]></title><description><![CDATA[High earners can now get &pound;500 when switching to one of NatWest&rsquo;s premier current accounts, which are tailored to the wealthy. While the offer is one of the best bank switching deals on the market, it is only open to high earners and those with large savings or investments with NatWest. You need either a minimum income of &pound;100,000 a year (or &pound;120,000 for a joint account), savings and investments of at least &pound;100,000, or a NatWest mortgage of at least &pound;500,000 t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/natwest-launches-500-bonus-offer-for-high-earners-should-you-switch-accounts/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/natwest-launches-500-bonus-offer-for-high-earners-should-you-switch-accounts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI and space: two themes increasingly connected for investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX&rsquo;s initial public offering (IPO) was a landmark moment for many investors, opening up a new galaxy of opportunities.Its historic June debut saw the space exploration company valued at $1.77 trillion at its IPO and its share price surging by 50% in the first three days of trading. .SpaceX&rsquo;s (NASDAQ:SPCX) share price has fallen back since, but the appetite for space investing is only ramping up, with investors having more ways to access the sector than ever before.Opportunities t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-and-space-two-themes-increasingly-connected-for-investors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 15:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-and-space-two-themes-increasingly-connected-for-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Growth is a life-and-death matter for Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the only way of funding the defence of a continent with mortal enemies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/growth-is-a-life-and-death-matter-for-europe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/growth-is-a-life-and-death-matter-for-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US-Iran hostilities reignite surge in energy prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Ed Markey sees off younger opponent, and China scuppers G20 consensus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-iran-hostilities-reignite-surge-in-energy-prices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-iran-hostilities-reignite-surge-in-energy-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy price surge hits bond markets as European gas reaches three-year high]]></title><description><![CDATA[US 10-year borrowing costs touch highest since 2023 as fears of return to full-blown Iran conflict rise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/energy-price-surge-hits-bond-markets-as-european-gas-reaches-three-year-high/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/energy-price-surge-hits-bond-markets-as-european-gas-reaches-three-year-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[European gas prices hit three-year high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resumption of US-Iran hostilities raises fears of return to full-blown conflict]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/european-gas-prices-hit-three-year-high/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 09:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/european-gas-prices-hit-three-year-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US-Iran hostilities reignite]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: EU&rsquo;s diplomatic service and German work hours]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-iran-hostilities-reignite/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-iran-hostilities-reignite/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wheels are coming off the US world order]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump believes in a world in which there are no allies, only satellites, and in which power is America&rsquo;s alone to wield]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-wheels-are-coming-off-the-us-world-order/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-wheels-are-coming-off-the-us-world-order/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Japan beat deflation and cleaned up corporate governance]]></title><description><![CDATA[The story of Japan has long been deflation. For the last 20 years or so, the country had been plagued by it, leaving its economy stunted. But the tide has finally turned.The initial catalyst was the increase in import costs in 2022 that pushed Japanese firms to raise prices, says Masaki Taketsume, manager of the Schroder Japan Trust, on the MoneyWeek Talks podcast.This led to a virtuous circle &ndash; increased earnings growth fed into higher wage growth. Higher wages fuelled consumption, leadin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-japan-beat-deflation-and-cleaned-up-corporate-governance/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-japan-beat-deflation-and-cleaned-up-corporate-governance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German industry pushes to restore 40-hour working week without extra pay]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big employers including Mercedes-Benz say increase from 35 hours would help stem country&rsquo;s industrial decline]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/german-industry-pushes-to-restore-40-hour-working-week-without-extra-pay/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/german-industry-pushes-to-restore-40-hour-working-week-without-extra-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German industry pushes to increase working week to 40 hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big employers including Mercedes-Benz say longer hours for the same pay would help stem country&rsquo;s industrial decline]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/german-industry-pushes-to-increase-working-week-to-40-hours/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/german-industry-pushes-to-increase-working-week-to-40-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German industry pushes to increase work week to 40 hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Big employers including Mercedes-Benz call for Germans to work longer on the same pay to stem the country&rsquo;s industrial decline]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/german-industry-pushes-to-increase-work-week-to-40-hours/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/german-industry-pushes-to-increase-work-week-to-40-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB must be prepared to lift interest rates further, says top policymaker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Irish central bank governor Gabriel Makhlouf says combination of Eurozone inflation above 3% and robust growth makes him &lsquo;uneasy&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-must-be-prepared-to-lift-interest-rates-further-says-top-policymaker/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-must-be-prepared-to-lift-interest-rates-further-says-top-policymaker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China derails consensus after US-hosted G20]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing objects to language calling for elimination of &lsquo;non-market&rsquo; policies to curb trade imbalances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-derails-consensus-after-us-hosted-g20/</link><pubDate>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 01:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-derails-consensus-after-us-hosted-g20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China derails consensus on communiqué after US-hosted G20]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing objects to language calling for elimination of &lsquo;non-market&rsquo; policies to curb trade imbalances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-derails-consensus-on-communiqu-after-us-hosted-g20/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-derails-consensus-on-communiqu-after-us-hosted-g20/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham accused of taking Britain back to the 1970s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says new prime minister is living in the past]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-accused-of-taking-britain-back-to-the-1970s/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-accused-of-taking-britain-back-to-the-1970s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham accused of taking the country back to the 1970s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says new prime minister is living in the past]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-accused-of-taking-the-country-back-to-the-1970s/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-accused-of-taking-the-country-back-to-the-1970s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham accused of taking Britain back to the 1970s]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says new prime minister is living in the past]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-accused-of-taking-britain-back-to-the-1970s/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-accused-of-taking-britain-back-to-the-1970s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham promises to ‘bring back hope’ in first Commons appearance as PM]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former mayor of Greater Manchester accused of &lsquo;living in the past&rsquo; by Tory leader Kemi Badenoch]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-promises-to-bring-back-hope-in-first-commons-appearance-as-pm/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-promises-to-bring-back-hope-in-first-commons-appearance-as-pm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Governments should heed the bond market’s warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Financial repression is not a sustainable way to manage rising borrowing costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/governments-should-heed-the-bond-markets-warning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/governments-should-heed-the-bond-markets-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMF agrees $2.2bn bailout for Senegal]]></title><description><![CDATA[West African nation will seek to restructure its external debts after last year&rsquo;s revelations of extensive misreported borrowing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/imf-agrees-22bn-bailout-for-senegal/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/imf-agrees-22bn-bailout-for-senegal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Santander launches £240 switching deal – who is eligible?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Santander has launched a new bank switching bonus which is currently the highest-paying deal on the market.The high-street lender is offering new and existing customers &pound;240 to move banks, but you will need to open both a current account and a regular saver with the bank to qualify.There are currently six bank switching deals on the market, and Santander&rsquo;s offer is the highest-paying for non-Premier accounts. Santander&rsquo;s switching deal &ndash; what&rsquo;s on offer?Santander&rs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/santander-launches-240-switching-deal-who-is-eligible/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 15:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/santander-launches-240-switching-deal-who-is-eligible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi and South Korean oil tankers hit in Strait of Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[The increase in shipping attacks comes after a period of relative calm in the war]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/saudi-and-south-korean-oil-tankers-hit-in-strait-of-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/saudi-and-south-korean-oil-tankers-hit-in-strait-of-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil supertankers hit in Strait of Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strikes follow renewed round of violence between US and Iran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-supertankers-hit-in-strait-of-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-supertankers-hit-in-strait-of-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warsh clears up his own mess, but US credibility is still stretched]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of the economic policy problems the Fed chair has to deal with stem from the administration]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-clears-up-his-own-mess-but-us-credibility-is-still-stretched/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-clears-up-his-own-mess-but-us-credibility-is-still-stretched/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB to raise rates again amid higher Eurozone inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[The headline HICP rate rose again in August]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-to-raise-rates-again-amid-higher-eurozone-inflation/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-to-raise-rates-again-amid-higher-eurozone-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rise in UK borrowing costs adds to pressure on Burnham and Healey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister and chancellor prepare for Budget in October amid questions over how they will fund key plans]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rise-in-uk-borrowing-costs-adds-to-pressure-on-burnham-and-healey/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rise-in-uk-borrowing-costs-adds-to-pressure-on-burnham-and-healey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond rout raises spectre of Budget tax rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister and chancellor prepare for Budget in October amid questions over how they will fund key plans]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-rout-raises-spectre-of-budget-tax-rises/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-rout-raises-spectre-of-budget-tax-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premium Bonds September jackpot winners revealed – who won £1 million?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A Premium Bonds holder has won a &pound;1 million jackpot prize with a bond bought just nine months ago.The saver, from London, bought the winning bond in January 2026 and has a total holding of &pound;45,500. The winning bond number is 659VC982054.The second jackpot winner is from Norwich and bagged the &pound;1 million with a bond bought in January 2022. Their winning bond number is 484QT130447 and they hold the maximum total of &pound;50,000 in Premium Bonds.How many prizes will be issued in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/premium-bonds-september-jackpot-winners-revealed-who-won-1-million/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 12:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/premium-bonds-september-jackpot-winners-revealed-who-won-1-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eurozone inflation rises to 3.3% in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[ECB expected to lift interest rates next week as higher energy prices bite]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eurozone-inflation-rises-to-33-in-august/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eurozone-inflation-rises-to-33-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ikea cuts prices in Europe by €1.2bn to counter cost of living crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[About 1,500 products in 20 European countries will be cheaper as consumer confidence continues to remain depressed.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ikea-cuts-prices-in-europe-by-12bn-to-counter-cost-of-living-crisis/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ikea-cuts-prices-in-europe-by-12bn-to-counter-cost-of-living-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Big Law urged to cut fees amid AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: UBS regulatory win and Eurozone inflation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-big-law-urged-to-cut-fees-amid-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-big-law-urged-to-cut-fees-amid-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This time it really was different]]></title><description><![CDATA[Another look at why 2022-23 wasn&rsquo;t like 1982-83]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/this-time-it-really-was-different/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/this-time-it-really-was-different/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Conflict of attrition’ in Iran could keep inflation high, ECB policymaker warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Finnish governor Olli Rehn strikes hawkish tone ahead of expected interest rate rise in the Eurozone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/conflict-of-attrition-in-iran-could-keep-inflation-high-ecb-policymaker-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/conflict-of-attrition-in-iran-could-keep-inflation-high-ecb-policymaker-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London’s Tube finally escapes its mobile blackout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transport for London says 121 subterranean stations and tunnel network to have coverage by year end]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/londons-tube-finally-escapes-its-mobile-blackout/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/londons-tube-finally-escapes-its-mobile-blackout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How viable is Trump’s oil deal with Venezuela?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysts warn agreement may not succeed in attracting investment from US companies and could destabilise the interim government]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-viable-is-trumps-oil-deal-with-venezuela/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-viable-is-trumps-oil-deal-with-venezuela/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham signals fresh moves on living costs as political battle lines harden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decisions on welfare are likely to be delayed into next year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-signals-fresh-moves-on-living-costs-as-political-battle-lines-harden/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-signals-fresh-moves-on-living-costs-as-political-battle-lines-harden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of UK pensioners paying the highest tax rates doubles in five years]]></title><description><![CDATA[One million will pay higher- or additional-rate tax on their retirement income, according to HMRC figures, as tax thresholds remain frozen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-uk-pensioners-paying-the-highest-tax-rates-doubles-in-five-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-uk-pensioners-paying-the-highest-tax-rates-doubles-in-five-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of UK pensioners paying highest tax rates doubles in five years]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 1mn will pay extra on their retirement income, according to HMRC figures, as thresholds remain frozen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-uk-pensioners-paying-highest-tax-rates-doubles-in-five-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 01 Sep 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-uk-pensioners-paying-highest-tax-rates-doubles-in-five-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Japan’s bonds and currency under pressure after Fed chair’s Jackson Hole speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: India&rsquo;s GDP beats expectations and South Korea jails Unification Church leader over bribery scandal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-japans-bonds-and-currency-under-pressure-after-fed-chairs-jackson-hole-speech/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-japans-bonds-and-currency-under-pressure-after-fed-chairs-jackson-hole-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europeans shun Russian finance minister at US-hosted G20 meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anton Siluanov excluded from event photo despite &lsquo;productive&rsquo; meeting with Treasury secretary Scott Bessent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europeans-shun-russian-finance-minister-at-us-hosted-g20-meeting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 23:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europeans-shun-russian-finance-minister-at-us-hosted-g20-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s tariff fix leaves US trade policy in permanent flux]]></title><description><![CDATA[America&rsquo;s use of Section 301 means future administrations cannot just leave charges untouched or allow them to lapse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-tariff-fix-leaves-us-trade-policy-in-permanent-flux/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-tariff-fix-leaves-us-trade-policy-in-permanent-flux/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whose fiscal problems would you prefer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lenders must choose between countries behaving like a bingeing entrepreneur, an elderly but reputable business owner and an indebted aristocrat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whose-fiscal-problems-would-you-prefer/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whose-fiscal-problems-would-you-prefer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India’s GDP beats growth forecast at 7.8%]]></title><description><![CDATA[World&rsquo;s fastest-growing large economy outperforms central bank expectations as Middle East energy shock starts to bite]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/indias-gdp-beats-growth-forecast-at-78/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/indias-gdp-beats-growth-forecast-at-78/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK offers homegrown AI start-ups £100mn to improve public services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Scheme comes in wake of growing opposition to government contracts with US software group Palantir]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-offers-homegrown-ai-start-ups-100mn-to-improve-public-services/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-offers-homegrown-ai-start-ups-100mn-to-improve-public-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan’s bonds and yen under pressure after Warsh’s Jackson Hole speech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Currency weakens past &yen;160 a dollar and yields rise to highest in three decades as investors raise bets on monetary tightening]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japans-bonds-and-yen-under-pressure-after-warshs-jackson-hole-speech/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japans-bonds-and-yen-under-pressure-after-warshs-jackson-hole-speech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Heed history's warnings on government debt&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government debt markets have been around since the city-state of Venice issued its first bonds in 1171, but public debt only became tradable in the English-speaking world six centuries later. Contemporaries held conflicting views about the development. Several leading members of the Scottish Enlightenment were downbeat. As government debt across the developed world escalates, their concerns are proving timely.In his book, A Fabulous Debt: The Epic Story of How Bonds Built the Modern World, Finan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lsquoheed-historys-warnings-on-government-debtrsquo/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lsquoheed-historys-warnings-on-government-debtrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law Debenture: the star of the UK income sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[Law Debenture (LSE:LWDB) is a unique investment trust. It is part equity income portfolio and part professional services company, all in one high-performing &pound;1.7 billion wrapper.It has been a stalwart of the MoneyWeek Investment Trust portfolio since September 2015, with the second-best performance of all the trusts selected. Over the past ten years the shares have produced a total return of 263%, versus 130% for the FTSE All-Share index. It has also outperformed its benchmark by a wide ma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/law-debenture-the-star-of-the-uk-income-sector/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/law-debenture-the-star-of-the-uk-income-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Ukraine’s ex-defence minister pitches tech fund]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: AI lifts Big Tech profits, and US and Iran trade fire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ukraines-ex-defence-minister-pitches-tech-fund/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ukraines-ex-defence-minister-pitches-tech-fund/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will financial innovation dethrone the dollar?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The evolution of a truly multi-polar currency market depends on governments&rsquo; willingness to embrace technology and fortify markets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-financial-innovation-dethrone-the-dollar/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-financial-innovation-dethrone-the-dollar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s threats against Canada are self-defeating]]></title><description><![CDATA[His predecessors in the White House understood that a unified North American bloc made the US more secure and prosperous]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-threats-against-canada-are-self-defeating/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-threats-against-canada-are-self-defeating/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour shelves plan to restrict foreigners buying new flats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party downgrades its manifesto pledge to end &lsquo;farce of entire developments being sold off to international investors&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-shelves-plan-to-restrict-foreigners-buying-new-flats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-shelves-plan-to-restrict-foreigners-buying-new-flats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentina battles flood of contraband goods as Milei opens economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Libertarian president&rsquo;s stronger peso fuels jump in illicit imports, squeezing domestic businesses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/argentina-battles-flood-of-contraband-goods-as-milei-opens-economy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/argentina-battles-flood-of-contraband-goods-as-milei-opens-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexiters’ effort to resettle Chagos Islands hit by lack of proper boat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nigel Farage-backed expedition is part of attempts to block UK&rsquo;s contentious deal giving sovereignty over the archipelago to Mauritius]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brexiters-effort-to-resettle-chagos-islands-hit-by-lack-of-proper-boat/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 22:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brexiters-effort-to-resettle-chagos-islands-hit-by-lack-of-proper-boat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Return of the politicians]]></title><description><![CDATA[US jobs data shines light on world&rsquo;s biggest economy, Shein finally lists in Hong Kong, Massachusetts primaries expose fractures within Democratic Party]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/return-of-the-politicians/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/return-of-the-politicians/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iceland rejects talks on EU entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;No&rsquo; vote prevails in knife-edge referendum prompted by Donald Trump&rsquo;s threats to annex Greenland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iceland-rejects-talks-on-eu-entry/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iceland-rejects-talks-on-eu-entry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the Fed’s hawkish stance survive contact with jobs data?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market Questions is the FT&rsquo;s guide to the week ahead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-the-feds-hawkish-stance-survive-contact-with-jobs-data/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-the-feds-hawkish-stance-survive-contact-with-jobs-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Friends with fiscal benefits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cross-class friendships appear to be one of the strongest predictors of upward mobility for people in low socio-economic groups]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/friends-with-fiscal-benefits/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/friends-with-fiscal-benefits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iceland rejects reopening talks on EU entry]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;No&rsquo; vote prevails in knife-edge referendum prompted by Donald Trump&rsquo;s threats to annex Greenland]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iceland-rejects-reopening-talks-on-eu-entry/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 10:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iceland-rejects-reopening-talks-on-eu-entry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Delfin: Italy's serpentine succession drama]]></title><description><![CDATA[The squabbling heirs running Delfin, one of Italy's biggest companies, have &ldquo;trumped&rdquo; the television series Succession, says The Times, proving that &ldquo;truth can be stranger than fiction&rdquo;.<br />
The hit TV drama featured four siblings vying for control of their family empire. At Delfin &ndash; the &euro;55 billion holding company behind Ray-Ban's owner EssilorLuxottica &ndash; there are eight heirs battling it out. And there's more at stake than fancy eyewear.Delfin is a big fina]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/delfin-italys-serpentine-succession-drama/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/delfin-italys-serpentine-succession-drama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Labour's mansion tax will be a disaster&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Does a fresh lick of paint in the kitchen increase the value of the house? Or a heated towel rail in the bathroom? Or an attractive water feature at the back of the garden? We learned this week that the government is planning to appoint teams of inspectors to visit people's homes, and decide whether the owner has to pay the new &ldquo;mansion tax&rdquo;. An extra levy will be imposed on homes worth more than &pound;2 million, on a sliding scale going up to beyond &pound;5 million. It is meant to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lsquolabours-mansion-tax-will-be-a-disasterrsquo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lsquolabours-mansion-tax-will-be-a-disasterrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The companies desperate to hire graduates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Entry-level roles are under threat from AI but some employers still struggle to find skilled young workers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-companies-desperate-to-hire-graduates/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-companies-desperate-to-hire-graduates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising bond yields add tens of billions to G7 countries’ debt costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[World&rsquo;s biggest developed economies face higher financing costs since start of US-Iran war, weighing on public finances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rising-bond-yields-add-tens-of-billions-to-g7-countries-debt-costs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rising-bond-yields-add-tens-of-billions-to-g7-countries-debt-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warsh puts Fed on collision course with Trump ahead of midterms]]></title><description><![CDATA[US central bank chair&rsquo;s Jackson Hole hint that rates may rise runs counter to the reduction in borrowing costs the US president desires]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-puts-fed-on-collision-course-with-trump-ahead-of-midterms/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 14:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-puts-fed-on-collision-course-with-trump-ahead-of-midterms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Finding profits in oil and gas pipelines]]></title><description><![CDATA[Targa Resources owns and operates natural gas pipelines, gas plants, liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) export facilities and crude oil terminals across the US. In mid-August, its shares rose 10% after it announced a 20-year midstream deal with ExxonMobil to build and operate a portfolio of energy infrastructure assets for the oil and gas giant. Targa's deal is the latest in a series of multibillion-dollar projects recently commissioned by oil giants and governments to help move oil and gas around th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/finding-profits-in-oil-and-gas-pipelines/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/finding-profits-in-oil-and-gas-pipelines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best converted industrial properties for sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Old Mill, Linztford, Rowlands Gill, County DurhamFinest PropertiesA Grade II-listed former paper mill on the banks of the River Derwent. It has exposed stonework, wood floors, a wood-burning stove and a large kitchen with an Aga. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception, double garage, studio, riverside terrace, gardens, 0.34 acre.<br />
Price: &pound;700,000 Finest Properties 0330-111 2266The Stack, Trelyon, Truro, CornwallRohrs &amp; RoweRohrs &amp; RoweRohrs &amp; RoweRohrs &amp; RoweA five-storey, G]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-best-converted-industrial-properties-for-sale/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-best-converted-industrial-properties-for-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CVS Group: aveterinary services firm purring along nicely]]></title><description><![CDATA[CVS Group (LSE:CVSG) is an example of how temporary uncertainty can create attractive investment opportunities. For the past three years, the UK's largest listed veterinary services group has traded under the shadow of the Competition and Markets Authority's (CMA) investigation into the sector. Investors feared the regulator would impose remedies severe enough to undermine the industry's profitability, pushing the shares down to 13 times earnings &ndash; a ten-year low.Yet during that period, th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/cvs-group-aveterinary-services-firm-purring-along-nicely/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/cvs-group-aveterinary-services-firm-purring-along-nicely/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Andy Burnham solve the social care funding crisis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's the current situation with adult social care?A few years ago a parliamentary committee memorably summed up the adult social care system in England as &ldquo;unfair, confusing, demeaning and frightening&rdquo; &ndash; and that remains a good summary. A central problem is the &ldquo;care lottery&rdquo; involved in a complicated patchwork of funding rules, means-testing, local-authority decisions and private providers &ndash; with families taking up the slack. Whereas a patient with cancer r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-andy-burnham-solve-the-social-care-funding-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-andy-burnham-solve-the-social-care-funding-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zero-sum thinking will fuel resentment and scarcity]]></title><description><![CDATA[The assumption that one group must lose for another to gain has become worryingly widespread]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/zero-sum-thinking-will-fuel-resentment-and-scarcity/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/zero-sum-thinking-will-fuel-resentment-and-scarcity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The end of cheap food has costs far beyond the grocery store]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research estimates that climate-related shocks could add between 0.9 and 3.2 percentage points to the annual rate of food inflation around the globe by 2035]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-end-of-cheap-food-has-costs-far-beyond-the-grocery-store/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-end-of-cheap-food-has-costs-far-beyond-the-grocery-store/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risk of a new age of financial repression is rising]]></title><description><![CDATA[The idea of pushing US government bonds down the throats of investors is being taken increasingly seriously]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/risk-of-a-new-age-of-financial-repression-is-rising/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/risk-of-a-new-age-of-financial-repression-is-rising/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Football clubs’ race for data creates bright spot in Britain labour market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s top teams are using their growing financial strength to expand their off-field operations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/football-clubs-race-for-data-creates-bright-spot-in-britain-labour-market/</link><pubDate>Sat, 29 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/football-clubs-race-for-data-creates-bright-spot-in-britain-labour-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gatwick airport water supplies hit by burst pipe]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK hub suffers its second supply disruption this summer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/gatwick-airport-water-supplies-hit-by-burst-pipe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/gatwick-airport-water-supplies-hit-by-burst-pipe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warsh the line]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fed chair delivered much of what the market was looking for in his Jackson Hole speech]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-the-line/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-the-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US manufacturing is booming — but it’s no thanks to Trump’s tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is not the nostalgic, protectionism-fuelled return that the president promised]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-manufacturing-is-booming-but-its-no-thanks-to-trumps-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-manufacturing-is-booming-but-its-no-thanks-to-trumps-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warsh settles some nerves at Jackson Hole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speech gave a crisper picture of how he reads the economy but leaves open questions over Fed &lsquo;reaction function&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-settles-some-nerves-at-jackson-hole/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-settles-some-nerves-at-jackson-hole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warsh’s mildly hawkish speech helped fill in the blanks]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fed chair finally gave us his views on the economy at Jackson Hole, outlining his concern that inflation has not &lsquo;meaningfully improved&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warshs-mildly-hawkish-speech-helped-fill-in-the-blanks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warshs-mildly-hawkish-speech-helped-fill-in-the-blanks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The commuter hotspots where asking prices are rising the fastest – and where they’re falling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Average asking prices for homes in Glasgow and Manchester&rsquo;s commuter hubs have soared in the past year, new research shows.Property portal Rightmove analysed asking price growth in commuter towns linked to six of Britain's largest cities: London, Manchester, Birmingham, Bristol, Glasgow and Cardiff.Of the cities analysed, the strongest asking price growth is concentrated in commuter locations by Glasgow and Manchester, with 10 of the top 15 fastest-growing hotspots located here.Asking pric]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-commuter-hotspots-where-asking-prices-are-rising-the-fastest-and-where-theyre-falling/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-commuter-hotspots-where-asking-prices-are-rising-the-fastest-and-where-theyre-falling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed has 'work to do' if price rises don't ease for Americans, Warsh says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Warsh remarks suggest interest rates could be increased if policymakers think inflation is running too high.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-has-work-to-do-if-price-rises-dont-ease-for-americans-warsh-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-has-work-to-do-if-price-rises-dont-ease-for-americans-warsh-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hawkish Warsh hints Fed will raise rates if inflation does not fall soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wall Street cranks up bets on September increase in borrowing costs following central bank chair&rsquo;s Jackson Hole address]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hawkish-warsh-hints-fed-will-raise-rates-if-inflation-does-not-fall-soon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hawkish-warsh-hints-fed-will-raise-rates-if-inflation-does-not-fall-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warsh says Fed will have ‘work to do’ if inflation does not fall soon]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central bank chair signals rising concerns over persistently elevated price increases]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-says-fed-will-have-work-to-do-if-inflation-does-not-fall-soon/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-says-fed-will-have-work-to-do-if-inflation-does-not-fall-soon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Halfords is moving up a gear &ndash; here's how to play its shares]]></title><description><![CDATA[During Covid, Halfords (LSE:HFD), briefly benefited from the expectation that everyone would become a cyclist. Many people were making changes to their lives, such as adopting a pet, buying an exercise machine, or taking up a new hobby. Shares in the firms that served these sectors surged, but once the lockdowns ended, many of these interests dwindled, causing the shares to fall back. Even today, Halfords&rsquo; share price is still down 50% from its record peak in May 2021. But recently it has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/halfords-is-moving-up-a-gear-ndash-heres-how-to-play-its-shares/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/halfords-is-moving-up-a-gear-ndash-heres-how-to-play-its-shares/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gatwick airport water supply hit by burst pipe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Toilets and restaurants closed after incident, the second disruption this summer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/gatwick-airport-water-supply-hit-by-burst-pipe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/gatwick-airport-water-supply-hit-by-burst-pipe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Alpine escapes in Austria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Skiing made easyHotel Nesslerhof Hotel NesslerhofHotel NesslerhofHotel NesslerhofHotel NesslerhofWellness, luxury and indulgence come together at Hotel Nesslerhof. This five-star Austrian retreat is ideally located for hiking year-round. But its location within the Alpine valley of Gro&szlig;arl also makes it particularly well-situated for skiing. Guests can pre-order their ski equipment online before they arrive and find it waiting for them in their personal locker after check-in. They can then]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-alpine-escapes-in-austria/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-alpine-escapes-in-austria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to prepare your portfolio for an AI crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;What should I do if there's a AI crash?&rdquo; a friend asked me recently. It is a very sensible question &ndash; we don't know there will be an AI crash, but having a clear plan to follow when you start to worry is better than waiting and panicking. However, it's also a very difficult question, because the AI theme is such a huge part of the market: tech is over 35% of the MSCI World index (once you allow for firms such as Amazon and Alphabet assigned to non-tech sectors), while the tril]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-prepare-your-portfolio-for-an-ai-crash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-prepare-your-portfolio-for-an-ai-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to choose an S&amp;P 500 ETF]]></title><description><![CDATA[Putting money in the S&amp;P 500 is popular among those who want to start investing as well asexperienced investors. The S&amp;P 500 is an index that tracks the performance of 500 of the largest companies in the United States, and is therefore one of the most effective proxies for the US stock market. If you put your money in the index, you are effectively backing large US companies to continue to perform and grow in the future. Historically, this has brought about large returns. Between 1 Janua]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-choose-an-sampp-500-etf/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-choose-an-sampp-500-etf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands more people dragged into dividend tax net – how to protect your investments]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of individuals liable for dividend tax is estimated to have reached 3.2 million in 2025/26, up from 3.14 million in 2024/25, according to new Freedom of Information (FOI) figures.The number of people having to pay dividend tax has almost doubled in the six years since 2020, when 1.81 million were liable to pay it.The spike comes after successive cuts to the dividend tax allowance. The allowance was lowered from &pound;2,000 to &pound;1,000 in April 2023, then halved again to &pound;50]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thousands-more-people-dragged-into-dividend-tax-net-how-to-protect-your-investments/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thousands-more-people-dragged-into-dividend-tax-net-how-to-protect-your-investments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aberdeen takes £200mn hit on failure of UK broadband provider]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sale of Airband to Macquarie-backed rival is latest sign of distress in indebted &lsquo;altnet&rsquo; sector]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/aberdeen-takes-200mn-hit-on-failure-of-uk-broadband-provider/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/aberdeen-takes-200mn-hit-on-failure-of-uk-broadband-provider/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aberdeen fund takes £200mn hit on failure of UK broadband provider]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sale of Airband to Macquarie-backed rival is latest sign of distress in indebted &lsquo;altnet&rsquo; sector]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/aberdeen-fund-takes-200mn-hit-on-failure-of-uk-broadband-provider/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/aberdeen-fund-takes-200mn-hit-on-failure-of-uk-broadband-provider/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The case for investing in small caps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small cap stocks are often overlooked but, for that reason, they can reward patient investors over the long term.&ldquo;Small caps offer a rare combination of attractive valuations, growth, and diversification,&rdquo; said Abby Glennie, co-manager, Aberdeen UK Smaller Companies Growth Trust. &ldquo;We&rsquo;ve also gone through market periods globally where the dominant tech themes have driven handfuls of mega caps to lead markets, but perhaps now is the time for market strength to broaden out.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-case-for-investing-in-small-caps/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-case-for-investing-in-small-caps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey to shelve his own defence spending target of 3% of GDP by 2030]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor resigned as defence secretary in June over what he saw as inadequate ambition for military spending by Sir Keir Starmer&rsquo;s government]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-to-shelve-his-own-defence-spending-target-of-3-of-gdp-by-2030/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-to-shelve-his-own-defence-spending-target-of-3-of-gdp-by-2030/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England likely to respond to high energy prices by end of the year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the July forecast from the FT&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Radar team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-likely-to-respond-to-high-energy-prices-by-end-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 08:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-likely-to-respond-to-high-energy-prices-by-end-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US corporate profits surge as wages lag]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Europe&rsquo;s defence rebuke and Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s mega-project revamp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-corporate-profits-surge-as-wages-lag/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-corporate-profits-surge-as-wages-lag/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: All eyes on Fed chair Kevin Warsh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: China suspends rescue operation on Tibet-Nepal border, and Saudi Arabia&rsquo;s mega-project revamp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-all-eyes-on-fed-chair-kevin-warsh/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-all-eyes-on-fed-chair-kevin-warsh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can you afford to rent in retirement?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When you&rsquo;re planning your retirement, one of the key decisions you&rsquo;ll need to make is what your residential status will be: especially, will you live in your own home throughout your golden years, or spend your retirement renting?The latter is not a cheap option. Renting in retirement will now cost an average of &pound;419,000 as rents are expected to more than double in the next 20 years, according to new research from retirement specialist Standard Life.While data from the Office f]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-you-afford-to-rent-in-retirement/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-you-afford-to-rent-in-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US corporate profits surge to record as worker payouts wilt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pre-tax earnings hit highest level since after the second world war as employee remuneration slides]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-corporate-profits-surge-to-record-as-worker-payouts-wilt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-corporate-profits-surge-to-record-as-worker-payouts-wilt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is China’s ‘wise camel’ the winner from the US-Iran war?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing has threatened to retaliate with &lsquo;all necessary measures&rsquo; if the US hits it with sanctions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-chinas-wise-camel-the-winner-from-the-us-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-chinas-wise-camel-the-winner-from-the-us-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotel groups follow tourists off Europe’s beaten track]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appeal of Europe&rsquo;s inland towns and rural destinations boosted by AI and social media]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hotel-groups-follow-tourists-off-europes-beaten-track/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hotel-groups-follow-tourists-off-europes-beaten-track/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotel groups expand beyond Med’s swarming coastal strips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Appeal of Europe&rsquo;s inland towns and rural destinations boosted by AI and social media]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hotel-groups-expand-beyond-meds-swarming-coastal-strips/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hotel-groups-expand-beyond-meds-swarming-coastal-strips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey could suffer £4bn headroom hit because of lower immigration forecasts]]></title><description><![CDATA[New chancellor is seeking to reassure investors as he prepares for first Budget in October]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-could-suffer-4bn-headroom-hit-because-of-lower-immigration-forecasts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-could-suffer-4bn-headroom-hit-because-of-lower-immigration-forecasts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU policy could ice out closest trading partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Switzerland and Norway warn that &lsquo;Made in Europe&rsquo; policies leave them out in the cold]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-policy-could-ice-out-closest-trading-partners/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-policy-could-ice-out-closest-trading-partners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU industrial push strains ties with Switzerland and Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bloc&rsquo;s closest partners warn that &lsquo;Made in Europe&rsquo; policies leave them out in the cold]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-industrial-push-strains-ties-with-switzerland-and-norway/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-industrial-push-strains-ties-with-switzerland-and-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Big Chicken]]></title><description><![CDATA[This series examines how chicken became the world&rsquo;s favourite protein and the tension between keeping costs low and animal welfare]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/big-chicken/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/big-chicken/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[De-dollarisation may not be over]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recent pick-up in dollar&rsquo;s share of global foreign exchange reserves does not amount to a trend reversal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/de-dollarisation-may-not-be-over/</link><pubDate>Fri, 28 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/de-dollarisation-may-not-be-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed ‘Lake America’ in slight to Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[US president&rsquo;s executive order underscores fraying relations between allies after trade talks collapsed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america-in-slight-to-canada/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america-in-slight-to-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada says no thank you]]></title><description><![CDATA[The breakdown of talks with Canada and the future of tariffs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canada-says-no-thank-you/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canada-says-no-thank-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump orders Lake Ontario to be renamed ‘Lake America’ in new slight to Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Body of water straddles border between the two countries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america-in-new-slight-to-canada/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-orders-lake-ontario-to-be-renamed-lake-america-in-new-slight-to-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t draw the wrong conclusion from Treasury yields]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors are marking up their expectations for long-run economic growth in the US]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/dont-draw-the-wrong-conclusion-from-treasury-yields/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/dont-draw-the-wrong-conclusion-from-treasury-yields/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One million people in line for a tax top-up from HMRC - are you one of them?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Around a million workers are being urged to look out for letters landing on their doorstep in the next few weeks telling them they&rsquo;re entitled to free money from the government.HMRC is kickstarting a campaign this month to offer top-ups to people who didn&rsquo;t receive pension tax relief because of the way their workplace pension scheme was administered.Workers whose occupational pension schemes issue tax relief through a net pay arrangement (NPA) could be entitled to the top-up.A NPA is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/one-million-people-in-line-for-a-tax-top-up-from-hmrc-are-you-one-of-them/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/one-million-people-in-line-for-a-tax-top-up-from-hmrc-are-you-one-of-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Minutes from ECB’s July meeting more positive on inflation outlook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lack of second-round inflation effects will not stop central bank from raising interest rates again in September]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/minutes-from-ecbs-july-meeting-more-positive-on-inflation-outlook/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/minutes-from-ecbs-july-meeting-more-positive-on-inflation-outlook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB will return to data dependence after a September rate rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the August forecast from the FT&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Radar team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-will-return-to-data-dependence-after-a-september-rate-rise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-will-return-to-data-dependence-after-a-september-rate-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Autumn can’t come soon enough for home sellers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The housing market is highly seasonal &mdash; and understanding that might be the key to getting the best deal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/autumn-cant-come-soon-enough-for-home-sellers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/autumn-cant-come-soon-enough-for-home-sellers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HMRC reports record capital gains tax haul after Reeves’ rate rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data shows &pound;24.2bn in receipts for the 2024/25 tax year, an 89% increase on previous year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hmrc-reports-record-capital-gains-tax-haul-after-reeves-rate-rise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hmrc-reports-record-capital-gains-tax-haul-after-reeves-rate-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HMRC records record capital gains tax haul after Reeves’ rate rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Data shows &pound;24.2bn in receipts for the 2024/25 tax year, an 89% increase on previous year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hmrc-records-record-capital-gains-tax-haul-after-reeves-rate-rise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hmrc-records-record-capital-gains-tax-haul-after-reeves-rate-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Nvidia projects 70% strong growth next year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Nepal&rsquo;s devastating flood and Harvard&rsquo;s European outpost]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-nvidia-projects-70-strong-growth-next-year/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-nvidia-projects-70-strong-growth-next-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Private equity carried interest payouts soared ahead of UK tax changes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jump to &pound;5.4bn suggests a flurry of activity ahead of tax overhaul by Labour government]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/private-equity-carried-interest-payouts-soared-ahead-of-uk-tax-changes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/private-equity-carried-interest-payouts-soared-ahead-of-uk-tax-changes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The battle plans in Trump’s tariff wars look more witless each time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada was right to resist US intimidation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-battle-plans-in-trumps-tariff-wars-look-more-witless-each-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-battle-plans-in-trumps-tariff-wars-look-more-witless-each-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Neets’ numbers dip below 1mn as Burnham prepares fresh push on welfare reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures on 16- to 24-year-olds out of work and education remain at second-highest level in almost 13 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/neets-numbers-dip-below-1mn-as-burnham-prepares-fresh-push-on-welfare-reform/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/neets-numbers-dip-below-1mn-as-burnham-prepares-fresh-push-on-welfare-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationwide boosts rates on fixed savings accounts and ISAs again – how do they compare?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nationwide has boosted rates on some of its savings accounts, offering customers an interest rate of up to 4.55% on their cash.The building society&rsquo;s one and two-year fixed rate cash ISAs are now paying respective rates of 4.5% and 4.55% AER, up from 4.4% and 4.5% earlier this month.Its one and two-year taxable fixed rate bonds now have interest rates of 4.5% and 4.55%, respectively, a rise from 4.25% and 4.3%.It&rsquo;s the second time this month Nationwide has bumped up rates on its fixe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nationwide-boosts-rates-on-fixed-savings-accounts-and-isas-again-how-do-they-compare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nationwide-boosts-rates-on-fixed-savings-accounts-and-isas-again-how-do-they-compare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationwide boost rates on fixed savings accounts and ISAs again – how do they compare?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nationwide has boosted rates on some of its savings accounts, offering customers an interest rate of up to 4.55% on their cash.The building society&rsquo;s one and two-year fixed rate cash ISAs are now paying respective rates of 4.5% and 4.55% AER, up from 4.4% and 4.5% earlier this month.Its one and two-year taxable fixed rate bonds now have interest rates of 4.5% and 4.55%, respectively, a rise from 4.25% and 4.3%.It&rsquo;s the second time this month Nationwide has bumped up rates on its fixe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nationwide-boost-rates-on-fixed-savings-accounts-and-isas-again-how-do-they-compare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nationwide-boost-rates-on-fixed-savings-accounts-and-isas-again-how-do-they-compare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Nvidia results beat Wall Street expectations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Harvard&rsquo;s European outpost and French debt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-nvidia-results-beat-wall-street-expectations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-nvidia-results-beat-wall-street-expectations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Von der Leyen reiterates EU competitiveness focus as economic woes mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Dutch push ahead with Israeli settlement trade measures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/von-der-leyen-reiterates-eu-competitiveness-focus-as-economic-woes-mount/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 07:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/von-der-leyen-reiterates-eu-competitiveness-focus-as-economic-woes-mount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yen weakness and rising inflation put pressure on the Bank of Japan for earlier tightening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the BoJ&rsquo;s August forecast from the FT&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Radar team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/yen-weakness-and-rising-inflation-put-pressure-on-the-bank-of-japan-for-earlier-tightening/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/yen-weakness-and-rising-inflation-put-pressure-on-the-bank-of-japan-for-earlier-tightening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump jolts Iceland’s EU debate back to life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Icelanders vote on August 29 whether their country should make a second attempt at joining bloc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-jolts-icelands-eu-debate-back-to-life/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-jolts-icelands-eu-debate-back-to-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US is gambling with its role as the world’s investment hub]]></title><description><![CDATA[If being overweight America is not the default option, it will upset the country&rsquo;s economic equilibrium]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-us-is-gambling-with-its-role-as-the-worlds-investment-hub/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-us-is-gambling-with-its-role-as-the-worlds-investment-hub/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thames Water creditors and government in stand-off over future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors want clarity over potential nationalisation but ministers insist no decision is imminent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thames-water-creditors-and-government-in-stand-off-over-future/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thames-water-creditors-and-government-in-stand-off-over-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea raises interest rates to 3% to tame AI-fuelled inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank of Korea extends tightening cycle as booming chip demand drives growth and heightens inflationary pressures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-korea-raises-interest-rates-to-3-to-tame-ai-fuelled-inflation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-korea-raises-interest-rates-to-3-to-tame-ai-fuelled-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korea raises interest rates to 3% to tame AI-fuelled inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank of Korea extends tightening cycle as booming chip demand drives growth and heightens inflationary pressures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/korea-raises-interest-rates-to-3-to-tame-ai-fuelled-inflation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 05:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/korea-raises-interest-rates-to-3-to-tame-ai-fuelled-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why this emerging market has one of the world’s lowest interest rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thailand is ageing before it gets rich, while high debt levels are inhibiting the spending that might spur the economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-this-emerging-market-has-one-of-the-worlds-lowest-interest-rates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-this-emerging-market-has-one-of-the-worlds-lowest-interest-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The emerging market with interest rates as low as Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[The south-east Asian country is ageing before it gets rich, while high debt levels are inhibiting the spending that might spur the economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-emerging-market-with-interest-rates-as-low-as-japan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-emerging-market-with-interest-rates-as-low-as-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Korea extends tightening cycle with rate rise to 3%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank of Korea cites concerns over inflation, Seoul property prices and household debt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/korea-extends-tightening-cycle-with-rate-rise-to-3/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 04:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/korea-extends-tightening-cycle-with-rate-rise-to-3/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London homebuyers need an extra £35,500 in deposit to make up for mortgage rate rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Higher rates have hit buying power but housing site Zoopla has nonetheless detected early signs of an &lsquo;autumn bounce&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/london-homebuyers-need-an-extra-35500-in-deposit-to-make-up-for-mortgage-rate-rises/</link><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/london-homebuyers-need-an-extra-35500-in-deposit-to-make-up-for-mortgage-rate-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘We got attacked’: Canadians unite in fury against Trump’s latest tariff salvo]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington&rsquo;s aggressive trade stance prompts defiance from northern neighbour]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/we-got-attacked-canadians-unite-in-fury-against-trumps-latest-tariff-salvo/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/we-got-attacked-canadians-unite-in-fury-against-trumps-latest-tariff-salvo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers tell Bank of England to boost innovation in digital currencies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury gives central bank a new legal objective as part of effort to promote UK as hub for stablecoins]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ministers-tell-bank-of-england-to-boost-innovation-in-digital-currencies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ministers-tell-bank-of-england-to-boost-innovation-in-digital-currencies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[El Niño’s looming threat to the global food system]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world must be better prepared for big recurring shocks to agriculture]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/el-nios-looming-threat-to-the-global-food-system/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/el-nios-looming-threat-to-the-global-food-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham seeks to bridge gap with nervous business community]]></title><description><![CDATA[New prime minister hits crowd-pleasing note but private sector will reserve judgment until October Budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-seeks-to-bridge-gap-with-nervous-business-community/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-seeks-to-bridge-gap-with-nervous-business-community/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After ‘neoliberalism’, Burnham offers business a new deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[New prime minister hits crowd-pleasing note but private sector will reserve judgment until October Budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/after-neoliberalism-burnham-offers-business-a-new-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 18:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/after-neoliberalism-burnham-offers-business-a-new-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed set to be data dependent in the months ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the August forecast from the FT&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Radar team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-set-to-be-data-dependent-in-the-months-ahead/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-set-to-be-data-dependent-in-the-months-ahead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slightly hotter than expected PCE inflation keeps Fed’s September rate rise in play]]></title><description><![CDATA[Headline PCE inflation rates did not follow CPI lower in July as had been expected]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/slightly-hotter-than-expected-pce-inflation-keeps-feds-september-rate-rise-in-play/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/slightly-hotter-than-expected-pce-inflation-keeps-feds-september-rate-rise-in-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jersey earnings rise by 1.2% after inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics Jersey says the increase is "slightly lower" than the long-term annual average.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jersey-earnings-rise-by-12-after-inflation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 15:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jersey-earnings-rise-by-12-after-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What your fund’s top 10 holdings don’t tell you]]></title><description><![CDATA[For all their talk of investing for the long run, active fund managers like to trade. Take Terry Smith for example, whose flagship Fundsmith Equity fund reported portfolio turnover of 51.8% in the first half of 2026. In his mid-year letter to shareholders, Smith said the fund had started building positions in 12 companies while exiting, or starting to exit, 13 others. For a fund whose investment mantra ends with "do nothing", that's a lot of activity.For investors in active funds, keeping tabs o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-your-funds-top-10-holdings-dont-tell-you/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-your-funds-top-10-holdings-dont-tell-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The battle to redraw the global tax map]]></title><description><![CDATA[UN negotiations challenge corporate &lsquo;profit-shifting&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-battle-to-redraw-the-global-tax-map/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-battle-to-redraw-the-global-tax-map/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK household energy bills to hit three-year high from October]]></title><description><![CDATA[Middle East war pushes prices up 4 per cent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-household-energy-bills-to-hit-three-year-high-from-october/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-household-energy-bills-to-hit-three-year-high-from-october/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK household energy price cap to rise by 4% from October]]></title><description><![CDATA[Middle East war continues to push up prices ahead of the winter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-household-energy-price-cap-to-rise-by-4-from-october/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 08:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-household-energy-price-cap-to-rise-by-4-from-october/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US Treasury on collision course with Fed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Cashing in on EU sanctions and Germany&rsquo;s defence push]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-treasury-on-collision-course-with-fed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-treasury-on-collision-course-with-fed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Launch date for London robotaxis slips amid TfL uncertainty]]></title><description><![CDATA[Operators play down chance of starting this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/launch-date-for-london-robotaxis-slips-amid-tfl-uncertainty/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/launch-date-for-london-robotaxis-slips-amid-tfl-uncertainty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does your family face a triple tax blow after inheritance tax changes? How to limit the impact]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families could be stung with a triple tax blow from next year when inheritance tax changes come into effect &ndash; but there are ways to lessen the hit.Most unspent pensions will become subject to inheritance tax (IHT) in April 2027, which could leave some families facing IHT, an income tax bill and the loss of the residence nil-rate band allowance.How families could be hitEveryone has an allowance known as the nil-rate band which means estates worth less than &pound;325,000 are not subject to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/does-your-family-face-a-triple-tax-blow-after-inheritance-tax-changes-how-to-limit-the-impact/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/does-your-family-face-a-triple-tax-blow-after-inheritance-tax-changes-how-to-limit-the-impact/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British Business Bank’s small business loans hit £4bn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executive pay jumps at the state-owned bank amid questions over its underwriting of commercial banks&rsquo; lending]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/british-business-banks-small-business-loans-hit-4bn/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/british-business-banks-small-business-loans-hit-4bn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bessent’s bond intervention puts US Treasury on collision course with Fed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Increased purchases of debt threaten to undermine central bank chief Kevin Warsh&rsquo;s bid to tame inflation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bessents-bond-intervention-puts-us-treasury-on-collision-course-with-fed/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bessents-bond-intervention-puts-us-treasury-on-collision-course-with-fed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea takes on China in Arctic trade route]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seoul hopes polar sea highway will reduce reliance on chokepoints such as Hormuz and revive ailing city of Busan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-korea-takes-on-china-in-arctic-trade-route/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-korea-takes-on-china-in-arctic-trade-route/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea challenges China on Arctic trade route]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seoul hopes polar sea highway will reduce reliance on chokepoints such as Hormuz and revive ailing city of Busan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-korea-challenges-china-on-arctic-trade-route/</link><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 03:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-korea-challenges-china-on-arctic-trade-route/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI to fuel global growth as investment spreads beyond US, IMF says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Managing director Kristalina Georgieva expects world economy to weather energy crisis ignited by Iran war]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-to-fuel-global-growth-as-investment-spreads-beyond-us-imf-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-to-fuel-global-growth-as-investment-spreads-beyond-us-imf-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[America’s economic war on Iran has a China problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US cannot fully isolate Tehran unless other trade partners co-operate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/americas-economic-war-on-iran-has-a-china-problem/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/americas-economic-war-on-iran-has-a-china-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada announces $20bn retaliatory tariffs as US trade war escalates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of US goods will face increased levies from September 8]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canada-announces-20bn-retaliatory-tariffs-as-us-trade-war-escalates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canada-announces-20bn-retaliatory-tariffs-as-us-trade-war-escalates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Savings quiz: From tax-free allowances to types of account – how much do you know about saving?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Having sufficient savings is an important step towards financial independence.To ensure your nest egg is working hard for you, it&rsquo;s a good idea to understand tax-free allowances, how inflation affects your finances, and the rules around how different savings accounts operate.Can you get full marks in our savings quiz? Test yourself below.How did you do in our savings quiz? Share your results on social media. For all the latest news and analysis, subscribe to MoneyWeek&rsquo;s newsletters.B]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/savings-quiz-from-tax-free-allowances-to-types-of-account-how-much-do-you-know-about-saving/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/savings-quiz-from-tax-free-allowances-to-types-of-account-how-much-do-you-know-about-saving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sizewell C nuclear project suffers setback after road building delayed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Galliford Try replaced as key contractor following disagreement about cost of work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/sizewell-c-nuclear-project-suffers-setback-after-road-building-delayed/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/sizewell-c-nuclear-project-suffers-setback-after-road-building-delayed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sizewell C nuclear project suffers setback after contractor dropped]]></title><description><![CDATA[Galliford Try replaced after failing to agree cost of building key access roads]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/sizewell-c-nuclear-project-suffers-setback-after-contractor-dropped/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/sizewell-c-nuclear-project-suffers-setback-after-contractor-dropped/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Embarrassing’: US officials recoil fromTrump’s Canada attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deepening trade war between two long-term allies descends into insults and recrimination]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/embarrassing-us-officials-recoil-fromtrumps-canada-attacks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/embarrassing-us-officials-recoil-fromtrumps-canada-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Embarrassing’: US officials recoil from Trump’s Canada attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deepening trade war between two long-term allies descends into insults and recrimination]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/embarrassing-us-officials-recoil-from-trumps-canada-attacks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/embarrassing-us-officials-recoil-from-trumps-canada-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could a pay rise reduce your tax allowances? How to cut your income tax bill instead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many workers are snubbing pay rises amid fears of higher taxes, research suggests.While most people would welcome higher wages, one in six (16%) have hesitated over or refused a pay rise, bonus or promotion because they were concerned they could lose out financially, according to research by Standard Life. This includes 5% who have turned an opportunity down altogether.This is due to frozen income tax thresholds, which last increased in England, Wales and Northern Ireland five years ago and aren]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-a-pay-rise-reduce-your-tax-allowances-how-to-cut-your-income-tax-bill-instead/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-a-pay-rise-reduce-your-tax-allowances-how-to-cut-your-income-tax-bill-instead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Bessent fires warning shot at Iran’s economic partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter, the political backlash to Trump&rsquo;s trade war with Canada]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scott-bessent-fires-warning-shot-at-irans-economic-partners/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scott-bessent-fires-warning-shot-at-irans-economic-partners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to expect from Nvidia’s results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nvidia, the world&rsquo;s largest company by market capitalisation and the effective leader of the artificial intelligence (AI) hardware industry, will announce results for the second quarter (Q2) of its 2027 fiscal year on 26 August.Shares in Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) gained 11.8% in 2026 through to 24 August. Most of these gains occurred since April; Nvidia&rsquo;s share price declined during the first four months of 2026, falling below $165 on 30 March as concerns over the impact of the conflict i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-to-expect-from-nvidias-results/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-to-expect-from-nvidias-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia’s results beat expectations again]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nvidia reported record adjusted quarterly earnings per share (EPS) of $2.22 for the second quarter (Q2) of its 2027 financial year following market close on 26 August &ndash; 5.7% above analysts forecasts of $2.1, and 120% higher compared to the same period last year.Quarterly revenue was $96.2 billion, 4.4% above the $92.2 billion analysts polled by London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) had forecast and representing a 106% year-on-year increase. &ldquo;Nvidia&rsquo;s (NASDAQ:NVDA) results show tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nvidias-results-beat-expectations-again/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nvidias-results-beat-expectations-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany on track for strongest GDP growth since 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economists raise forecasts after better than expected second-quarter growth and robust Ifo business index reading]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/germany-on-track-for-strongest-gdp-growth-since-2022/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/germany-on-track-for-strongest-gdp-growth-since-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: China warns US it could retaliate over Iran sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: JPMorgan chases AI wealth and Ant&oacute;nio Guterres interview]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-china-warns-us-it-could-retaliate-over-iran-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-china-warns-us-it-could-retaliate-over-iran-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China warns US it could retaliate over Iran sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing says it will take &lsquo;all necessary measures&rsquo; if Washington expands crackdown on business with Tehran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-warns-us-it-could-retaliate-over-iran-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-warns-us-it-could-retaliate-over-iran-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK backs Devon tungsten mine in effort to secure critical mineral supplies]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Wealth Fund invests &pound;71mn in project to produce metal used in aerospace and defence industries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-backs-devon-tungsten-mine-in-effort-to-secure-critical-mineral-supplies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-backs-devon-tungsten-mine-in-effort-to-secure-critical-mineral-supplies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham refuses to rule out tax rises in autumn Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts have warned that he and Chancellor John Healey will have little room to manoeuvre in their first Budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-refuses-to-rule-out-tax-rises-in-autumn-budget/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-refuses-to-rule-out-tax-rises-in-autumn-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Iran war punishes US farmers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: JPMorgan chases AI wealth and Ant&oacute;nio Guterres interview]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-iran-war-punishes-us-farmers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 07:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-iran-war-punishes-us-farmers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will robotaxis clog up Britain’s cities?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Autonomous vehicles present a new challenge for those trying to reduce urban congestion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-robotaxis-clog-up-britains-cities/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-robotaxis-clog-up-britains-cities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US grain farmers pummelled as Iran war triggers surge in costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Middle East conflict adds to strains in America&rsquo;s heartland months ahead of midterm elections]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-grain-farmers-pummelled-as-iran-war-triggers-surge-in-costs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-grain-farmers-pummelled-as-iran-war-triggers-surge-in-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US affordability tracker: the data that could decide the 2026 midterm elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FT is tracking changes to the cost of living that will affect American voters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-affordability-tracker-the-data-that-could-decide-the-2026-midterm-elections/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-affordability-tracker-the-data-that-could-decide-the-2026-midterm-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The threats to ‘Swiss Made’]]></title><description><![CDATA[For decades the country&rsquo;s exporters focused on adding value, but US tariffs and the strong franc are now hitting them harder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-threats-to-swiss-made/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-threats-to-swiss-made/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain needs to pay more attention to its crumbling churches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our places of worship face soaring repair costs, dwindling congregations and volunteer burnout]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-needs-to-pay-more-attention-to-its-crumbling-churches/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-needs-to-pay-more-attention-to-its-crumbling-churches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Austerity denial and the mystery of Britain’s shrunken state]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a ready supply of explanations on offer at Westminster]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/austerity-denial-and-the-mystery-of-britains-shrunken-state/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/austerity-denial-and-the-mystery-of-britains-shrunken-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['What you see is what you pay' - why some US restaurants are banning tips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tips are central to US dining culture but some eateries think that they are unfair.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-you-see-is-what-you-pay-why-some-us-restaurants-are-banning-tips/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-you-see-is-what-you-pay-why-some-us-restaurants-are-banning-tips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Shein targets $27bn valuation in Hong Kong IPO]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: US-Canada trade war erupts and Singapore&rsquo;s effort to boost birth rates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-shein-targets-27bn-valuation-in-hong-kong-ipo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-shein-targets-27bn-valuation-in-hong-kong-ipo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham compromises on council homes plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister opts not to rip up programme drawn up under Sir Keir Starmer that mostly relies on housing associations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-compromises-on-council-homes-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-compromises-on-council-homes-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Bessent warns Iran’s partners of sanctions but offers no timeline]]></title><description><![CDATA[US Treasury secretary had billed announcement as &lsquo;D Day&rsquo; for Tehran but stopped short of sweeping action]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scott-bessent-warns-irans-partners-of-sanctions-but-offers-no-timeline/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scott-bessent-warns-irans-partners-of-sanctions-but-offers-no-timeline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Bessent threatens Iran’s economic partners with more sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[US Treasury secretary had billed announcement as &lsquo;D Day&rsquo; for Tehran but stopped short of sweeping action]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scott-bessent-threatens-irans-economic-partners-with-more-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 21:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scott-bessent-threatens-irans-economic-partners-with-more-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Bessent threatens more US sanctions on Iran’s economic partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury secretary&rsquo;s announcement stops short of sweeping immediate action on China and other countries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scott-bessent-threatens-more-us-sanctions-on-irans-economic-partners/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scott-bessent-threatens-more-us-sanctions-on-irans-economic-partners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Bessent threatens wider US sanctions on Iran’s economic partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury secretary warns of further measures in bid to increase pressure on Tehran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scott-bessent-threatens-wider-us-sanctions-on-irans-economic-partners/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scott-bessent-threatens-wider-us-sanctions-on-irans-economic-partners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham rules out early election as he admits UK faces ‘challenging’ financial outlook]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister stops short of ruling out tax increases in October&rsquo;s Budget, saying his policies will be &lsquo;funded&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-rules-out-early-election-as-he-admits-uk-faces-challenging-financial-outlook/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-rules-out-early-election-as-he-admits-uk-faces-challenging-financial-outlook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian businesses fear ‘vortex of downward pressures’ from Trump’s tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Renewed trade war has inflicted pain and uncertainty on companies that deal with US]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canadian-businesses-fear-vortex-of-downward-pressures-from-trumps-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canadian-businesses-fear-vortex-of-downward-pressures-from-trumps-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you pay tax on cryptoassets? How to report and pay it]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost one in 10 people in the UK own cryptoassets, but HMRC suspects tens of thousands are failing to pay tax on them properly.According to the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), 8% of UK adults held cryptoassets in 2025, up from 4% in 2021.However, there&rsquo;s concern some crypto investors don&rsquo;t understand the tax implications of receiving, holding and selling these assets.HMRC sent out 81,000 warning letters to crypto investors it suspected of underpaying tax in 2025/26, according to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/do-you-pay-tax-on-cryptoassets-how-to-report-and-pay-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/do-you-pay-tax-on-cryptoassets-how-to-report-and-pay-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says US to increase tariffs on Canadian cars to 50%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move marks further escalation of Washington&rsquo;s trade war with Ottawa]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-says-us-to-increase-tariffs-on-canadian-cars-to-50/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 15:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-says-us-to-increase-tariffs-on-canadian-cars-to-50/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is value investing over?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s a difficult time for value investors. The theory goes that value stocks &ndash; those trading at a lower price relative to their fundamentals than others &ndash; ought to outperform the rest of the market over the long term.That&rsquo;s not how it&rsquo;s playing out. In the 10 years to 31 July 2026, the MSCI World Value Index generated an annualised return of 11.0%, compared to 13.3% for the MSCI World Index. The former index is based on the latter, with a tilt towards value stocks.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-value-investing-over/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-value-investing-over/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High asset prices, not low interest rates, are driving inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wealth distribution in the US has rendered the Federal Reserve&rsquo;s usual tools less effective]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/high-asset-prices-not-low-interest-rates-are-driving-inflation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/high-asset-prices-not-low-interest-rates-are-driving-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French finance minister warns tax on big businesses may be extended]]></title><description><![CDATA[Roland Lescure says it would be &lsquo;difficult&rsquo; to scrap unpopular surcharge on country&rsquo;s largest firms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/french-finance-minister-warns-tax-on-big-businesses-may-be-extended/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/french-finance-minister-warns-tax-on-big-businesses-may-be-extended/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harry Potter and the risk of geopolitics]]></title><description><![CDATA[European banks write fan fiction]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/harry-potter-and-the-risk-of-geopolitics/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/harry-potter-and-the-risk-of-geopolitics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An offer Canada could only refuse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saint Mark Carney&rsquo;s canonisation owes much to Donald Trump&rsquo;s inept bullying]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/an-offer-canada-could-only-refuse/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/an-offer-canada-could-only-refuse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: An economic D-Day is coming for Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: UK pledge to Ukraine and German public-private partnerships]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-an-economic-d-day-is-coming-for-iran/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-an-economic-d-day-is-coming-for-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South American trade bloc mounts dealmaking push to hedge geopolitical risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[EU deal heralds renewed engagement for historically insular Mercosur group&nbsp;despite regional divisions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-american-trade-bloc-mounts-dealmaking-push-to-hedge-geopolitical-risks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-american-trade-bloc-mounts-dealmaking-push-to-hedge-geopolitical-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South American trade bloc mounts dealmaking push]]></title><description><![CDATA[EU deal heralds renewed engagement for historically insular Mercosur group&nbsp;despite regional divisions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-american-trade-bloc-mounts-dealmaking-push/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-american-trade-bloc-mounts-dealmaking-push/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PensionBee looks profitable – should you buy in?]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK fintech PensionBee (LSE: PBEE) has carved out a successful niche for itself, to become the UK's most recognised pension consolidator with the UK pensions sectorundergoing a major transformation over the last ten years.Following the introduction of the Auto Enrolment scheme in 2012, assets in defined-contribution (DC) schemes have exploded, and the pensions industry has rapidly had to adapt to this new norm. The DC pension market has two main segments: workplace schemes and personal or individ]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pensionbee-looks-profitable-should-you-buy-in/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pensionbee-looks-profitable-should-you-buy-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three undervalued Hong Kong stocks that are thriving]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fidelity China Special Situations is an actively managed investment vehicle providing broad access to China's growth opportunities &ndash; from established technology leaders to entrepreneurial businesses that have yet to float on the stock market. In the year to date, Chinese and Hong Kong stocks have experienced greater volatility as geopolitical tensions, higher energy prices and concern over inflation weighed on sentiment, although China's diversified economy provides some resilience against]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-undervalued-hong-kong-stocks-that-are-thriving/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-undervalued-hong-kong-stocks-that-are-thriving/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Europe trails as AI drives US investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: UK pledge to Ukraine and German public-private partnerships]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-europe-trails-as-ai-drives-us-investment/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 07:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-europe-trails-as-ai-drives-us-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysts’ views: forecasters continue to see Fed and Bank of England on hold this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fed and BoE will remain on hold, with rate rises from ECB and Bank of Japan to come this year, according to our August survey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/analysts-views-forecasters-continue-to-see-fed-and-bank-of-england-on-hold-this-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/analysts-views-forecasters-continue-to-see-fed-and-bank-of-england-on-hold-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US widens AI-driven investment gap with Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bloc struggles to keep up with US spending on high-tech equipment and facilities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-widens-ai-driven-investment-gap-with-europe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-widens-ai-driven-investment-gap-with-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How climate is driving new geostrategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environmental changes are reshaping trade, commerce, logistics and geopolitics]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-climate-is-driving-new-geostrategy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-climate-is-driving-new-geostrategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Climate is driving new geostrategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Environmental changes are reshaping trade, commerce, logistics and geopolitics]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/climate-is-driving-new-geostrategy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/climate-is-driving-new-geostrategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasury brings in expert to review business rates for UK pubs and hotels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jerry Schurder will consult industry and report in time for recommendations to be implemented at next revaluation in 2029]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/treasury-brings-in-expert-to-review-business-rates-for-uk-pubs-and-hotels/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/treasury-brings-in-expert-to-review-business-rates-for-uk-pubs-and-hotels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasury asks ‘guru’ to review pubs and hotels’ claims of unfair taxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jerry Schurder will consult industry and report in time for recommendations to be implemented at next revaluation in 2029]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/treasury-asks-guru-to-review-pubs-and-hotels-claims-of-unfair-taxes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/treasury-asks-guru-to-review-pubs-and-hotels-claims-of-unfair-taxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Kevin Warsh seeks to calm investors’ nerves as signs of economic strain grow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Alibaba announces $10.2bn share placement and Anthropic&rsquo;s best AI model struggles to attract users]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-kevin-warsh-seeks-to-calm-investors-nerves-as-signs-of-economic-strain-grow/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-kevin-warsh-seeks-to-calm-investors-nerves-as-signs-of-economic-strain-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump accused of risking more pain for Americans with Canada trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Collapse of talks threatens to raise prices even higher months before midterm election]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-accused-of-risking-more-pain-for-americans-with-canada-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-accused-of-risking-more-pain-for-americans-with-canada-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A week of keynote speeches]]></title><description><![CDATA[Volodymyr Zelenskyy addresses the Ukrainian nation, the Fed&rsquo;s Kevin Warsh talks monetary policy at Jackson Hole and investors await Nvidia earnings call]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-week-of-keynote-speeches/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-week-of-keynote-speeches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer considered letting 100,000 young Europeans come to UK every year]]></title><description><![CDATA[British officials reveal sweeping Brussels negotiating plan drawn up in former premier&rsquo;s last days in office]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/starmer-considered-letting-100000-young-europeans-come-to-uk-every-year/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/starmer-considered-letting-100000-young-europeans-come-to-uk-every-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How worried should the bond market be about US inflation?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market Questions is the FT&rsquo;s guide to the week ahead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-worried-should-the-bond-market-be-about-us-inflation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-worried-should-the-bond-market-be-about-us-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey’s first Budget is a chance for radical change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two good reasons why this chancellor has a better chance than I had of boosting public-sector productivity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healeys-first-budget-is-a-chance-for-radical-change/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healeys-first-budget-is-a-chance-for-radical-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government can bring robotics to life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Without policy, there are few incentives to automate business functions where labour costs are low]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/government-can-bring-robotics-to-life/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 13:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/government-can-bring-robotics-to-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Friedrich Merz's fate is a warning for Andy Burnham&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[It took both Andy Burnham and Friedrich Merz three attempts to win the leadership of their parties and ultimately reach the top job. Neither was their party's natural favourite, but time, doggedness and perhaps the exhaustion of the alternatives eventually delivered the prize they had long coveted. Burnham should hope that is where the similarities end.Fifteen months after becoming chancellor, Friedrich Merz is in trouble. His approval rating has collapsed, his coalition is fractious and his cen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lsquofriedrich-merzs-fate-is-a-warning-for-andy-burnhamrsquo/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lsquofriedrich-merzs-fate-is-a-warning-for-andy-burnhamrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Infrastructure fund INPP defies the sceptics]]></title><description><![CDATA[When INPP &ndash; International Public Partnerships (LSE: INPP)&ndash; invested in the Thames Tideway Tunnel project in 2015, many investors thought its directors and managers were mad. Weren't infrastructure projects in the UK always delivered late and massively over budget? The project was a carve-out from the financially stretched Thames Water and would surely be dragged down by it.Instead, the 16-mile super-sewer under the River Thames from Acton to Beckton was completed as planned in March]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/infrastructure-fund-inpp-defies-the-sceptics/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/infrastructure-fund-inpp-defies-the-sceptics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Was Scott Bessent's intervention in Japan effective?]]></title><description><![CDATA[US Treasury secretary Scott Bessent has found himself caught in a standoff with currency traders more than a fortnight after the US and Japan jointly intervened to buy yen for the first time since 1998.The move strengthened the yen at the start of August, but it has since given back roughly half of its post-intervention gain. Currency analysts warn the fundamental drivers of a weak yen, especially a yield gap between Japan (where rates are 1%) and the US (where rates are over 3.5%), have not gon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/was-scott-bessents-intervention-in-japan-effective/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/was-scott-bessents-intervention-in-japan-effective/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Railway enthusiasts split over plan to restore train services in rural areas]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some are hopeful upgraded tracks will preserve steam engine rides, but others fear they will morph into commuter services]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/railway-enthusiasts-split-over-plan-to-restore-train-services-in-rural-areas/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/railway-enthusiasts-split-over-plan-to-restore-train-services-in-rural-areas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Juggernaut’ BT’s decade-long turnaround hits crunch time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors still waiting for the &lsquo;show me the money&rsquo; moment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/juggernaut-bts-decade-long-turnaround-hits-crunch-time/</link><pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/juggernaut-bts-decade-long-turnaround-hits-crunch-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Carney says Canada is now ‘at war’ with US over trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister says Donald Trump miscalculated by escalating his tariffs attack on the country]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mark-carney-says-canada-is-now-at-war-with-us-over-trade/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mark-carney-says-canada-is-now-at-war-with-us-over-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Carney says Canada ‘at war’ with US over trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime Minister tells country Donald Trump &lsquo;miscalculated&rsquo; by escalating tariff attack]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mark-carney-says-canada-at-war-with-us-over-trade/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mark-carney-says-canada-at-war-with-us-over-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Economic adviser O'Neill rules out government job but backs PM's devolution plans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lord O'Neill, former chief economist at Goldman Sachs, was tipped to become Andy Burnham's chief economic adviser.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/economic-adviser-oneill-rules-out-government-job-but-backs-pms-devolution-plans/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/economic-adviser-oneill-rules-out-government-job-but-backs-pms-devolution-plans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tina Fordham: &ldquo;It's a mad world &ndash; and it's here to stay&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tina Fordham is the former chief global political analyst at Citigroup and founder of Fordham Global Foresight. Tina has spent more than 25 years advising senior business, government and military leaders on navigating political and geopolitical risk; she has served as a senior adviser to the UK prime minister and advised military leaders. She also sits on advisory boards at Columbia University and the University of Cambridge. Her forthcoming book, Mad World: A Geostrategy Survival Guide for Lead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tina-fordham-ldquoits-a-mad-world-ndash-and-its-here-to-stayrdquo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tina-fordham-ldquoits-a-mad-world-ndash-and-its-here-to-stayrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The Magnificent Seven may have faltered but the bull market is not over yet’]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a pervasive belief that the &ldquo;Magnificent Seven&rdquo; tech stocks are the drivers behind the relentless rise of the US stock market. The Magnificent Seven, sometimes called the Mag 7, are Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Apple, Meta and Tesla &ndash; seven of the largest companies in the US and therefore the world.But the Magnificent Seven no longer ride together and their performances this year are very different. The S&amp;P 500 has returned 13.4% year to date. Amazon has re]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-magnificent-seven-may-have-faltered-but-the-bull-market-is-not-over-yet/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-magnificent-seven-may-have-faltered-but-the-bull-market-is-not-over-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The Magnificent 7 may have faltered but the bull market is not over yet’]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a pervasive belief that the &ldquo;Magnificent 7&rdquo; tech stocks are the drivers behind the relentless rise of the US stock market. The Magnificent 7, sometimes called the Mag 7, are Nvidia, Amazon, Alphabet, Microsoft, Apple, Meta and Tesla &ndash; seven of the largest companies in the US and therefore the world.But the Magnificent 7 no longer ride together and their performances this year are very different. The S&amp;P 500 has returned 13.4% year to date. Amazon has returned 21%,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-magnificent-7-may-have-faltered-but-the-bull-market-is-not-over-yet/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-magnificent-7-may-have-faltered-but-the-bull-market-is-not-over-yet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK housebuilders that will profit from a Burnham boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[The past few years have been very tough for UK housebuilders and their shareholders, says Jo Rands, a portfolio manager on the UK Equity Income, UK Managers' Focus and UK Rising Dividends strategies at ClearBridge Investment. The government has pledged to build 1.5 million homes in five years, but various headwinds, including cost increases and higher interest rates, have caused UK housebuilders' shares to plunge over the past two years. Yet with Andy Burnham entering No. 10 with talk of buildin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-housebuilders-that-will-profit-from-a-burnham-boost/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-housebuilders-that-will-profit-from-a-burnham-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada vows to match US tariffs as trade talks collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Carney rejects &lsquo;unfair&rsquo; deal as top Washington envoy criticises &lsquo;missed opportunity&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canada-vows-to-match-us-tariffs-as-trade-talks-collapse/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canada-vows-to-match-us-tariffs-as-trade-talks-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why more young workers are leaving the UK behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gap between Britons leaving and returning has grown every year since 2022 &mdash; but claims of a &lsquo;brain drain&rsquo; overstate the problem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-more-young-workers-are-leaving-the-uk-behind/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-more-young-workers-are-leaving-the-uk-behind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fight to save England’s rivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public confidence in the privatised water suppliers has collapsed. How did they get away with poisoning our water for decades?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-fight-to-save-englands-rivers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-fight-to-save-englands-rivers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Edinburgh festivals demand more money from Scotland’s first tourist tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[5% levy charged on first five overnight stays is expected to raise &pound;50mn for council]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/edinburgh-festivals-demand-more-money-from-scotlands-first-tourist-tax/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/edinburgh-festivals-demand-more-money-from-scotlands-first-tourist-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US says Canada rejects its trade deal offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Top Washington representative Jamieson Greer criticises Ottawa&rsquo;s &lsquo;missed opportunity&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-says-canada-rejects-its-trade-deal-offer/</link><pubDate>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 05:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-says-canada-rejects-its-trade-deal-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: How does the US national debt affect consumers around the world?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The debt has more than doubled in a decade to reach a milestone $40tn (&pound;29.4tn), Treasury figures show.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/watch-how-does-the-us-national-debt-affect-consumers-around-the-world/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/watch-how-does-the-us-national-debt-affect-consumers-around-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Betrayal’: US ranchers lash out at Trump’s plan to cut tax on beef imports]]></title><description><![CDATA[President claims unnamed foreign suppliers will provide 25% discount in run-up to midterm elections]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/betrayal-us-ranchers-lash-out-at-trumps-plan-to-cut-tax-on-beef-imports/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 21:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/betrayal-us-ranchers-lash-out-at-trumps-plan-to-cut-tax-on-beef-imports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham hit by fiscal challenges as O’Neill declines government role]]></title><description><![CDATA[&pound;1.8bn deficit in July confounds economists&rsquo; expectations of a balanced budget as prime minister completes first month in office]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-hit-by-fiscal-challenges-as-oneill-declines-government-role/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-hit-by-fiscal-challenges-as-oneill-declines-government-role/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US borrowing costs rise as attempts to ease rates prove short-lived]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economists said there were ongoing concerns over the level of borrowing as national debt passed $40tn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-borrowing-costs-rise-as-attempts-to-ease-rates-prove-short-lived/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-borrowing-costs-rise-as-attempts-to-ease-rates-prove-short-lived/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US ranchers lash out at Trump’s gambit to cut beef prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cattle futures fall after president says unnamed foreign suppliers will provide 25% discount for three months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-ranchers-lash-out-at-trumps-gambit-to-cut-beef-prices/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-ranchers-lash-out-at-trumps-gambit-to-cut-beef-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump claims deal to cut beef import tariffs to help curb high prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cattle futures fall after president says unnamed foreign suppliers will provide 25% discount for three months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-claims-deal-to-cut-beef-import-tariffs-to-help-curb-high-prices/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-claims-deal-to-cut-beef-import-tariffs-to-help-curb-high-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bessent dissent]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moves by the Treasury secretary are being interpreted as an effort to control rising yields]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bessent-dissent/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bessent-dissent/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You could get thousands for selling part of your garden – but is it worth it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the last 12 months, developer Caswell &amp; Dainow have seen a 50% increase in enquiries, the majority from homeowners interested in selling parts of their garden off for development.Co-founding director Adam Dainow says: &ldquo;In the cost-of-living crisis people are looking at ways they can release large sums of cash to help out."But not everyone agrees that selling off some of your land, while appealing in the short-term, will have little or no impact on the value of your home when you c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/you-could-get-thousands-for-selling-part-of-your-garden-but-is-it-worth-it/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/you-could-get-thousands-for-selling-part-of-your-garden-but-is-it-worth-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US-Canada trade deal goes down to the wire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials talk up prospect of agreement after Trump paused $20bn of new levies on North American trading partner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-canada-trade-deal-goes-down-to-the-wire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-canada-trade-deal-goes-down-to-the-wire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Canada haggle over trade deal as midnight tariffs threat looms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials talk up prospect of agreement after Trump paused $20bn of new levies on North American trading partner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-and-canada-haggle-over-trade-deal-as-midnight-tariffs-threat-looms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-and-canada-haggle-over-trade-deal-as-midnight-tariffs-threat-looms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bond scare and the balance of power]]></title><description><![CDATA[After the dreamworld of the 2010s, the link between power and fiscal capacity is back]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-bond-scare-and-the-balance-of-power/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-bond-scare-and-the-balance-of-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The investment opportunities in India]]></title><description><![CDATA[India is rapidly becoming one of the world&rsquo;s economic powerhouses.India&rsquo;s economy grew by 6.5% in 2025, according to IMF data, making it the fifth-fastest growing that year. With a GDP of over $4.1 trillion it is also the sixth-largest global economy.It overtook China as the world&rsquo;s largest country by population in 2023, and its growing population &ndash; particularly its expanding middle class &ndash; underpins much of its current and expected economic growth.&ldquo;A young wo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-investment-opportunities-in-india/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-investment-opportunities-in-india/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK retail investors snap up gilts in wake of bond sell-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surge in yields prompts buying of tax-efficient low-coupon securities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-retail-investors-snap-up-gilts-in-wake-of-bond-sell-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-retail-investors-snap-up-gilts-in-wake-of-bond-sell-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK retail investors snap up gilts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surge in yields prompts buying of tax-efficient low-coupon securities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-retail-investors-snap-up-gilts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-retail-investors-snap-up-gilts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the London Stock Exchange lost Shein]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fast-fashion retailer Shein is about to make its debut as a listed company. It is floating on the Hong Kong market at the end of this month, with a target valuation of between $25 billion and $30 billion. It remains to be seen whether it can get that away successfully, but it looks like a missed opportunity for the City of London. Shein initially explored a listing in New York, and when that looked troublesome, switched its focus to the City. Over the course of 2024 and 2025, Shein was trying to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-the-london-stock-exchange-lost-shein/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-the-london-stock-exchange-lost-shein/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Scott Bessent’s bond buybacks lift gold and bitcoin]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: El Ni&ntilde;o forces Panama Canal to cut traffic and Samsung outlines plans to return $80bn to shareholders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-scott-bessents-bond-buybacks-lift-gold-and-bitcoin/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-scott-bessents-bond-buybacks-lift-gold-and-bitcoin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to plan for retirement without relying on the state pension]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of people rely on the state pension but the cost is ballooning &ndash; and it&rsquo;s only set to surge further.The full new state pension has risen in value by 55% over the last 10 years alone and is forecast to have cost the government &pound;146 billion in 2025/26.The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) projects it will cost 9% of GDP by 2075/76, up from 5% now, putting the rise down to an ageing population and the cost of the triple lock &ndash; the policy which means the state p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-plan-for-retirement-without-relying-on-the-state-pension/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-plan-for-retirement-without-relying-on-the-state-pension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have European stocks turned a corner?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors were feeling deeply bearish about European stocks earlier this year, with warnings that the closure of the Strait of Hormuz would unleash the continent's second energy crisis in a decade. That danger has not passed, but markets got carried away. Unusually strong second-quarter earnings have allayed fears of stagflation. The Stoxx Europe 600, a pan-European stock index that includes UK-listed shares, is up 13% since its low in March.German earnings on the DAX index rose 11% year on year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/have-european-stocks-turned-a-corner/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/have-european-stocks-turned-a-corner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Food inflation adds pressure for Bank of Japan to act]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inflation measures all moved closer to central bank&rsquo;s target in July]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/food-inflation-adds-pressure-for-bank-of-japan-to-act/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/food-inflation-adds-pressure-for-bank-of-japan-to-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is momentum investing?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investing &lsquo;factors&rsquo; refer to a number of styles or strategies that dictate how investors choose their stocks. Some of the best-known are value and growth.Momentum investing is one of the simplest investing factors, but paradoxically one of the most difficult to successfully adopt.In essence, it means you buy stocks, funds or other assets that are rising in price, and sell the ones that are falling.It is an especially prevalent factor in the current market environment. As of 18 August]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-is-momentum-investing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-is-momentum-investing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FTAV Q&amp;A: Darrell Duffie]]></title><description><![CDATA[The money market savant on what the Fed should do about its balance sheet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ftav-qampa-darrell-duffie/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ftav-qampa-darrell-duffie/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Radical]]></title><description><![CDATA[Has Great Britain underestimated its own power and influence in the world?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/radical/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 11:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/radical/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the US economy is ringing alarm bells]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US hit a debt milestone this week, but just how worried should we be about the world's largest economy?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-the-us-economy-is-ringing-alarm-bells/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-the-us-economy-is-ringing-alarm-bells/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Noel Tata, the likely winner of Tata Group's succession drama?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suddenly, it seems, a member of the Tata family &ndash; Noel Tata &ndash; is back in the driving seat of the gigantic &ldquo;salt to software&rdquo; group, which owns Jaguar Land Rover, Air India and Tata Steel, and is India's largest private-sector employer. And not everyone is happy.Tata Group, India's largest conglomerate has been consumed by boardroom drama for months. Now, though, matters have come to a head, says The Economist. Natarajan Chandrasekaran &ndash; chair of the $280 billion gro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/who-is-noel-tata-the-likely-winner-of-tata-groups-succession-drama/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 10:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/who-is-noel-tata-the-likely-winner-of-tata-groups-succession-drama/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conrad Chia Laguna Sardinia: A haven of history and nature]]></title><description><![CDATA[I am contemplating the Torre di Chia from the balcony of my suite at the Conrad Chia Laguna Sardinia hotel. The Spanish built the defensive round tower in the 16th century &ndash; on the far side of the lagoon from where I am standing &ndash; to ward off pirates raiding the southern coast of the Mediterranean island. Other than its half-millennium of history, there isn't very much that is remarkable about it.What is remarkable is what it sits on &ndash; ancient Bithia. This settlement, built by]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/conrad-chia-laguna-sardinia-a-haven-of-history-and-nature/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/conrad-chia-laguna-sardinia-a-haven-of-history-and-nature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK posts unexpected budget deficit of £1.8bn in July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest borrowing data underscores challenge facing chancellor John Healey ahead of his first Budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-posts-unexpected-budget-deficit-of-18bn-in-july/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-posts-unexpected-budget-deficit-of-18bn-in-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK posts surprise budget deficit of £1.8bn in July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Borrowing figures underline challenge facing chancellor John Healey ahead of his first Budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-posts-surprise-budget-deficit-of-18bn-in-july/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-posts-surprise-budget-deficit-of-18bn-in-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Scott Bessent battles bond vigilantes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Healey&rsquo;s deficit warning and HSBC&rsquo;s job cuts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-scott-bessent-battles-bond-vigilantes/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-scott-bessent-battles-bond-vigilantes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese inflation rises as central bank weighs rate increase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank of Japan under pressure to act on rates in September as yen weakens despite joint intervention]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japanese-inflation-rises-as-central-bank-weighs-rate-increase/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japanese-inflation-rises-as-central-bank-weighs-rate-increase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese inflation rises as BoJ weighs rate rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central bank under pressure to increase interest rates in September as yen weakens despite joint intervention]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japanese-inflation-rises-as-boj-weighs-rate-rise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japanese-inflation-rises-as-boj-weighs-rate-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese inflation picks up as Iran war disruption bites]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accelerating price growth raises expectations on BoJ to increase rates at September meeting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japanese-inflation-picks-up-as-iran-war-disruption-bites/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japanese-inflation-picks-up-as-iran-war-disruption-bites/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scott Bessent takes on bond vigilantes in $32tn Treasury market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wall Street investors say move to buy more long-term US debt is a &lsquo;band-aid on a bullet hole&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scott-bessent-takes-on-bond-vigilantes-in-32tn-treasury-market/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scott-bessent-takes-on-bond-vigilantes-in-32tn-treasury-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London’s cabbies prepare to battle the robotaxis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some drivers are considering skulduggery in an attempt to show the limits of autonomous vehicles]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/londons-cabbies-prepare-to-battle-the-robotaxis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/londons-cabbies-prepare-to-battle-the-robotaxis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London cabbies plot ‘skulduggery’ to take on robotaxis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private-hire drivers are bracing for a new wave of technological change]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/london-cabbies-plot-skulduggery-to-take-on-robotaxis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/london-cabbies-plot-skulduggery-to-take-on-robotaxis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors warned against mini bonds after latest collapse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors have been warned against putting money into mini bonds issued by unregulated companies just five years after the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) banned promotions of the risky products.The high-profile collapse of London Capital &amp; Finance in 2019 &ndash; where 11,600 bondholders lost an estimated &pound;237 million &ndash; prompted the FCA to ban the marketing of mini-bonds to retail investors in 2021.They can now only be sold to high-net worth and sophisticated investors who can]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-warned-against-mini-bonds-after-latest-collapse/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-warned-against-mini-bonds-after-latest-collapse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey warned to limit Budget borrowing amid bond sell-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[New chancellor plans to stay &lsquo;well within&rsquo; Labour&rsquo;s fiscal rules, say allies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-warned-to-limit-budget-borrowing-amid-bond-sell-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-warned-to-limit-budget-borrowing-amid-bond-sell-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham should beware the perils of cost of living policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Like Starmer and Sunak before him, he risks focusing too much on things beyond his control]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-should-beware-the-perils-of-cost-of-living-policy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-should-beware-the-perils-of-cost-of-living-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Art market money laundering rules catch interior designers and toy-soldier sellers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Regulations designed to stop criminals washing millions of pounds through high-value art sales are ensnaring small businesses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/art-market-money-laundering-rules-catch-interior-designers-and-toy-soldier-sellers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/art-market-money-laundering-rules-catch-interior-designers-and-toy-soldier-sellers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK consumer confidence rises to highest level for two years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good weather and the &lsquo;Burnham bounce&rsquo; brought on by a new prime minister continued to have a positive effect in August]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-consumer-confidence-rises-to-highest-level-for-two-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 21 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-consumer-confidence-rises-to-highest-level-for-two-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Scott Bessent’s intervention to prop up US market fails to soothe investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Loan to Guggenheim Partners falls to distressed territory and North Korea fires barrage of ballistic missiles]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-scott-bessents-intervention-to-prop-up-us-market-fails-to-soothe-investors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-scott-bessents-intervention-to-prop-up-us-market-fails-to-soothe-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US long-term bonds slide as Bessent intervention fails to soothe investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yield on 30-year Treasuries rises despite move to &lsquo;at least double&rsquo; purchases of securities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-long-term-bonds-slide-as-bessent-intervention-fails-to-soothe-investors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-long-term-bonds-slide-as-bessent-intervention-fails-to-soothe-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walmart shares tumble as sales growth slows to six-year low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retailer to use almost $2.9bn in tariff refunds to deliver price cuts for squeezed American consumers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/walmart-shares-tumble-as-sales-growth-slows-to-six-year-low/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/walmart-shares-tumble-as-sales-growth-slows-to-six-year-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plug-in solar panels to hit supermarket shelves – will they save you money?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Households will have a new energy-saving option that they can pickup in the supermarket from next week &ndash; plug-in solar panels.The Iran conflict and cost of living crisis have pushed up energy bills in recent months with Ofgem's price cap remaining high.Rooftop solar panels are often highlighted as one way of going green and potentially reducing your electricity bills.But not everyone can afford the upfront cost and many don&rsquo;t have the roof space or permission to install them.There wi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/plug-in-solar-panels-to-hit-supermarket-shelves-will-they-save-you-money/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/plug-in-solar-panels-to-hit-supermarket-shelves-will-they-save-you-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors cut bets on US and UK rate rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weaker economic data has changed expectations despite a rally in oil prices]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-cut-bets-on-us-and-uk-rate-rises/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-cut-bets-on-us-and-uk-rate-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Walmart pledges price cuts as sales growth slows to six-year low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retailer to use tariff refund to reduce prices after reporting slowest US sales growth for six years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/walmart-pledges-price-cuts-as-sales-growth-slows-to-six-year-low/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 14:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/walmart-pledges-price-cuts-as-sales-growth-slows-to-six-year-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump is losing his war of independence on rare earths]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inefficiency, untrustworthiness and cronyism are weakening the administration&rsquo;s plans to stand up to China]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-is-losing-his-war-of-independence-on-rare-earths/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-is-losing-his-war-of-independence-on-rare-earths/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Backlash over law firms’ ‘crazy’ early hiring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: tanker demand and Zelenskyy fires top aide]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-backlash-over-law-firms-crazy-early-hiring/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-backlash-over-law-firms-crazy-early-hiring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[140 years of banking crises and bailouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[We started so we finished]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/140-years-of-banking-crises-and-bailouts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/140-years-of-banking-crises-and-bailouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Reserve policymakers are becoming more hawkish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since the July meeting, more FOMC voters have said they are worried about inflation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/federal-reserve-policymakers-are-becoming-more-hawkish/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/federal-reserve-policymakers-are-becoming-more-hawkish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China hits out at EU probe into JD.com bid for German retailer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing may &lsquo;resolutely retaliate&rsquo; over probe into Ceconomy offer, says justice ministry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-hits-out-at-eu-probe-into-jdcom-bid-for-german-retailer/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-hits-out-at-eu-probe-into-jdcom-bid-for-german-retailer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK finally showing signs of productivity growth, say economists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Better output figures are a fillip to chancellor John Healey and come after years of underperformance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-finally-showing-signs-of-productivity-growth-say-economists/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-finally-showing-signs-of-productivity-growth-say-economists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK finally showing signs of productivity boost, say economists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Better output figures are a fillip to chancellor John Healey and come after years of underperformance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-finally-showing-signs-of-productivity-boost-say-economists/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-finally-showing-signs-of-productivity-boost-say-economists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nearly nine in 10 leasehold flats still on the market after six months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prospective buyers are deterred by inflated asking prices and high service charges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nearly-nine-in-10-leasehold-flats-still-on-the-market-after-six-months/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nearly-nine-in-10-leasehold-flats-still-on-the-market-after-six-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The container revolution is running out of room]]></title><description><![CDATA[Containers have transformed ports, cities and trade. Now the revolution is reaching a limit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-container-revolution-is-running-out-of-room/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-container-revolution-is-running-out-of-room/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The box that built globalisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Containers have transformed ports, cities and trade. Now the revolution is reaching a limit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-box-that-built-globalisation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-box-that-built-globalisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump proposed reviving the Keystone XL pipeline. Does Canada still want it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bilateral relationship has soured significantly since the project was first proposed two decades ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-proposed-reviving-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-does-canada-still-want-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 02:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-proposed-reviving-the-keystone-xl-pipeline-does-canada-still-want-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed’s July minutes revealed growing concerns over elevated inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Many&rsquo; members of the FOMC thought a rate increase would soon be warranted if inflation remains high]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/feds-july-minutes-revealed-growing-concerns-over-elevated-inflation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 00:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/feds-july-minutes-revealed-growing-concerns-over-elevated-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Moderna’s ‘landmark’ cancer treatment leads to share price surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: US national debt tops $40tn and China&rsquo;s Unitree makes trading debut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-modernas-landmark-cancer-treatment-leads-to-share-price-surge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 23:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-modernas-landmark-cancer-treatment-leads-to-share-price-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed officials express rising concern over persistently high inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Minutes from July central bank meeting show &lsquo;many&rsquo; policymakers are prepared to increase borrowing costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-officials-express-rising-concern-over-persistently-high-inflation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 20:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-officials-express-rising-concern-over-persistently-high-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t mess up London’s knowledge economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester are seen as innovation powerhouses but there&rsquo;s a city we don&rsquo;t mention]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/dont-mess-up-londons-knowledge-economy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/dont-mess-up-londons-knowledge-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grain prices surge as Ukraine war chokes off Black Sea ports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysts fear global food price shock if attacks on terminals and ships continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/grain-prices-surge-as-ukraine-war-chokes-off-black-sea-ports/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/grain-prices-surge-as-ukraine-war-chokes-off-black-sea-ports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grain prices surge after Ukraine war chokes off seaborne exports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysts fear global food price shock if attacks on terminals and ships continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/grain-prices-surge-after-ukraine-war-chokes-off-seaborne-exports/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/grain-prices-surge-after-ukraine-war-chokes-off-seaborne-exports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Grain prices surge after Ukraine war chokes off Black Sea ports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysts fear global food price shock if attacks on terminals and ships continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/grain-prices-surge-after-ukraine-war-chokes-off-black-sea-ports/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/grain-prices-surge-after-ukraine-war-chokes-off-black-sea-ports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jump in energy bills drives UK inflation to highest rate for four months]]></title><description><![CDATA[A 2.9% rise in inflation had been widely expected by economists, with Chancellor John Healey saying the Iran war &ldquo;continues to impact prices here at home&rdquo;.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jump-in-energy-bills-drives-uk-inflation-to-highest-rate-for-four-months/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jump-in-energy-bills-drives-uk-inflation-to-highest-rate-for-four-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Price of olive oil doubles in five years: how UK inflation has hit shoppers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The majority of goods and services have shot up in price since 2021]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/price-of-olive-oil-doubles-in-five-years-how-uk-inflation-has-hit-shoppers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/price-of-olive-oil-doubles-in-five-years-how-uk-inflation-has-hit-shoppers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Price of olive oil doubles in five years as inflation hits UK shoppers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The majority of goods and services have shot up in price since 2021]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/price-of-olive-oil-doubles-in-five-years-as-inflation-hits-uk-shoppers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 16:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/price-of-olive-oil-doubles-in-five-years-as-inflation-hits-uk-shoppers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investigators discover track ‘irregularity’ near site of UK train derailment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Officials examine CCTV footage of area around incident in East Sussex that injured 30 people]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investigators-discover-track-irregularity-near-site-of-uk-train-derailment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 15:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investigators-discover-track-irregularity-near-site-of-uk-train-derailment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation is heating up but don't expect another crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising living costs could heap pressure on PM Andy Burnham though it depends what happens in the coming months.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inflation-is-heating-up-but-dont-expect-another-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inflation-is-heating-up-but-dont-expect-another-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We need to rethink how we pay for water]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Surge pricing&rsquo; controversy distracts from the real need to reform charging structures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/we-need-to-rethink-how-we-pay-for-water/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/we-need-to-rethink-how-we-pay-for-water/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US economy is running hot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why a few cool data points probably aren&rsquo;t a sign of weakening demand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-us-economy-is-running-hot/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-us-economy-is-running-hot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK inflation accelerates to 2.9% in July amid Middle East energy shock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising energy costs push price growth further above BoE target]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-accelerates-to-29-in-july-amid-middle-east-energy-shock/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-accelerates-to-29-in-july-amid-middle-east-energy-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[July inflation keeps BoE on course to hold rates in September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Upward movement in the headline index was driven by energy price cap reset and was expected]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/july-inflation-keeps-boe-on-course-to-hold-rates-in-september/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 09:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/july-inflation-keeps-boe-on-course-to-hold-rates-in-september/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK inflation accelerated to 2.9% in July amid Middle East energy shock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figure pushes price growth further above BoE target]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-accelerated-to-29-in-july-amid-middle-east-energy-shock/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-accelerated-to-29-in-july-amid-middle-east-energy-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Iran weighs Europe strikes if US restarts war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Ukraine wartime election and Europeans&rsquo; savings buffers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-iran-weighs-europe-strikes-if-us-restarts-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-iran-weighs-europe-strikes-if-us-restarts-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Britain needs a Messi budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[The playing style of the great Argentine footballer demonstrates that less can be more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-britain-needs-a-messi-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-britain-needs-a-messi-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What high streets can learn from the success of retail parks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Once dominated by sellers of bulky goods, parks now attract high street staples]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-high-streets-can-learn-from-the-success-of-retail-parks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-high-streets-can-learn-from-the-success-of-retail-parks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Travel e-sim boom threatens mobile industry’s roaming cash cow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Usage set to rise by a third this year as travellers opt for cheaper alternatives to data roaming charges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/travel-e-sim-boom-threatens-mobile-industrys-roaming-cash-cow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/travel-e-sim-boom-threatens-mobile-industrys-roaming-cash-cow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The key inflation signal for investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour costs adjusted for productivity have a strong record in pointing to the underlying trend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-key-inflation-signal-for-investors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-key-inflation-signal-for-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mohammed: prophet, trader . . . and capitalist?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can capitalism trace its roots back to early Islam?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mohammed-prophet-traderand-capitalist/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mohammed-prophet-traderand-capitalist/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inside the Bank of England: Gold vaults and ‘giant’ bank notes worth tens of thousands]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bank of England might be best known for setting interest rates and printing banknotes, but there&rsquo;s much more going on at the central bank you might not be aware of.Jack Leslie and Rupal Patel, Bank of England (BoE) economists and authors of the new book Money: The Inside Story, discussed how the central bank holds 400,000 bars of gold and &lsquo;giant&rsquo; and &lsquo;titan&rsquo; banknotes worth up to &pound;100 million in its vaults.Speaking on the MoneyWeek Talks podcast, they also]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inside-the-bank-of-england-gold-vaults-and-giant-bank-notes-worth-tens-of-thousands/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inside-the-bank-of-england-gold-vaults-and-giant-bank-notes-worth-tens-of-thousands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global food security may be collateral in Ukraine war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Moscow and Kyiv&rsquo;s attacks on one another&rsquo;s agricultural exports could result in a worldwide grain crisis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-food-security-may-be-collateral-in-ukraine-war/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-food-security-may-be-collateral-in-ukraine-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europeans dash to save as inflation fears stifle economic recovery]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crisis-weary households are reluctant to spend]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europeans-dash-to-save-as-inflation-fears-stifle-economic-recovery/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europeans-dash-to-save-as-inflation-fears-stifle-economic-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are ‘dodgy’ vape shops choking Britain’s high streets?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concerns range from tax evasion to fears that the businesses are fronts for organised crime]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/are-dodgy-vape-shops-choking-britains-high-streets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/are-dodgy-vape-shops-choking-britains-high-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says deal reached with Canada and pauses tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last-minute reprieve follows &lsquo;intense&rsquo; talks with Mark Carney to avert 50% levies on billions of dollars in goods]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-says-deal-reached-with-canada-and-pauses-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-says-deal-reached-with-canada-and-pauses-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says deal reached with Canada and delays tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Eleventh-hour reprieve following &lsquo;intense&rsquo; talks with Mark Carney to avert 50% levies on billions of dollars in goods]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-says-deal-reached-with-canada-and-delays-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-says-deal-reached-with-canada-and-delays-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada faces deadline to stop US tariffs on $20bn of exports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Carney spoke to Donald Trump on Tuesday in a final push to avert American trade levies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canada-faces-deadline-to-stop-us-tariffs-on-20bn-of-exports/</link><pubDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 00:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canada-faces-deadline-to-stop-us-tariffs-on-20bn-of-exports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Surge in diesel prices deals powerful blow to industrial America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: global private equity avoids China and US chip stocks lead sell-off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-surge-in-diesel-prices-deals-powerful-blow-to-industrial-america/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-surge-in-diesel-prices-deals-powerful-blow-to-industrial-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soaring diesel prices rip across US economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising fuel costs threaten new jolt of inflation ahead of November&rsquo;s midterm elections]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/soaring-diesel-prices-rip-across-us-economy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/soaring-diesel-prices-rip-across-us-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global borrowing costs hit fresh highs over oil, AI and inflation concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interest rates on long-term US, UK, German and Japanese government debt have soared.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-borrowing-costs-hit-fresh-highs-over-oil-ai-and-inflation-concerns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-borrowing-costs-hit-fresh-highs-over-oil-ai-and-inflation-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US chip stocks slide as government borrowing costs hit multiyear highs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fears over inflation and mounting public debt ignite bond sell-off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-chip-stocks-slide-as-government-borrowing-costs-hit-multiyear-highs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 20:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-chip-stocks-slide-as-government-borrowing-costs-hit-multiyear-highs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Burnham save Britain’s high streets?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Town centres need to become community hubs for the 21st century]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-burnham-save-britains-high-streets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-burnham-save-britains-high-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham hails shake-up of bus services in West Midlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister praises &lsquo;single biggest act of public control&rsquo;, even though routes will ultimately be run by private groups]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-hails-shake-up-of-bus-services-in-west-midlands/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 18:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-hails-shake-up-of-bus-services-in-west-midlands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK inflation rises to 2.9%]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose by 2.9% in the 12 months to July 2026.CPI inflation rose by 2.6% in the 12 months to June 2026, down from 2.8% in May and April 2026.Ratesetters at the Bank of England will be watching the July data closely to inform their next decision on UK interest rates.| UK inflation forecast | What is inflation? | When will interest rates fall further? | CPI release dates | MPC meeting dates | August 18, 2026 &ndash; 10:04 AMGood afternoon and welcome to our li]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-rises-to-29/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-rises-to-29/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: What to expect from July’s UK inflation figures]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office for National Statistics will release the latest UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation data tomorrow (19 August). The data will cover July 2026.CPI inflation rose by 2.6% in the 12 months to June 2026, down from 2.8% in May and April 2026.Ratesetters at the Bank of England will be watching the July data closely to inform their next decision on UK interest rates.| UK inflation forecast | What is inflation? | When will interest rates fall further? | CPI release dates | MPC]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-what-to-expect-from-julys-uk-inflation-figures/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-what-to-expect-from-julys-uk-inflation-figures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: UK inflation rises to 2.9%]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rose by 2.9% in the 12 months to July 2026.CPI inflation rose by 2.6% in the 12 months to June 2026, down from 2.8% in May and April 2026.Ratesetters at the Bank of England will be watching the July data closely to inform their next decision on UK interest rates.| UK inflation forecast | What is inflation? | When will interest rates fall further? | CPI release dates | MPC meeting dates | August 18, 2026 &ndash; 10:04 AMGood afternoon and welcome to our li]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-uk-inflation-rises-to-29/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-uk-inflation-rises-to-29/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Did UK inflation rise in July?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office for National Statistics will release the latest UK Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation data today (19 August). The data will cover July 2026.CPI inflation rose by 2.6% in the 12 months to June 2026, down from 2.8% in May and April 2026.Ratesetters at the Bank of England will be watching the July data closely to inform their next decision on UK interest rates.| UK inflation forecast | What is inflation? | When will interest rates fall further? | CPI release dates | MPC mee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-did-uk-inflation-rise-in-july/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-did-uk-inflation-rise-in-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Government borrowing costs hit multi-decade highs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fears over inflation and AI issuance spur bond sell-off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/government-borrowing-costs-hit-multi-decade-highs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/government-borrowing-costs-hit-multi-decade-highs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Signature Group founder banned as company director for five years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Property group subsidiary &lsquo;distributed false and misleading marketing material&rsquo; according to Insolvency Service]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/signature-group-founder-banned-as-company-director-for-five-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/signature-group-founder-banned-as-company-director-for-five-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada makes final attempt to avoid US tariffs on $20bn of goods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter, how are voters reacting to a string of progressive candidates&rsquo; primary victories?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canada-makes-final-attempt-to-avoid-us-tariffs-on-20bn-of-goods/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canada-makes-final-attempt-to-avoid-us-tariffs-on-20bn-of-goods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NS&amp;I to boost Premium Bonds prize fund rate &ndash; 12 more &pound;100,000 prizes will be up for grabs]]></title><description><![CDATA[NS&amp;I is raising its Premium Bonds prize fund rate from September, taking the total monthly prize pot close to &pound;500 million.The government-backed savings bank will increase the prize fund rate from 3.80% to 4.35% from the September draw.NS&amp;I says there will be more than 308,000 extra prizes up for grabs, including 12 additional &pound;100,000 prizes, 27 more &pound;50,000 prizes and an extra 51 &pound;25,000 prizes.There will also be over 2.3 million &pound;100 prizes in total and t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nsampi-to-boost-premium-bonds-prize-fund-rate-ndash-12-more-pound100000-prizes-will-be-up-for-grabs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nsampi-to-boost-premium-bonds-prize-fund-rate-ndash-12-more-pound100000-prizes-will-be-up-for-grabs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Treasury can’t avoid the BoE’s losses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Suspending cash transfers to the central bank will not alleviate UK fiscal pressures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-treasury-cant-avoid-the-boes-losses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-treasury-cant-avoid-the-boes-losses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Global bond sell-off deepens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: US military pullback raises questions in Asia, and a ray of hope for the drinks industry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-global-bond-sell-off-deepens/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-global-bond-sell-off-deepens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global bond sell-off deepens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-term government borrowing costs hit multi-decade highs amid fears over inflation and AI issuance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-bond-sell-off-deepens/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-bond-sell-off-deepens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global bond sell-off deepens amid fears over inflation and AI issuance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Long-term government borrowing costs hit multi-decade highs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-bond-sell-off-deepens-amid-fears-over-inflation-and-ai-issuance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-bond-sell-off-deepens-amid-fears-over-inflation-and-ai-issuance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Job vacancies at five-year low as smaller firms scale back recruitment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small firms cite labour and operating costs as reasons for scaling back hiring, the UK's statistics body says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/job-vacancies-at-five-year-low-as-smaller-firms-scale-back-recruitment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/job-vacancies-at-five-year-low-as-smaller-firms-scale-back-recruitment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[End of Summer Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Image credit: Future)Invest smarter with Britain's best-selling financial magazine. Benefit from expert analysis on investments, stocks and shares, pension planning and more. Take advantage of our End of Summer Sale offer and get 50% off your first quarter - sale ends 15 September. (Image credit: Future)Your first 13 weeks for just&nbsp;&pound;32.99&nbsp;&pound;16.48&nbsp;(that's&nbsp;50% off&nbsp;the subscription price)Continue to pay &pound;32.99 every 13 weeksRead the&nbsp;digital edition&nb]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/end-of-summer-sale/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 10:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/end-of-summer-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK pay weakness allays fears of second-round inflation effects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private sector regular pay continued to decline in ONS&rsquo;s latest data]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-pay-weakness-allays-fears-of-second-round-inflation-effects/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-pay-weakness-allays-fears-of-second-round-inflation-effects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK employers shed jobs as labour market weakens further]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official figures also show unemployment ticked higher in second quarter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-employers-shed-jobs-as-labour-market-weakens-further/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-employers-shed-jobs-as-labour-market-weakens-further/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Asian doubts over US resolve]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: TCI bets on Italian luxury hotels and Russia fires top economist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-asian-doubts-over-us-resolve/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-asian-doubts-over-us-resolve/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s 10-year bond yield falls to 13-month low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weak economic growth pushes investors into sovereign debt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-10-year-bond-yield-falls-to-13-month-low/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-10-year-bond-yield-falls-to-13-month-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK examines economic hit from loss of access to frontier AI models]]></title><description><![CDATA[Urgent assessment comes after Donald Trump blocked foreign national access to Anthropic&rsquo;s Fable 5]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-examines-economic-hit-from-loss-of-access-to-frontier-ai-models/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-examines-economic-hit-from-loss-of-access-to-frontier-ai-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to make the most of your tax-free allowances in the 2026/27 tax year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tax-free allowances let you shield some of your savings and investments from the taxman.For instance, you can put &pound;20,000 into tax-sheltered ISAs each tax year, and you won&rsquo;t have to pay tax on any interest or investment returns earned on it.Each allowance has its own rules, and they can be difficult to keep track of &ndash; but making the most of them each tax year can mean you keep more of your money.. Isabella Galliers-Pratt, senior investment director at Rathbones, said: &ldquo;O]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-tax-free-allowances-in-the-202627-tax-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-make-the-most-of-your-tax-free-allowances-in-the-202627-tax-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe still needs forward guidance — but not as a straitjacket]]></title><description><![CDATA[It should be kept in the toolkit for times when monetary policy is constrained]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europe-still-needs-forward-guidance-but-not-as-a-straitjacket/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europe-still-needs-forward-guidance-but-not-as-a-straitjacket/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airlines in ‘stand-off’ over price cuts as jet fuel costs ease]]></title><description><![CDATA[Carriers are keen to protect the fare increases they brought in after start of Iran conflict]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/airlines-in-stand-off-over-price-cuts-as-jet-fuel-costs-ease/</link><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/airlines-in-stand-off-over-price-cuts-as-jet-fuel-costs-ease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Carney in last-ditch effort to avoid Trump’s latest tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian prime minister plans call with US president before a Wednesday deadline for levies on $20bn of trade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mark-carney-in-last-ditch-effort-to-avoid-trumps-latest-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mark-carney-in-last-ditch-effort-to-avoid-trumps-latest-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney in last-ditch Canadian effort to avoid Trump’s latest tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister plans call with US president before Wednesday deadline for levies on $20bn of trade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/carney-in-last-ditch-canadian-effort-to-avoid-trumps-latest-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/carney-in-last-ditch-canadian-effort-to-avoid-trumps-latest-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK is going the wrong way about protecting pubs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government measures do little to support bars&rsquo; underlying business case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-is-going-the-wrong-way-about-protecting-pubs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-is-going-the-wrong-way-about-protecting-pubs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The UK is going the wrong way about protecting pubs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government measures do little to support bars&rsquo; underlying business case]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-uk-is-going-the-wrong-way-about-protecting-pubs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-uk-is-going-the-wrong-way-about-protecting-pubs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russia fires economist over Ukraine war warning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrei Klepach dismissed after bleak remarks about economic toll of conflict]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/russia-fires-economist-over-ukraine-war-warning/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 18:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/russia-fires-economist-over-ukraine-war-warning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK to pay KPMG and EY up to £456mn to train civil servants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deal marks largest contract awarded to Big Four firms in at least a decade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-to-pay-kpmg-and-ey-up-to-456mn-to-train-civil-servants/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-to-pay-kpmg-and-ey-up-to-456mn-to-train-civil-servants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government to pay KPMG and EY up to £456mn to train civil servants]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deal marks largest contract awarded to Big Four firms in at least a decade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-government-to-pay-kpmg-and-ey-up-to-456mn-to-train-civil-servants/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-government-to-pay-kpmg-and-ey-up-to-456mn-to-train-civil-servants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s war on customs fraud will be costly and difficult]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US administration has incentivised the tariff cheating, mislabelling and misvaluation it complains about]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-war-on-customs-fraud-will-be-costly-and-difficult/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-war-on-customs-fraud-will-be-costly-and-difficult/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Jared Kushner and Benjamin Netanyahu meet in push for Gaza peace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: private credit doldrums and the AI super-rich]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-jared-kushner-and-benjamin-netanyahu-meet-in-push-for-gaza-peace/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-jared-kushner-and-benjamin-netanyahu-meet-in-push-for-gaza-peace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese second-quarter growth weaker than expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Households and businesses pulled back in the worst months of the Iran energy shock]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japanese-second-quarter-growth-weaker-than-expected/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japanese-second-quarter-growth-weaker-than-expected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[People are worried about America’s solvency]]></title><description><![CDATA[But not worried enough to actually do anything about it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/people-are-worried-about-americas-solvency/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/people-are-worried-about-americas-solvency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China investment slump deepens as economy shows signs of weakness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industrial output growth slows and retail sales nearly flat as policymakers face calls to step up support]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-investment-slump-deepens-as-economy-shows-signs-of-weakness/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-investment-slump-deepens-as-economy-shows-signs-of-weakness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What I read on my holidays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Muddled thinking about vocational education and fixing the driving test backlog]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-i-read-on-my-holidays/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-i-read-on-my-holidays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s economy shows signs of weakness in July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industrial output growth slows and retail sales nearly flat as flagging sentiment weighs on spending]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-economy-shows-signs-of-weakness-in-july/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-economy-shows-signs-of-weakness-in-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three quality stocks at a reasonable price]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Nutshell Growth Fund invests in quality stocks from exceptional businesses, but only when their valuations offer an attractive prospective return. Our concentrated portfolio of around 30 global companies is selected for two characteristics that do not always come together: exceptional financial quality and a reasonable price. By quality stocks, we mean businesses with a strong record of revenue and profit growth, resilient margins, attractive returns on capital and substantial cash generatio]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-quality-stocks-at-a-reasonable-price/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-quality-stocks-at-a-reasonable-price/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does shrinkflation signal to investors?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shrinkflation is rife. When did you last open a tube of Pringles and find the crisps reaching the foil seal? The gap at the top is no optical illusion &ndash; the makers of Pringles narrowed the canister and cut the contents from 200g to 165g while the price climbed towards &pound;2.25. The result was a 118% increase in the price per gram. Customers may see fewer crisps, but shrinkflation isn't just an irritation for consumers. Investors should see something more revealing: it can be an early si]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-does-shrinkflation-signal-to-investors/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-does-shrinkflation-signal-to-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Dimon warns UK against higher bank taxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: private credit doldrums and AI super-rich]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-dimon-warns-uk-against-higher-bank-taxes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-dimon-warns-uk-against-higher-bank-taxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[War and climate change drive surge in global shipping costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rates on routes including Panama Canal, Rhine, Red Sea and Black Sea jump, while Hormuz closure also hits seaborne trade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/war-and-climate-change-drive-surge-in-global-shipping-costs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/war-and-climate-change-drive-surge-in-global-shipping-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham faces climate test over North Sea oil decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister expected to approve development of controversial Rosebank and Jackdaw projects]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-faces-climate-test-over-north-sea-oil-decision/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-faces-climate-test-over-north-sea-oil-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham faces climate test over North Sea oil decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister expected to approve development of controversial Rosebank and Jackdaw projects]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-faces-climate-test-over-north-sea-oil-decision/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-faces-climate-test-over-north-sea-oil-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The next China shock will come from open-source AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countries adopting Chinese models will also absorb Chinese standards and governance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-next-china-shock-will-come-from-open-source-ai/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-next-china-shock-will-come-from-open-source-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s energy strategy vindicated by Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Playbook is likely to be adopted by other countries, shaping markets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-energy-strategy-vindicated-by-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-energy-strategy-vindicated-by-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jamie Dimon warns UK chancellor against higher bank taxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[JPMorgan chief&rsquo;s call to John Healey is part of lobbying by financial services sector ahead of October Budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jamie-dimon-warns-uk-chancellor-against-higher-bank-taxes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jamie-dimon-warns-uk-chancellor-against-higher-bank-taxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thames Barrier may need £20bn replacement far sooner than expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extreme weather has put London&rsquo;s flood defence under strain, senior government officials warn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thames-barrier-may-need-20bn-replacement-far-sooner-than-expected/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thames-barrier-may-need-20bn-replacement-far-sooner-than-expected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London’s flood defence may need replacing far sooner than expected due to extreme weather]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thames Barrier upgrade could cost at least &pound;20bn, senior government officials warn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/londons-flood-defence-may-need-replacing-far-sooner-than-expected-due-to-extreme-weather/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/londons-flood-defence-may-need-replacing-far-sooner-than-expected-due-to-extreme-weather/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canadian business braced for 50% US tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[US-Canada trade talks go down to the wire, plus Japanese growth figures and a UK inflation update]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canadian-business-braced-for-50-us-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canadian-business-braced-for-50-us-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rayner reforms planning to protect England’s pubs and boost housebuilding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers to encourage property developments close to train, tram and underground stations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rayner-reforms-planning-to-protect-englands-pubs-and-boost-housebuilding/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rayner-reforms-planning-to-protect-englands-pubs-and-boost-housebuilding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British farmers need more help to cope with brutal heat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Water shortages have become a dark daily reality affecting crops, livestock and the viability of farms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/british-farmers-need-more-help-to-cope-with-brutal-heat/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 15:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/british-farmers-need-more-help-to-cope-with-brutal-heat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the Fed minutes reveal any forward guidance?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market Questions is the FT&rsquo;s guide to the week ahead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-the-fed-minutes-reveal-any-forward-guidance/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-the-fed-minutes-reveal-any-forward-guidance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How economics is changing]]></title><description><![CDATA[The subject is becoming more inventive and empirical, but questions about reproducibility and AI abound]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-economics-is-changing/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-economics-is-changing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The unmasking of Anthony Fauci, America's germ czar]]></title><description><![CDATA[When America's &ldquo;germ czar&rdquo;, Anthony Fauci, 85, stepped down as head of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases after 38 years in 2022, he was somewhat at a loose end. &ldquo;I asked myself what I could do over the next few years while I am still filled with passion and energy and blessed with good health,&rdquo; he wrote in his 2024 memoir &ndash; deciding that the answer was &ldquo;to share my experiences with the world and particularly the younger generation&rdquo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-unmasking-of-anthony-fauci-americas-germ-czar/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-unmasking-of-anthony-fauci-americas-germ-czar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buy UK small caps with JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth &amp; Income]]></title><description><![CDATA[JPMorgan UK Small Cap Growth &amp; Income (LSE: JUGI) is worth considering as a way to play the recovery in UK small caps while earning an appealing income.<br />
UK equities of all shapes and sizes have looked cheap compared with the rest of the world for the best part of the past decade. However, two things have changed over the past few years that have shifted the narrative significantly in favour of investors.The first has been the demand from private equity and trade buyers to acquire UK business]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/buy-uk-small-caps-with-jpmorgan-uk-small-cap-growth-amp-income/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/buy-uk-small-caps-with-jpmorgan-uk-small-cap-growth-amp-income/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['John Healey is repeating Rachel Reeves's mistakes']]></title><description><![CDATA[With a new prime minister and a blank sheet of paper, John Healey could have started his chancellorship with a burst of announcements. After all, Andy Burnham appears determined to try to do things differently and, even if most of the policies announced so far are very small-scale, at least he is trying. His chancellor, by contrast, has been very quiet. He popped up briefly to replay a few familiar complaints about price gouging by the supermarkets, even though the major grocery chains operate o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/john-healey-is-repeating-rachel-reevess-mistakes-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/john-healey-is-repeating-rachel-reevess-mistakes-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Healey is repeating Rachel Reeves's mistakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[With a new prime minister and a blank sheet of paper, John Healey could have started his chancellorship with a burst of announcements. After all, Andy Burnham appears determined to try to do things differently and, even if most of the policies announced so far are very small-scale, at least he is trying. His chancellor, by contrast, has been very quiet. He popped up briefly to replay a few familiar complaints about price gouging by the supermarkets, even though the major grocery chains operate o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/john-healey-is-repeating-rachel-reevess-mistakes/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/john-healey-is-repeating-rachel-reevess-mistakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Most US voters say they are worse off under Trump — FT poll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Democrats lead Republicans on economy just months ahead of midterm elections]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/most-us-voters-say-they-are-worse-off-under-trump-ft-poll/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/most-us-voters-say-they-are-worse-off-under-trump-ft-poll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[World’s largest carmakers seek to avert motor oil crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shortage of Group III base oils prompts auto manufacturers to turn to new blends]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/worlds-largest-carmakers-seek-to-avert-motor-oil-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/worlds-largest-carmakers-seek-to-avert-motor-oil-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Malaysia profits from data centre boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Southeast Asian country emerges as key AI hub in boost for its economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/malaysia-profits-from-data-centre-boom/</link><pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 05:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/malaysia-profits-from-data-centre-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour’s rental reforms disrupt student market and lengthen lettings process]]></title><description><![CDATA[Renters&rsquo; Rights Act locks international students out of housing market while pushing prospective tenants into double rents]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labours-rental-reforms-disrupt-student-market-and-lengthen-lettings-process/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labours-rental-reforms-disrupt-student-market-and-lengthen-lettings-process/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Uranium is poised to go nuclear &ndash; here's how to invest]]></title><description><![CDATA[In October 2006, the spot price of uranium went from $19 per pound (lb) to $143/lb in seven months. That move was so violent it altered how I thought about commodity markets entirely. That parabolic acceleration is not an accident. It is the direct expression of uranium's inelasticity when it comes to demand. Reactors cannot simply switch fuels, utilities cannot defer fuel purchases indefinitely, and once a supply deficit opens, the market has no choice but to bid until demand destruction forces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uranium-is-poised-to-go-nuclear-ndash-heres-how-to-invest/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uranium-is-poised-to-go-nuclear-ndash-heres-how-to-invest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shipbroker Clarkson is catching a fresh tailwind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shipping services group Clarkson (LSE: CKN) has emerged over the last few decades as a global shipbroking franchise, with its shares rising from 90p at the turn of the century to over &pound;50 per share today. Clarkson was founded in 1852 and has been listed on the London Stock Exchange since the 1980s. Success was not inevitable, though. In the 1990s, Clarkson and its competitor Braemar (LSE: BMS) were navigating a shipping market that had been in the doldrums for over a decade. In 1999, Clark]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/shipbroker-clarkson-is-catching-a-fresh-tailwind/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/shipbroker-clarkson-is-catching-a-fresh-tailwind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Andy Burnham's devolution plan actually bear fruit?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is the UK too centralised and will devolution help?Devolution has long created separate administrations for Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, rather creating the illusion that the British state must be a quasi-federal one. But the whole of England &ndash; 85% of the UK&rsquo;s population &ndash; remains governed by Whitehall. Westminster decides everything, says The Economist, from the sums that local authorities can charge for planning applications to how long the tinkling of ice-cream vans]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-andy-burnhams-devolution-plan-actually-bear-fruit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-andy-burnhams-devolution-plan-actually-bear-fruit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Turkey and Cyprus holiday spots hit by Iran war and last-minute booking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seaside resorts slash prices by as much as 8% in effort to attract tourists and fill rooms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/turkey-and-cyprus-holiday-spots-hit-by-iran-war-and-last-minute-booking/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/turkey-and-cyprus-holiday-spots-hit-by-iran-war-and-last-minute-booking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How grandparents can help with school fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private education will be much more expensive for a child starting school today than for those just graduating, so planning is key]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-grandparents-can-help-with-school-fees/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-grandparents-can-help-with-school-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Burnham can curb Britain’s tax-dodging shops]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister is missing a simple trick in his campaign to revive high streets: enforcing the basic laws of doing business]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-burnham-can-curb-britains-tax-dodging-shops/</link><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-burnham-can-curb-britains-tax-dodging-shops/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Americans sour on Trump’s economy as affordability strains intensify]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumer sentiment and retail sales fall as the war in Iran worsens cost of living pressures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/americans-sour-on-trumps-economy-as-affordability-strains-intensify/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 20:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/americans-sour-on-trumps-economy-as-affordability-strains-intensify/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second UK train derails in less than 24 hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incident in Essex follows derailment of train in East Sussex on Thursday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/second-uk-train-derails-in-less-than-24-hours/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/second-uk-train-derails-in-less-than-24-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham warns of ‘tinderbox’ Britain after week of intense heat]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comes as government faces controversial decisions on watering down electric vehicle targets and approving new North Sea oilfields]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-warns-of-tinderbox-britain-after-week-of-intense-heat/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-warns-of-tinderbox-britain-after-week-of-intense-heat/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nationwide boost rates on fixed savings accounts and ISAs – are they a good home for your cash?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nationwide has increased interest rates on its fixed term savings accounts and ISAs, with customers now able to get up to 4.7% on their cash savings. The higher rates are available if you lock your money away to grow for a fixed amount of time, with no withdrawals allowed. For the ISA products, any interest earned during the term will be tax-free.Richard Stocker, Nationwide&rsquo;s head of savings, said: &ldquo;We&rsquo;re pleased to launch new higher rates on our fixed rate cash ISAs and bonds,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nationwide-boost-rates-on-fixed-savings-accounts-and-isas-are-they-a-good-home-for-your-cash/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nationwide-boost-rates-on-fixed-savings-accounts-and-isas-are-they-a-good-home-for-your-cash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warsh and wait]]></title><description><![CDATA[The tight-lipped Fed chair appears happy to let the market and fellow policymakers take the lead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-and-wait/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 17:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-and-wait/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Second UK train derails in under 24 hours]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incident at Wickford in Essex follows derailment of train in East Sussex on Thursday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/second-uk-train-derails-in-under-24-hours/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/second-uk-train-derails-in-under-24-hours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Water bills set to rise again for millions of households – how you can cut costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of households face further water bill rises to fund &pound;3.4 billion worth of investment in the network.The regulator Ofwat has provisionally approved a package of funding to increase capacity, provide cleaner drinking water and upgrade treatment sites.However, it means bills are set to rise by up to &pound;43 a year between 2027 and 2030 for many customers in England and Wales.The hikes are not yet confirmed and are going through a consultation phase, before any final approval is mad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/water-bills-set-to-rise-again-for-millions-of-households-how-you-can-cut-costs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/water-bills-set-to-rise-again-for-millions-of-households-how-you-can-cut-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are investment trusts falling out of favour?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK&rsquo;s investment trusts are declining in popularity with the country&rsquo;s investor base, new research suggests.Financial consumer site Boring Money&rsquo;s latest investment trust report shows that investment trust ownership among UK investors has fallen to its lowest level since the company started tracking adoption in 2021 &ndash; falling from 12% to 9% in the last year.The report, based on four surveys (the largest of which included 6,000 nationally representative UK adults) revea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/are-investment-trusts-falling-out-of-favour/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 15:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/are-investment-trusts-falling-out-of-favour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claim your exclusive offer]]></title><description><![CDATA[In partnership with Go.Compare, we're offering you a free 6 issue trial with MoneyWeek magazine. Plus, if you continue after your trial you'll get an extra 10% off any of our subscription packages. Our team of experts connect market intelligence and economic analysis to give you clear, actionable insight. From capitalising on lucrative investments to getting the most out of your pension, MoneyWeek will help you to protect and grow your finances. PRINT6 free issues then &pound;38.69 every 13 issu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/claim-your-exclusive-offer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/claim-your-exclusive-offer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Average stamp duty by region: How much are you likely to pay?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stamp duty land tax is another cost to factor into the equation when buying property in England or Northern Ireland.It is applied at different rates depending on the value of the property, if the home you&rsquo;re buying costs more than &pound;125,000. That threshold rises to &pound;300,000 for first-time buyers purchasing a home worth &pound;500,000 or less.The average house price in England was &pound;292,095 as of May 2026, according to the latest data from HM Land Registry, meaning the typic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/average-stamp-duty-by-region-how-much-are-you-likely-to-pay/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/average-stamp-duty-by-region-how-much-are-you-likely-to-pay/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Bond markets are too relaxed about inflation']]></title><description><![CDATA[Even if you do not invest much in bonds, the bond markets are hugely important. Jim Leaviss, the former M&amp;G bond guru, who sadly passed away last month, was fond of saying that &ldquo;there is nothing more fascinating than a fixed-income instrument&rdquo;. There is a lot of truth in this. The bond markets directly reflect consensus about inflation, growth, government finances and more, while influencing the price of many other assets.So while investors who are willing to take greater risk in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-markets-are-too-relaxed-about-inflation-2/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-markets-are-too-relaxed-about-inflation-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond markets are too relaxed about inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Even if you do not invest much in bonds, the bond markets are hugely important. Jim Leaviss, the former M&amp;G bond guru, who sadly passed away last month, was fond of saying that &ldquo;there is nothing more fascinating than a fixed-income instrument&rdquo;. There is a lot of truth in this. The bond markets directly reflect consensus about inflation, growth, government finances and more, while influencing the price of many other assets.So while investors who are willing to take greater risk in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-markets-are-too-relaxed-about-inflation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-markets-are-too-relaxed-about-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are ‘boring’ sectors back?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The market has had an up and down year, driven largely by volatility in tech and artificial intelligence (AI) stocks. The CBOE Volatility Index (often referred to as the VIX), an index which measures the stock market&rsquo;s expected volatility based on S&amp;P 500 options, reached 35 in March (following the outbreak of the war in Iran), levels only surpassed in the last five years by 2025&rsquo;s tariff turmoil and the outbreak of the war in Ukraine.The S&amp;P 500 has ranged from 6,317 to 7,79]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/are-boring-sectors-back/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/are-boring-sectors-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Safety inspection of track carried out day before train crash in southern England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Checks that disrupt services take place only when there is reason to believe a fault might present a risk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/safety-inspection-of-track-carried-out-day-before-train-crash-in-southern-england/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/safety-inspection-of-track-carried-out-day-before-train-crash-in-southern-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swiss economy grows at fastest rate since 2021]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chemicals and pharma sectors help GDP expand 1.5% in the second quarter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/swiss-economy-grows-at-fastest-rate-since-2021/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/swiss-economy-grows-at-fastest-rate-since-2021/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Iran war pushes up mortgage costs for borrowers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Anthropic and ChatGPT launch cheap models, and Venezuela requests return of 31 tonnes of gold]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-iran-war-pushes-up-mortgage-costs-for-borrowers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-iran-war-pushes-up-mortgage-costs-for-borrowers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A farewell to Matthew Jukes, Britain’s top wine expert]]></title><description><![CDATA[Matthew Jukes, MoneyWeek&rsquo;s wine columnist for 20 years, has died at the age of 58. Readers of the magazine and indeed its staff will sorely miss his amusing and ebullient reviews and unique voice, not to mention his expertise in seeking out delicious and affordable wines. He was always exceptionally busy elsewhere, too &ndash; he was, as The Telegraph says, &ldquo;one of Britain&rsquo;s busiest and most respected wine experts&rdquo;, writing columns for the Daily Mail and becoming a star o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-farewell-to-matthew-jukes-britains-top-wine-expert/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-farewell-to-matthew-jukes-britains-top-wine-expert/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Swiss economy grows at fastest rate since 2021 despite trade turmoil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chemicals and pharma sectors help boost GDP by 1.5% in the second quarter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/swiss-economy-grows-at-fastest-rate-since-2021-despite-trade-turmoil/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/swiss-economy-grows-at-fastest-rate-since-2021-despite-trade-turmoil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is CEO Dave Lewis Diageo’s hangover cure?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dave Lewis, new CEO of alcoholic-drinks giant Diageo, laid out plans to revamp thecompany after several years of falling profits, says Madeleine Speed in the Financial Times.The maker of Guinness and Johnnie Walker posted a 2% decline in organic revenue for the year to 30 June 2026, while operating profits dropped 27% to $3.2 billion. Savings will be made by &ldquo;redesigning Diageo's operating model and overhauling its supply chain&rdquo;, with the elimination of what Lewis calls &ldquo;massiv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-ceo-dave-lewis-diageos-hangover-cure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-ceo-dave-lewis-diageos-hangover-cure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hilton Istanbul Bosphorus is where the city’s golden age still lingers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Istanbul has existed in its various guises for millennia, straddling Europe and Asia across the Bosphorus. It is a cosmopolitan city. Here, you will find former Byzantine churches, many today serving as mosques, standing beside bazaars and rooftop restaurants frequented by tourists from all over the world. That centuries-old charm is still evident in the ruby-red &ccedil;ay (tea) that arrives without asking, baklava glistening behind bakery windows, the aroma of kebabs, and cats lounging beneath]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hilton-istanbul-bosphorus-is-where-the-citys-golden-age-still-lingers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hilton-istanbul-bosphorus-is-where-the-citys-golden-age-still-lingers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Karthik Sankaran on the case for yen intervention]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;I&rsquo;ve been calling for an intervention at least since dollar-yen was at 150&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/karthik-sankaran-on-the-case-for-yen-intervention/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/karthik-sankaran-on-the-case-for-yen-intervention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Cheaper Chinese models push OpenAI and Anthropic into price war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: UK aid cuts and effective altruism revival]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-cheaper-chinese-models-push-openai-and-anthropic-into-price-war/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-cheaper-chinese-models-push-openai-and-anthropic-into-price-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Treasury market’s toxic codependency]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US government bond market has become a hedge fund playground]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-treasury-markets-toxic-codependency/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-treasury-markets-toxic-codependency/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pakistan and the new great game of Risk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Islamabad has bold ambitions to play a more proactive role in the world]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pakistan-and-the-new-great-game-of-risk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pakistan-and-the-new-great-game-of-risk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mortgage costs pushed higher by US stand-off with Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Interest rates on home loans have jumped in America and several big European economies in recent weeks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mortgage-costs-pushed-higher-by-us-stand-off-with-iran/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mortgage-costs-pushed-higher-by-us-stand-off-with-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fragile states in Africa and Middle East hit by more than 40% cut in UK direct aid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Campaigners sound alarm over cuts to development spending pushed through to fund defence investment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fragile-states-in-africa-and-middle-east-hit-by-more-than-40-cut-in-uk-direct-aid/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fragile-states-in-africa-and-middle-east-hit-by-more-than-40-cut-in-uk-direct-aid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump launches tariffs targeting Chinese drone technology]]></title><description><![CDATA[US to impose up to 100% levies on unmanned aircraft and their components]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-launches-tariffs-targeting-chinese-drone-technology/</link><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-launches-tariffs-targeting-chinese-drone-technology/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: The battle for control of India’s biggest conglomerate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Anthropic investors bet on $2tn valuation and Sanae Takaichi slams Vladimir Putin&rsquo;s visit to disputed Pacific islands]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-the-battle-for-control-of-indias-biggest-conglomerate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-the-battle-for-control-of-indias-biggest-conglomerate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[20 people injured in UK train derailment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three carriages on the Southern Rail service are flipped on to their side]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/20-people-injured-in-uk-train-derailment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 23:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/20-people-injured-in-uk-train-derailment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US sells 30-year bonds at highest borrowing costs since 2001]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yields have jumped amid concerns over mounting public debt and persistently high inflation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-sells-30-year-bonds-at-highest-borrowing-costs-since-2001/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-sells-30-year-bonds-at-highest-borrowing-costs-since-2001/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eleven people injured in UK train derailment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three carriages on the Southern Rail service are flipped on to their side]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eleven-people-injured-in-uk-train-derailment/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 21:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eleven-people-injured-in-uk-train-derailment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham warns water companies against treating customers like ‘blank cheque’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister criticises Ofwat decision to allow suppliers to raise bills by more than expected to pay for new projects]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-warns-water-companies-against-treating-customers-like-blank-cheque/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-warns-water-companies-against-treating-customers-like-blank-cheque/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US accuses more than 40 countries of helping China avoid Trump’s tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[White House says Canada, Japan, EU and others enabling the evasion of levies for $60bn in trade via &lsquo;transshipment scam&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-accuses-more-than-40-countries-of-helping-china-avoid-trumps-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-accuses-more-than-40-countries-of-helping-china-avoid-trumps-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Retail parks are the real threat to the British high street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outdoor commercial complexes are hot property, with supermarkets, stores and discount chains elbowing for room]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/retail-parks-are-the-real-threat-to-the-british-high-street/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/retail-parks-are-the-real-threat-to-the-british-high-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer allies warn Healey against blowing ‘strong’ economic inheritance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham has signalled plans for spending increases]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/starmer-allies-warn-healey-against-blowing-strong-economic-inheritance/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/starmer-allies-warn-healey-against-blowing-strong-economic-inheritance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should you withdraw your pension before inheritance tax rule changes? What you must consider first]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of being told to spend our pensions last because they could be handed down free of inheritance tax, a new rule coming in from next April flips that guidance on its head. From 6 April, 2027, most unspent pensions passed on will be included in the estate for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes and could be taxed at 40%.The move has triggered a big change in behaviour, with many over-55s (the earliest you can currently take your pension) withdrawing more of their money sooner rather than lat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-you-withdraw-your-pension-before-inheritance-tax-rule-changes-what-you-must-consider-first/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-you-withdraw-your-pension-before-inheritance-tax-rule-changes-what-you-must-consider-first/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Price of niche rare earth jumps on fears of renewed Chinese export controls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Erbium, used widely in infrastructure, is among the broad range of metals that China dominates production of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/price-of-niche-rare-earth-jumps-on-fears-of-renewed-chinese-export-controls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/price-of-niche-rare-earth-jumps-on-fears-of-renewed-chinese-export-controls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK economy grows but experts warn of challenging months ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hot weather and the men's football World Cup boosted the economy but the Iran war may weigh on growth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-economy-grows-but-experts-warn-of-challenging-months-ahead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 12:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-economy-grows-but-experts-warn-of-challenging-months-ahead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK growth resilient in second quarter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Real GDP held up better than expected during the worst months of the energy price shock]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-growth-resilient-in-second-quarter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-growth-resilient-in-second-quarter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maersk chief calls for investment push to ease trade strains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Container shipping group hiked guidance after port bottlenecks boosted freight rates and profits]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/maersk-chief-calls-for-investment-push-to-ease-trade-strains/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 09:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/maersk-chief-calls-for-investment-push-to-ease-trade-strains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK economy grows 0.4% in second quarter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expansion comes as businesses weather surge in energy prices&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-economy-grows-04-in-second-quarter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 08:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-economy-grows-04-in-second-quarter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The most difficult dilemma’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monetary policy and supply shocks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-most-difficult-dilemma/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-most-difficult-dilemma/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Anthropic investors bet on $2tn valuation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Lab-grown diamonds and Wall Street&rsquo;s wager on Nvidia&rsquo;s AI chips]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-anthropic-investors-bet-on-2tn-valuation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-anthropic-investors-bet-on-2tn-valuation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump is taxing the dark matter that pays America’s way]]></title><description><![CDATA[The administration&rsquo;s tariff regime undermines the income the US receives from deploying knowledge abroad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-is-taxing-the-dark-matter-that-pays-americas-way/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-is-taxing-the-dark-matter-that-pays-americas-way/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Total cost of privately educating a child in the UK rises to £216,000]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fees for boarding pupils rose slightly faster than day pupils to nearly &pound;440,000]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/total-cost-of-privately-educating-a-child-in-the-uk-rises-to-216000/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/total-cost-of-privately-educating-a-child-in-the-uk-rises-to-216000/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Sea oil producers told to speed up well closures]]></title><description><![CDATA[NSTA has fined one company more than &pound;16mn this year and vows to enforce deadlines]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/north-sea-oil-producers-told-to-speed-up-well-closures/</link><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/north-sea-oil-producers-told-to-speed-up-well-closures/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crackdown on zero-hours contracts could cost UK groups up to £3bn per year]]></title><description><![CDATA[About &pound;1.2bn of estimated costs will come from new rules forcing bosses to pay compensation for cancelled shifts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/crackdown-on-zero-hours-contracts-could-cost-uk-groups-up-to-3bn-per-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/crackdown-on-zero-hours-contracts-could-cost-uk-groups-up-to-3bn-per-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crackdown on zero-hours contracts could cost UK firms up to £3bn per year]]></title><description><![CDATA[About &pound;1.2bn will come from new rules forcing bosses to pay compensation for cancelled shifts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/crackdown-on-zero-hours-contracts-could-cost-uk-firms-up-to-3bn-per-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/crackdown-on-zero-hours-contracts-could-cost-uk-firms-up-to-3bn-per-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Changes to zero-hours contracts could cost UK businesses up to £3bn per year]]></title><description><![CDATA[About &pound;1.2bn will come from new rules forcing bosses to pay compensation for cancelled shifts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/changes-to-zero-hours-contracts-could-cost-uk-businesses-up-to-3bn-per-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/changes-to-zero-hours-contracts-could-cost-uk-businesses-up-to-3bn-per-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China is winning the race for the Ice Silk Road]]></title><description><![CDATA[Melting in the Arctic is unleashing a geopolitical tussle over new trade routes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-is-winning-the-race-for-the-ice-silk-road/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 18:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-is-winning-the-race-for-the-ice-silk-road/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poor numeracy is a blind spot in the age of AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[An understanding of maths can be crucial to judging if the tech is telling you the right thing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/poor-numeracy-is-a-blind-spot-in-the-age-of-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/poor-numeracy-is-a-blind-spot-in-the-age-of-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham warned Iran war could hit UK growth next year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The conflict in the Middle East has pushed up oil and fuel prices, and also disrupted supply chains.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-warned-iran-war-could-hit-uk-growth-next-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-warned-iran-war-could-hit-uk-growth-next-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[July inflation decline does not mean Fed’s September rise is off the table]]></title><description><![CDATA[Headline and core inflation rates were both lower, with energy prices registering another decline over the month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/july-inflation-decline-does-not-mean-feds-september-rise-is-off-the-table/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/july-inflation-decline-does-not-mean-feds-september-rise-is-off-the-table/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of households near pylons to get £250 a year off energy bills – could you be eligible?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands of households living near new or upgraded electricity pylons and power lines are set to start receiving an energy bills discount worth &pound;250 a year.The government has revealed the first locations where outdated electricity infrastructure will be upgraded, with households living close to these projects eligible for money off their bills.The scheme is due to start in the first half of 2027, with most eligible households getting an automatic discount on their electricity bill every s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thousands-of-households-near-pylons-to-get-250-a-year-off-energy-bills-could-you-be-eligible/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thousands-of-households-near-pylons-to-get-250-a-year-off-energy-bills-could-you-be-eligible/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US inflation falls to 3.4% in July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fallout from Iran war continues to reverberate across economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-inflation-falls-to-34-in-july/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-inflation-falls-to-34-in-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish North Sea tax revenues drop, fuelling debate on oil and gas industry’s future]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK government to soon decide whether to approve production at the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scottish-north-sea-tax-revenues-drop-fuelling-debate-on-oil-and-gas-industrys-future/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scottish-north-sea-tax-revenues-drop-fuelling-debate-on-oil-and-gas-industrys-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotland’s North Sea oil revenues drop by 12%]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK government to soon decide whether to approve production at the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scotlands-north-sea-oil-revenues-drop-by-12/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 14:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scotlands-north-sea-oil-revenues-drop-by-12/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will El Niño hit the world economy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disruptive climate event is likely to be one of the strongest on record]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-will-el-nio-hit-the-world-economy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-will-el-nio-hit-the-world-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zhu Rongji, reforming Chinese premier, 1928-2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jiang Zemin&rsquo;s right-hand man laid the foundation for the country&rsquo;s leap to economic superpower]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/zhu-rongji-reforming-chinese-premier-1928-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 12:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/zhu-rongji-reforming-chinese-premier-1928-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Prime ministers quiz: How much do you know about the history of the UK’s leaders?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham is the UK&rsquo;s newest prime minister, and the seventh since 2010. It makes him the 59th person to hold the office in Britain.Each one has left their mark on UK history, but how much do you know about them? Test your knowledge in our prime ministers quiz.How well did you do in our prime ministers quiz? Share your results on social media.For all the latest news and analysis, subscribe to MoneyWeek&rsquo;s newsletters.Will taxes rise in the Burnham government's first Autumn Budget?T]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/prime-ministers-quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-the-history-of-the-uks-leaders/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/prime-ministers-quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-the-history-of-the-uks-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of America commits $250bn to US projects in boost to ‘America First’ agenda]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pledge comes after president snubbed chief executive of US&rsquo;s second-largest lender earlier this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-america-commits-250bn-to-us-projects-in-boost-to-america-first-agenda/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-america-commits-250bn-to-us-projects-in-boost-to-america-first-agenda/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK power supplies likely to be stretched during solar eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Grid operator calls for extra generation capacity to be made available on Wednesday evening]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-power-supplies-likely-to-be-stretched-during-solar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 10:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-power-supplies-likely-to-be-stretched-during-solar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Revolut cuts WeWork access, and night farming]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-vance-asked-ukraine-to-halt-strikes-on-tankers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-vance-asked-ukraine-to-halt-strikes-on-tankers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poorer Americans are struggling to make ‘ends meet’, top Fed official says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Boston central bank branch head Susan Collins would back September interest rate rise if inflation remains hot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/poorer-americans-are-struggling-to-make-ends-meet-top-fed-official-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/poorer-americans-are-struggling-to-make-ends-meet-top-fed-official-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is it too late to save liberal democracy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Martin Wolf on Daron Acemoglu&rsquo;s urgent rallying cry for a new politics of shared prosperity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-it-too-late-to-save-liberal-democracy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-it-too-late-to-save-liberal-democracy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe’s carbon mechanism is a tariff by another name]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EU has denounced US duties while imposing its own protectionist measures dressed up as climate policy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europes-carbon-mechanism-is-a-tariff-by-another-name/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europes-carbon-mechanism-is-a-tariff-by-another-name/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain needs more investors, not higher taxes on investment]]></title><description><![CDATA[An increase in capital gains taxation would act against goals to support economic growth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-needs-more-investors-not-higher-taxes-on-investment/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-needs-more-investors-not-higher-taxes-on-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Households near UK grid upgrade projects in line for lower electricity bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government aims to boost support for pylons and power lines needed to meet net zero targets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/households-near-uk-grid-upgrade-projects-in-line-for-lower-electricity-bills/</link><pubDate>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/households-near-uk-grid-upgrade-projects-in-line-for-lower-electricity-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: China tightens grip on Europe’s auto supply chain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: US judge cites &lsquo;concerning&rsquo; irregularities in Adani fraud case and the AI threat to India&rsquo;s IT sector]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-china-tightens-grip-on-europes-auto-supply-chain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-china-tightens-grip-on-europes-auto-supply-chain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘I’m a pensions and tax expert – watch out for six costly inheritance tax mistakes’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inheritance tax (IHT) receipts are on the up and expected to rise further as more estates are dragged into HMRC&rsquo;s net.The government raked in &pound;8.5 billion in inheritance tax receipts in 2025/26, with the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecasting the tax take will increase to almost &pound;15 billion by 2030/31.The watchdog says rising equity and house prices, frozen tax thresholds and the impact of policies announced in the 2024 Autumn Budget, namely unused pensions falling]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/im-a-pensions-and-tax-expert-watch-out-for-six-costly-inheritance-tax-mistakes/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/im-a-pensions-and-tax-expert-watch-out-for-six-costly-inheritance-tax-mistakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Long-term sickness may be smaller problem for UK than thought, says ONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statistics agency&rsquo;s new labour market survey shows lower levels of economic inactivity due to ill health]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/long-term-sickness-may-be-smaller-problem-for-uk-than-thought-says-ons/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/long-term-sickness-may-be-smaller-problem-for-uk-than-thought-says-ons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which ETFs are attracting the most investment?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While equity markets stuttered in July &ndash; the MSCI World Index, which represents 85% of the total market capitalisation of each developed market in the world, grew just 0.5% during the month &ndash; flows into exchange-traded products were strong.European-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded commodities (ETCs) attracted flows of &euro;47.3 billion in July, up 28.5% from &euro;36.8 billion the previous month, according to data from investment research firm Morningstar.Fund]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/which-etfs-are-attracting-the-most-investment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/which-etfs-are-attracting-the-most-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which ETF sectors are attracting the most investment?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While equity markets stuttered in July &ndash; the MSCI World Index, which represents 85% of the total market capitalisation of each developed market in the world, grew just 0.5% during the month &ndash; flows into exchange-traded products were strong.European-listed exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and exchange-traded commodities (ETCs) attracted flows of &euro;47.3 billion in July, up 28.5% from &euro;36.8 billion the previous month, according to data from investment research firm Morningstar.Fund]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/which-etf-sectors-are-attracting-the-most-investment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/which-etf-sectors-are-attracting-the-most-investment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China tightens grip on Europe’s car supply chain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Acquisitions of local parts makers amid resistance to Chinese exports have worried EU officials]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-tightens-grip-on-europes-car-supply-chain/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-tightens-grip-on-europes-car-supply-chain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to stop Warsh becoming a lame duck]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve chair needs to assert his authority or others will usurp his natural role]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-stop-warsh-becoming-a-lame-duck/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-stop-warsh-becoming-a-lame-duck/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should I give my property to my grandchildren before I die?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Younger people faced with historically high housing prices and ongoing cost of living pressures may be hoping an inheritance will help them out.Nearly one in four (23%) Gen Z (born between 1997 and 2012) say they are not prioritising retirement saving because they expect to inherit money or property. This view is also common among Millennials (born between 1981 and 1996), with one in five (20%) of this generation saying the same, according to a Standard Life survey of 6,000 people conducted in J]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-i-give-my-property-to-my-grandchildren-before-i-die/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-i-give-my-property-to-my-grandchildren-before-i-die/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: EU border checks double waiting times]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Spain&rsquo;s migrant amnesty and Turkish law on Kurdish militants]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-eu-border-checks-double-waiting-times/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-eu-border-checks-double-waiting-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What will Warsh do to favour Main Street over Wall Street?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Evidence is mounting that the divide is rather more difficult to fix than the new Federal Reserve chair had thought]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-will-warsh-do-to-favour-main-street-over-wall-street/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-will-warsh-do-to-favour-main-street-over-wall-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Morocco’s ‘forgotten’ young are fleeing to Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Failure to translate growth into better living standards has driven migration attempts into Spain&rsquo;s Ceuta enclave]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-moroccos-forgotten-young-are-fleeing-to-europe/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-moroccos-forgotten-young-are-fleeing-to-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Morocco’s two-speed economy leaves young workers behind]]></title><description><![CDATA[Failure to translate growth into better living standards has driven migration attempts into Ceuta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/moroccos-two-speed-economy-leaves-young-workers-behind/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/moroccos-two-speed-economy-leaves-young-workers-behind/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotel prices in Europe surge before historic solar eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tourists rush to Iceland and Spain to glimpse the first solar alignment of its kind visible from the continent this century]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hotel-prices-in-europe-surge-before-historic-solar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hotel-prices-in-europe-surge-before-historic-solar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotel prices in Europe surge ahead of historic solar eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tourists rush to Iceland and Spain to glimpse the first solar alignment of its kind visible from the continent this century]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hotel-prices-in-europe-surge-ahead-of-historic-solar-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hotel-prices-in-europe-surge-ahead-of-historic-solar-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hotel prices in Europe surge ahead of historic eclipse]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tourists rush to Iceland and Spain to glimpse the first solar alignment of its kind visible from the continent this century]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hotel-prices-in-europe-surge-ahead-of-historic-eclipse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hotel-prices-in-europe-surge-ahead-of-historic-eclipse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canary Wharf boom fuels row over council’s unspent developer funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stalled bridge project highlights how Tower Hamlets has struggled to drive infrastructure improvements in England&rsquo;s fastest-growing borough]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canary-wharf-boom-fuels-row-over-councils-unspent-developer-funds/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canary-wharf-boom-fuels-row-over-councils-unspent-developer-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to fix the housing crisis | John Burn-Murdoch]]></title><description><![CDATA[How housing shortages reached a crisis point, and what we can do about it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-fix-the-housing-crisis-john-burn-murdoch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-fix-the-housing-crisis-john-burn-murdoch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Communist Vietnam bets on Korean-style ‘chaebols’ to boost growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hanoi prioritises homegrown conglomerates after relying on trade and foreign investment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/communist-vietnam-bets-on-korean-style-chaebols-to-boost-growth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/communist-vietnam-bets-on-korean-style-chaebols-to-boost-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The renminbi’s hardest mile is only now beginning]]></title><description><![CDATA[Turning currency into an asset the world wants to hold will be hard]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-renminbis-hardest-mile-is-only-now-beginning/</link><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-renminbis-hardest-mile-is-only-now-beginning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham to crack down on vape and betting shops in bid to boost high streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Councils will be given extra powers to curb unwanted retailers and &lsquo;bring town centres back to life&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-to-crack-down-on-vape-and-betting-shops-in-bid-to-boost-high-streets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-to-crack-down-on-vape-and-betting-shops-in-bid-to-boost-high-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Comms trouble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Criticism of the Fed&rsquo;s new communications strategy has been pointed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/comms-trouble/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/comms-trouble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fund flows soared in June but investors remain cautious]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retail investors were in a buoyant mood early in the summer as new figures show they poured &pound;3.8 billion into investment funds during June, the highest monthly total since August 2021.The data from The Investment Association (IA) &ndash; an industry body representing the UK&rsquo;s investment managers &ndash; showed that retail investors allocated &pound;12.3 billion into funds during the first six months of the year.June&rsquo;s positive fund flows marked the eighth consecutive month of n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fund-flows-soared-in-june-but-investors-remain-cautious-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fund-flows-soared-in-june-but-investors-remain-cautious-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fund flows soared in June, but investors remain cautious]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retail investors were in a buoyant mood early in the summer as new figures show they poured &pound;3.8 billion into investment funds during June, the highest monthly total since August 2021.The data from The Investment Association (IA) &ndash; an industry body representing the UK&rsquo;s investment managers &ndash; showed that retail investors allocated &pound;12.3 billion into funds during the first six months of the year.June&rsquo;s positive fund flows marked the eighth consecutive month of n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fund-flows-soared-in-june-but-investors-remain-cautious/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fund-flows-soared-in-june-but-investors-remain-cautious/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whither Trump’s tariffs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Using a patchwork of obscure laws, US officials have set up a series of new probes that could result in fresh duties]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whither-trumps-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whither-trumps-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summary of opinions suggests BoJ set for more tightening]]></title><description><![CDATA[One rate-setter noted that the central bank could deliver more rate rises than market expectations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/summary-of-opinions-suggests-boj-set-for-more-tightening/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/summary-of-opinions-suggests-boj-set-for-more-tightening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Admiral Group looks admirable – how to play its shares]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insurer Admiral Group (LSE: ADM) is among several firms which earlier this year saw their share price slump because of fears that AI-powered rivals could capture most (or all) of their business. However, since then many of these stocks have bounced back, with investors deciding that such fears are overhyped. Admiral Group's shares fell by 14% in January after US firm Lemonade, which uses AI to process claims, launched a cheap policy for self-driving cars. While the policy was aimed at US consume]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/admiral-group-looks-admirable-how-to-play-its-shares/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/admiral-group-looks-admirable-how-to-play-its-shares/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three European stocks for a turbulent world]]></title><description><![CDATA[European stocks are set to get a boost. As the world becomes more divided and unpredictable, countries are shifting their focus back to producing things at home. They are realising that while there are benefits to global trade and specialisation, relying too heavily on other nations leaves them exposed. Europe, which embraced globalisation and trade, is left vulnerable.The continent has therefore set up several major funding programmes to strengthen its own defence, infrastructure and industrial]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-european-stocks-for-a-turbulent-world/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-european-stocks-for-a-turbulent-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lessons in letter writing for the Bank of England]]></title><description><![CDATA[What Australia can teach a new chancellor seeking a fresh approach to QE and QT]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lessons-in-letter-writing-for-the-bank-of-england/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lessons-in-letter-writing-for-the-bank-of-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: China sails ‘Ice Silk Road’ to Arctic ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Russia&rsquo;s coercive recruitment and German inward investments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-china-sails-ice-silk-road-to-arctic/</link><pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-china-sails-ice-silk-road-to-arctic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham promises to tackle ‘rip-off’ discounts and ‘subscription traps’]]></title><description><![CDATA[New prime minister vows to stop retailers from making misleading &lsquo;pretend prices&rsquo; claims to customers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-promises-to-tackle-rip-off-discounts-and-subscription-traps/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-promises-to-tackle-rip-off-discounts-and-subscription-traps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham promises to tackle false discounts in latest cost-of-living pledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[New prime minister vows to ban retailers from making misleading &lsquo;pretend prices&rsquo; claims to customers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-promises-to-tackle-false-discounts-in-latest-cost-of-living-pledge/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-promises-to-tackle-false-discounts-in-latest-cost-of-living-pledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Ex-CIA officials warn Donald Trump is dismantling US guardrails]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Kashmir protests test Pakistan&rsquo;s military rulers and the bank behind China&rsquo;s AI listings bonanza]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ex-cia-officials-warn-donald-trump-is-dismantling-us-guardrails/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ex-cia-officials-warn-donald-trump-is-dismantling-us-guardrails/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A very British by-election reaches its finale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clacton poll unlikely to settle serious questions over Reform UK leader, while a solar eclipse promises an economic lift]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-very-british-by-election-reaches-its-finale/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-very-british-by-election-reaches-its-finale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain needs to redefine what it considers cutting-edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burnham should promote a broader conception of advanced manufacturing that goes beyond frontier technologies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-needs-to-redefine-what-it-considers-cutting-edge/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-needs-to-redefine-what-it-considers-cutting-edge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could AI create a ‘permanent underclass’?]]></title><description><![CDATA[San Francisco&rsquo;s language is hyperbolic &mdash; but the technology could bifurcate the labour market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-ai-create-a-permanent-underclass/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-ai-create-a-permanent-underclass/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will US inflation be cool enough to trim bets on a September rate rise? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market Questions is the FT&rsquo;s guide to the week ahead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-us-inflation-be-cool-enough-to-trim-bets-on-a-september-rate-rise/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-us-inflation-be-cool-enough-to-trim-bets-on-a-september-rate-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yang Zhilin: China's AI genius shooting for the moon]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Baby-faced&rdquo; billionaire Yang Zhilin recently dealt the biggest shock to Western markets since DeepSeek, wiping hundreds of billions of dollars off the valuations of AI and chip stocks.Kimi K3, developed by Yang&rsquo;s Moonshot AI, is the most advanced &ldquo;open-weight&rdquo; large language model to emerge from China yet, topping many benchmarks with its capabilities &ldquo;at a third of the cost&rdquo;.At a stroke, notions of Silicon Valley's technical dominance have been swept a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/yang-zhilin-chinas-ai-genius-shooting-for-the-moon/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/yang-zhilin-chinas-ai-genius-shooting-for-the-moon/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding Circle – an unloved fintech going cheap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors have struggled to understand Funding Circle (LSE: FCH) since its initial public offering (IPO) in 2018. The City had been looking for a valuation of &pound;1.75 billion, but the fintech could only get away with &pound;1.5 billion &ndash; even though half the offer was taken up by one single &ldquo;whale&rdquo; investor. The shares then fell 23% in the first week of trading, and they have never recovered to trade above the offer price of 440p.However, after a long spell marred by poor r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/funding-circle-an-unloved-fintech-going-cheap/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/funding-circle-an-unloved-fintech-going-cheap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Burnham must act quickly to save London from decline']]></title><description><![CDATA[London hasn't been &ldquo;left behind&rdquo;, it hasn't suffered from &ldquo;deindustrialisation&rdquo;, and there is little sign that it was harmed by &ldquo;40 years of neoliberalism&rdquo;. So Britain's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, probably hasn't given much thought to London, except as a place to escape as he pursues his relentless focus on Manchester and the rest of the North. But he should. There are worrying signs that the economic decline of the capital is starting to accelerate &nd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-must-act-quickly-to-save-london-from-decline-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-must-act-quickly-to-save-london-from-decline-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham must act quickly to save London from decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[London hasn't been &ldquo;left behind&rdquo;, it hasn't suffered from &ldquo;deindustrialisation&rdquo;, and there is little sign that it was harmed by &ldquo;40 years of neoliberalism&rdquo;. So Britain's new prime minister, Andy Burnham, probably hasn't given much thought to London, except as a place to escape as he pursues his relentless focus on Manchester and the rest of the North. But he should. There are worrying signs that the economic decline of the capital is starting to accelerate &nd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-must-act-quickly-to-save-london-from-decline/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-must-act-quickly-to-save-london-from-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK state subsidies soar as post-Brexit support boosts energy projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government backing climbs to &pound;114bn in year to March, more than double the previous 12 months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-state-subsidies-soar-as-post-brexit-support-boosts-energy-projects/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-state-subsidies-soar-as-post-brexit-support-boosts-energy-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s monthly inflation cools as impact from Iran war eases]]></title><description><![CDATA[July CPI rises at slowest pace since January while factory-gate price growth decelerates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-monthly-inflation-cools-as-impact-from-iran-war-eases/</link><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 05:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-monthly-inflation-cools-as-impact-from-iran-war-eases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the UK's social media ban means for children]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is the UK's new social media ban?Thegovernment said in June that it will bring in a social media ban for children. Modelled on a similar ban already in place in Australia, the necessary legislation is due to be put to Parliament in the autumn, and to take effect early next year. The restrictions will broadly define social media as sites that promote social interaction between users, allow them to post material or links to external sites, and use recommendation algorithms or &ldquo;persuasiv]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-the-uks-social-media-ban-means-for-children/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-the-uks-social-media-ban-means-for-children/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best houses for sale with wildlife ponds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Maynards, Little Sampford, EssexCheffinsCheffinsA 1670s, Grade II-listed former farmhouse with a moat that runs around three quarters of the grounds. It has exposed wall and ceiling timbers, oak floors, open fireplaces with wood-burning stoves and a bespoke kitchen. 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, 2 receptions, 2-bed annexe, 5 acres. Price: &pound;1.5m Cheffins 01799 -23656Pond Cottage, Wilton, MarlboroughHamptonsHamptonsHamptonsThis 17th-century thatched cottage is situated in an idyllic position over]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-best-houses-for-sale-with-wildlife-ponds/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-best-houses-for-sale-with-wildlife-ponds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who pays for emerging art and the artists who make it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The writer Bret Easton Ellis once said that his advice to young artists was simple &ndash; marry someone rich. The line holds true because, well, it's true. Ellis may be biased towards seeing the uglier logic of money &ndash; the way it quietly shapes outcomes while pretending not to &ndash; but in this case, the bleak diagnosis is backed up by the numbers.The art market does not reliably sort by talent. It sorts by who can keep going, stay visible, absorb unpaid years, access the right rooms, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/who-pays-for-emerging-art-and-the-artists-who-make-it/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/who-pays-for-emerging-art-and-the-artists-who-make-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bond market will burn Andy Burnham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bond markets have a habit of reminding governments that they, not politicians, determine the price at which the state can borrow. Despite Andy Burnham&rsquo;s message to the New Statesman last September that we've got to &ldquo;get beyond this thing of being in hock to the bond market&rdquo;, ten-year gilt yields remain around levels not seen since the aftermath of the Truss-Kwarteng mini-Budget. There is no doubt that Andy Burnham's affable persona and savvy TikTok game are a refreshing contras]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-bond-market-will-burn-andy-burnham/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-bond-market-will-burn-andy-burnham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The US bares its financial weak spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yen intervention points to the squishy underbelly of American weakness]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-us-bares-its-financial-weak-spot/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-us-bares-its-financial-weak-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kids, flats and student loans: Why UK first-time buyers are getting older]]></title><description><![CDATA[One in three starts a family before having a home of their own]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/kids-flats-and-student-loans-why-uk-first-time-buyers-are-getting-older/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/kids-flats-and-student-loans-why-uk-first-time-buyers-are-getting-older/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to fix Britain’s housing crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[We need to find ways to lift the financial and resource constraints on new homebuilding]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-fix-britains-housing-crisis/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-fix-britains-housing-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham urged to rule out changes to pension lump sums in next Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do not invite pre-Budget speculation for third year running, City bosses warn new PM]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-urged-to-rule-out-changes-to-pension-lump-sums-in-next-budget/</link><pubDate>Sat, 08 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-urged-to-rule-out-changes-to-pension-lump-sums-in-next-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Surprise fall in US jobs last month as slow summer continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysts had expected an uptick in the number of jobs created, but the number of roles fell by 23,000 in July.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/surprise-fall-in-us-jobs-last-month-as-slow-summer-continues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/surprise-fall-in-us-jobs-last-month-as-slow-summer-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mixed July payrolls report takes pressure off the Fed to tighten]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weak figures give some cover to central bank&rsquo;s July decision to hold rates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mixed-july-payrolls-report-takes-pressure-off-the-fed-to-tighten/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mixed-july-payrolls-report-takes-pressure-off-the-fed-to-tighten/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK housing market in ‘suspended animation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lloyds&rsquo; data shows house prices were unchanged in July as higher mortgage rates stretch affordability]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-housing-market-in-suspended-animation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-housing-market-in-suspended-animation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran’s oil exports stall and Kharg Island idles under US blockade]]></title><description><![CDATA[US naval blockade appears to be halting tankers from carrying Tehran&rsquo;s crude]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/irans-oil-exports-stall-and-kharg-island-idles-under-us-blockade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/irans-oil-exports-stall-and-kharg-island-idles-under-us-blockade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is the US propping up the weak Japanese yen?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over the past five years, the Japanese yen has lost 30% of its value against the US dollar and nearly as much against the pound. The currency recently hit a 40-year low against the greenback. Now, powerful figures in global finance are drawing a line in the sand.Over the weekend, Japan's Ministry of Finance and the US Treasury confirmed they had jointly intervened in currency markets to support the yen. Japan is thought to have sold $59 billion to buy yen, with Washington staging a smaller inter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-is-the-us-propping-up-the-weak-japanese-yen/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-is-the-us-propping-up-the-weak-japanese-yen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: All eyes on the US jobs market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Jane Street debt discussions and the latest cutting-edge Chinese AI model]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-all-eyes-on-the-us-jobs-market/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-all-eyes-on-the-us-jobs-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain curbs power exports to Europe to preserve supplies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Restrictions placed on interconnectors after power grid comes under pressure during heatwaves]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-curbs-power-exports-to-europe-to-preserve-supplies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-curbs-power-exports-to-europe-to-preserve-supplies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rare earth access: still a thing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alphaville &#129308; &#129307; The Economics Show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rare-earth-access-still-a-thing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rare-earth-access-still-a-thing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can new technology break Mastercard and Visa's duopoly?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mastercard and Visa are the dominant global payment networks. Their systems allow you to tap your card to buy a coffee virtually anywhere in the world, and two seconds later you are walking away. It feels effortless, but behind that two-second transaction lies a complex global relay. Your bank confirms funds, the merchant's bank requests authorisation and fraud systems assess the risk.To most people, Mastercard (NYSE: MA) and Visa (NYSE: V) are little more than logos on cards. In reality, they r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-new-technology-break-mastercard-and-visas-duopoly/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-new-technology-break-mastercard-and-visas-duopoly/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tories vow to ban foreign nationals from accessing UK social housing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Party leader Kemi Badenoch pledges to implement policy if she forms next government as she tries to outflank Reform]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tories-vow-to-ban-foreign-nationals-from-accessing-uk-social-housing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tories-vow-to-ban-foreign-nationals-from-accessing-uk-social-housing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fidelity European Trust –long-term opportunities in European stocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marcel St&ouml;tzel, lead manager of the Fidelity European Trust (LSE: FEV), isn&rsquo;t deterred by claims that Europe&rsquo;s economic record and outlook are just as dismal as the UK&rsquo;s.&ldquo;Europe is plagued by poor demographics, low productivity and high government debt, none of which are getting any better,&rdquo; he agrees. Economic output per capita is half the level of the US. But European stocks are not proxies for their economies, as they derive only a third of their turnover fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fidelity-european-trust-long-term-opportunities-in-european-stocks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fidelity-european-trust-long-term-opportunities-in-european-stocks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: A restful retreat at Vietnam's Four Seasons Resort The Nam Hai]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's 5.30pm and almost dusk as I sit by a lotus lake, sipping green tea and scribbling down some thoughts in a notebook. I'm writing a &ldquo;Love letter to the Earth&rdquo; &ndash; a few words of thanks and hope while a lady plays three large crystal singing bowls behind me. I fold the piece of paper carefully in four, place it into a lantern with a tea light, then gently lower it into the water. With a gentle push, I send it across the lake to float away into the night.It's a simple, yet power]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/review-a-restful-retreat-at-vietnams-four-seasons-resort-the-nam-hai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/review-a-restful-retreat-at-vietnams-four-seasons-resort-the-nam-hai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After the great deleveraging]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, was that&thinsp;.&thinsp;.&thinsp;.&thinsp; forward guidance?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/after-the-great-deleveraging/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/after-the-great-deleveraging/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Google shakes up AI leadership]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: ECB yen shock and UK tuition fees]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-google-shakes-up-ai-leadership/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-google-shakes-up-ai-leadership/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revisiting our estimates for Japan’s neutral rate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research suggests the rate has moved up slightly in the past few years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/revisiting-our-estimates-for-japans-neutral-rate/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/revisiting-our-estimates-for-japans-neutral-rate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yen intervention illustrates the dangers of monetary experiments]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tokyo and Washington&rsquo;s desire to maintain stability may be creating long-term danger]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/yen-intervention-illustrates-the-dangers-of-monetary-experiments/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/yen-intervention-illustrates-the-dangers-of-monetary-experiments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s ‘staycation’ summer fails to lift hotel profits as costs climb]]></title><description><![CDATA[Disruption fears due to Iran war slowed overseas travel bookings earlier this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uks-staycation-summer-fails-to-lift-hotel-profits-as-costs-climb/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uks-staycation-summer-fails-to-lift-hotel-profits-as-costs-climb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To fix education, fix the economy first]]></title><description><![CDATA[Weak educational outcomes often owe more to economic performance than education policy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/to-fix-education-fix-the-economy-first/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/to-fix-education-fix-the-economy-first/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s exports jump almost a quarter in July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trade remains resilient in world&rsquo;s second-largest economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-exports-jump-almost-a-quarter-in-july/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-exports-jump-almost-a-quarter-in-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US euro sale to prop up yen blindsided ECB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christine Lagarde and Scott Bessent spoke only after Washington&rsquo;s historic intervention]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-euro-sale-to-prop-up-yen-blindsided-ecb/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 03:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-euro-sale-to-prop-up-yen-blindsided-ecb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US euro sale to prop up yen blindsided European Central Bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christine Lagarde and Scott Bessent spoke only after Washington&rsquo;s historic intervention]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-euro-sale-to-prop-up-yen-blindsided-european-central-bank/</link><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 02:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-euro-sale-to-prop-up-yen-blindsided-european-central-bank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rail users face further disruption after Manchester power cut]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of trains were cancelled in north-west England after a 90-second outage at a critical train signalling centre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rail-users-face-further-disruption-after-manchester-power-cut/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rail-users-face-further-disruption-after-manchester-power-cut/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mexico deploys hundreds of troops to secure avocado heartlands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Violence in Michoac&aacute;n state prompts US to withdraw its inspectors and suspends imports of the fruit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mexico-deploys-hundreds-of-troops-to-secure-avocado-heartlands/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mexico-deploys-hundreds-of-troops-to-secure-avocado-heartlands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US scientists use AI to create first synthetic viruses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Jane Street in talks to refinance $11bn debt load and SoftBank beats analysts&rsquo; expectations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-scientists-use-ai-to-create-first-synthetic-viruses/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-scientists-use-ai-to-create-first-synthetic-viruses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US halts imports of Mexico avocados over security concerns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Violence in Michoac&aacute;n state prompts withdrawal of American inspectors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-halts-imports-of-mexico-avocados-over-security-concerns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-halts-imports-of-mexico-avocados-over-security-concerns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Honeywell Aerospace shares plunge on failure to overcome supply snarls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group slashes outlook as bottlenecks limit ability to convert strong demand for advanced parts into sales]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/honeywell-aerospace-shares-plunge-on-failure-to-overcome-supply-snarls/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/honeywell-aerospace-shares-plunge-on-failure-to-overcome-supply-snarls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolut switches customers to official bank accounts – what you need to know]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revolut will shift more than 13 million UK customers to its banking arm after securing a licence earlier this year.Currently, anyone holding a Revolut account only has what is known as an e-money account, but will soon have a new current account with the bank instead.The fintech firm acquired a full UK banking licence in March 2026 after a four-year battle with regulators.While it has been popular with users who travel regularly due to perks such as zero FX fees when spending abroad, lounge acce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/revolut-switches-customers-to-official-bank-accounts-what-you-need-to-know/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/revolut-switches-customers-to-official-bank-accounts-what-you-need-to-know/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Congress should hold Trump’s feet to the fire on chips]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US urgently needs to broaden its export control regime if it&rsquo;s serious about winning the AI race]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/congress-should-hold-trumps-feet-to-the-fire-on-chips/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/congress-should-hold-trumps-feet-to-the-fire-on-chips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is FIRE and can it help you retire early?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do you dream of giving up the day job and enjoying the freedom that would bring? You&rsquo;re not alone. But many don&rsquo;t want to wait until retirement age winter years to kick back. Can the FIRE movement help? FIRE - financial independence, retire early &ndash; is a personal finance strategy that involves extreme investing and frugality during your working life in order to enable early retirement and financial freedom. In theory. The concept was first established in the US in the 1990s, and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-is-fire-and-can-it-help-you-retire-early/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-is-fire-and-can-it-help-you-retire-early/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Both Trump and young Americans are warming to China]]></title><description><![CDATA[The president and Gen Z voters are far more open to a co-operative relationship with Beijing than hawks in Congress]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/both-trump-and-young-americans-are-warming-to-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/both-trump-and-young-americans-are-warming-to-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More moaning about UK monthly GDP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sorry, we can&rsquo;t let this one go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/more-moaning-about-uk-monthly-gdp/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/more-moaning-about-uk-monthly-gdp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US law firms weigh stake sale to private equity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: DeepMind CEO Hassabis steps down and golden visas]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-law-firms-weigh-stake-sale-to-private-equity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-law-firms-weigh-stake-sale-to-private-equity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wanted: Polish truck drivers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Half a million missing European truckers spell trouble for supply chains and economies, unions warn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/wanted-polish-truck-drivers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/wanted-polish-truck-drivers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Virginia governor urges Democrats to unite on affordability to win in midterms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Centrist dismisses suggestions of civil war in her party after progressive candidate wins Michigan primary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/virginia-governor-urges-democrats-to-unite-on-affordability-to-win-in-midterms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/virginia-governor-urges-democrats-to-unite-on-affordability-to-win-in-midterms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stop assuming GDP is an indicator of prosperity]]></title><description><![CDATA[Billboard-worthy rates of economic growth mask high levels of wealth and income inequality]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/stop-assuming-gdp-is-an-indicator-of-prosperity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/stop-assuming-gdp-is-an-indicator-of-prosperity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘People don’t necessarily know: What is the Democratic Party?’ says Virginia governor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Centrist Abigail Spanberger dismisses suggestions of civil war in her party after progressive candidate wins Michigan primary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/people-dont-necessarily-know-what-is-the-democratic-party-says-virginia-governor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/people-dont-necessarily-know-what-is-the-democratic-party-says-virginia-governor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BP North Sea exit presents wake-up call on Scottish energy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Blow to oil and gas industry comes as renewables projects are faltering]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bp-north-sea-exit-presents-wake-up-call-on-scottish-energy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bp-north-sea-exit-presents-wake-up-call-on-scottish-energy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[At least half a dozen senior NHS leaders linked to Palantir ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Extent of ties revealed as scrutiny grows of US tech company&rsquo;s&nbsp;contract to build new data platform&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/at-least-half-a-dozen-senior-nhs-leaders-linked-to-palantir/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/at-least-half-a-dozen-senior-nhs-leaders-linked-to-palantir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As AI spend continues to soar, when will investors start to be rewarded?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market reactions were mixed off the back of latest quarterly earnings for the US tech giants, raising a big question &ndash; when will these companies&rsquo; huge expenditures start to bear fruit?It&rsquo;s becoming clearer that the companies once thought of as a collective, the Magnificent 7 &ndash; Alphabet (NASDAQ:GOOGL), Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN), Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL), Meta (NASDAQ:META), Microsoft (NASDAQ:MSFT), Nvidia (NASDAQ:NVDA) and Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) &ndash; are no longer running on the sam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/as-ai-spend-continues-to-soar-when-will-investors-start-to-be-rewarded/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/as-ai-spend-continues-to-soar-when-will-investors-start-to-be-rewarded/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Democratic civil war? Not according to Virginia’s governor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Centrist Abigail Spanberger dismisses suggestions of civil war in her party after progressive candidate wins Michigan primary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-democratic-civil-war-not-according-to-virginias-governor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-democratic-civil-war-not-according-to-virginias-governor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Polanski calls for higher taxes on oil and gas profits to fund wildfire prevention]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demand comes as both Shell and BP declared their highest quarterly profit in 4 years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/polanski-calls-for-higher-taxes-on-oil-and-gas-profits-to-fund-wildfire-prevention/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/polanski-calls-for-higher-taxes-on-oil-and-gas-profits-to-fund-wildfire-prevention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should you pick an equal- or market cap-weighted index?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re buying an index fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks a particular index, there are two main options you can choose. An equal-weighted index fund is exactly that &ndash; a fund where all components (shares or bonds) are the same size.Conversely, a market cap-weighted index fund allocates proportionately, so the larger companies&rsquo; stock or bonds make up a higher share of the index and the smaller companies&rsquo; stock or bonds comprise a smaller amount. If the point]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-you-pick-an-equal-or-market-cap-weighted-index/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-you-pick-an-equal-or-market-cap-weighted-index/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equal weighted or market cap-weighted?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;re buying an index fund or exchange-traded fund (ETF) that tracks a particular index, there are two main options you can choose. An equal-weighted index fund is exactly that &ndash; a fund where all components (shares or bonds) are the same size.Conversely, a market cap-weighted index fund allocates proportionately, so the larger companies&rsquo; stock or bonds make up a higher share of the index and the smaller companies&rsquo; stock or bonds comprise a smaller amount. If the point]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/equal-weighted-or-market-cap-weighted/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/equal-weighted-or-market-cap-weighted/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China hits back at US with sanctions and tighter drone export rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing&rsquo;s retaliation highlights tensions ahead of Xi Jinping&rsquo;s planned trip in September]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-hits-back-at-us-with-sanctions-and-tighter-drone-export-rules/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-hits-back-at-us-with-sanctions-and-tighter-drone-export-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[SpaceX share price crashes back to earth following results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Track all markets on TradingViewHaving smashed through the record for the largest initial public offering (IPO) in history back in June, SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) announced results for the first time as a public company on 4 August.SpaceX&rsquo;s IPO saw its shares skyrocket, gaining 19% on their first day and a further 25% over the following two sessions. But by market close on 4 August, ahead of the earnings release, they had fallen to $125.33 &ndash; 7% below the IPO price of $135 and 44% below th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/spacex-share-price-crashes-back-to-earth-following-results/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/spacex-share-price-crashes-back-to-earth-following-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As airlines struggle, their suppliers are flying high]]></title><description><![CDATA[The aviation supply chain is buoyant but its wings will be clipped if customers struggle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/as-airlines-struggle-their-suppliers-are-flying-high/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/as-airlines-struggle-their-suppliers-are-flying-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The investment opportunities in Vietnam]]></title><description><![CDATA[There&rsquo;s a huge growth story going on in Vietnam that investors would be well-advised to pay heed to.Its economy grew by 8% last year, making it the 13th-fastest growing in the world according to World Bank. While much of the rest of Southeast Asia&rsquo;s stock markets are heavily dominated by artificial intelligence (AI) hardware makers, Vietnam&rsquo;s has a much more broad-based composition, including a relatively high weighting towards more &lsquo;traditional&rsquo; industries, meaning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-investment-opportunities-in-vietnam/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 12:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-investment-opportunities-in-vietnam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Hopes for Strait of Hormuz deal grow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: SpaceX shares fall after maiden results and Trump administration revokes visa of Brazil&rsquo;s ambassador]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-hopes-for-strait-of-hormuz-deal-grow/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-hopes-for-strait-of-hormuz-deal-grow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US bans exports of various used critical minerals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington announces year-long ban on overseas sales of scrap tungsten and &lsquo;black mass&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-bans-exports-of-various-used-critical-minerals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 11:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-bans-exports-of-various-used-critical-minerals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England: QT bye?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The case for active quantitative tightening is getting weaker]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-qt-bye/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-qt-bye/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: SpaceX’s AI spending plans rattle investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: AI infrastructure debt and John Lewis profit warning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-spacexs-ai-spending-plans-rattle-investors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-spacexs-ai-spending-plans-rattle-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s ability to make medicines and missiles hit by decline of chemicals industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rate of UK chemical company closures doubled between 2020 and 2025, study finds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uks-ability-to-make-medicines-and-missiles-hit-by-decline-of-chemicals-industry/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uks-ability-to-make-medicines-and-missiles-hit-by-decline-of-chemicals-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real message in the yen intervention]]></title><description><![CDATA[The dollar&rsquo;s status as a reserve currency is not what it used to be]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-real-message-in-the-yen-intervention/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-real-message-in-the-yen-intervention/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[European carmakers turn to Chinese rivals to fill factory floors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The second in a series on Chinese auto companies looks at the European industry&rsquo;s struggle to keep its plants alive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/european-carmakers-turn-to-chinese-rivals-to-fill-factory-floors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/european-carmakers-turn-to-chinese-rivals-to-fill-factory-floors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could number skills help tackle the NEETs crisis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Almost half of all adults in the UK struggle with financial literacy. Many do not understand the three key concepts &ndash; compounding returns, inflation, and risk.Without understanding these concepts, building financial independence becomes harder. Indeed the rising levels of young people not in education, employment or training can be linked back to poor numeracy skills in schools.A landmark report by former minister Alan Milburn found around one million young people (one in eight) are NEETs,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-number-skills-help-tackle-the-neets-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-number-skills-help-tackle-the-neets-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the UK’s newest rail station escape the problems of HS2?]]></title><description><![CDATA[At taxpayer-funded Old Oak Common the cost and other details have yet to be revealed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-the-uks-newest-rail-station-escape-the-problems-of-hs2/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-the-uks-newest-rail-station-escape-the-problems-of-hs2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US revokes visa for Brazilian ambassador]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retaliatory move deepens diplomatic rift ahead of South American nation&rsquo;s October elections]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-revokes-visa-for-brazilian-ambassador/</link><pubDate>Wed, 05 Aug 2026 01:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-revokes-visa-for-brazilian-ambassador/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump administration refunds $100bn in ‘liberation day’ tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[US customs officials repay about 60% of the levies that were struck down by the Supreme Court]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-administration-refunds-100bn-in-liberation-day-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 23:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-administration-refunds-100bn-in-liberation-day-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK to strip back procurement rules to focus on job creation, says Haigh]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham&rsquo;s de facto deputy PM says requirements for businesses vying for Whitehall contracts will be streamlined]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-to-strip-back-procurement-rules-to-focus-on-job-creation-says-haigh/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-to-strip-back-procurement-rules-to-focus-on-job-creation-says-haigh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US diesel prices overtake Biden-era average in blow to Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cost for fuel that powers industrial America set to remain elevated even as crude falls]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-diesel-prices-overtake-biden-era-average-in-blow-to-trump/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-diesel-prices-overtake-biden-era-average-in-blow-to-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi-Israel tensions could frustrate India’s IMEC dreams]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modi banked on an India-Mediterranean corridor to rival China&rsquo;s Belt and Road, but politics is getting in the way]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/saudi-israel-tensions-could-frustrate-indias-imec-dreams/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 17:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/saudi-israel-tensions-could-frustrate-indias-imec-dreams/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Santander launches inflation-beating fixed-rate ISAs amid cash ISA boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Santander has launched a new range of fixed-rate cash ISAs paying inflation-beating rates.With potential base rate cuts next year and changes to the ISA rules, fixed-rate savings accounts could offer an opportunity to lock in rates now for those with short term savings goals. From the tax year 2027/28, the annual cash ISA allowance will be reduced from &pound;20,000 to &pound;12,000 for under-65s.Santander&rsquo;s fixed cash ISA range includes one, two, three and five-year accounts offering inte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/santander-launches-inflation-beating-fixed-rate-isas-amid-cash-isa-boom/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/santander-launches-inflation-beating-fixed-rate-isas-amid-cash-isa-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Developing countries have ‘less to fear’ from AI than rich nations]]></title><description><![CDATA[World Bank says workers in poorer economies more likely to benefit from the technology than be replaced by it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/developing-countries-have-less-to-fear-from-ai-than-rich-nations/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/developing-countries-have-less-to-fear-from-ai-than-rich-nations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fed goes Wacko]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warsh&rsquo;s Awful Communications: Knowingly Opaque. Also in this newsletter, the BoE shows how it&rsquo;s done]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-fed-goes-wacko/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-fed-goes-wacko/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Progressives versus traditionalists in Michigan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Google&rsquo;s finance machine and the US&rsquo;s new era of &lsquo;currency activism&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-progressives-versus-traditionalists-in-michigan/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-progressives-versus-traditionalists-in-michigan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Russia expands shadow LNG fleet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Spain&rsquo;s migrant amnesty and Google&rsquo;s finance machine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-russia-expands-shadow-lng-fleet/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-russia-expands-shadow-lng-fleet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The postcodes where properties are selling the fastest]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you&rsquo;ve sold a house recently and it felt like it took an age, you aren't alone. It currently takes 216 days on average to find a buyer and complete the sale of a property across Great Britain.The average time it takes to find a buyer across England, Wales and Scotland was 62 days and the time taken to complete a purchase was 154 days in June, Rightmove finds.Sellers with flats who have found a buyer are facing the longest wait to complete &ndash; an average of 169 days. In contrast, own]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-postcodes-where-properties-are-selling-the-fastest/</link><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-postcodes-where-properties-are-selling-the-fastest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US states accuse Trump administration of ‘sham’ tariff probe]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 20 attorneys-general launch legal challenge to duties for alleged forced labour violations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-states-accuse-trump-administration-of-sham-tariff-probe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-states-accuse-trump-administration-of-sham-tariff-probe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plurilateral deals are last best hope for world trading system]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agreements between &lsquo;coalitions of the willing&rsquo; can gain traction over time and be subsumed into WTO frameworks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/plurilateral-deals-are-last-best-hope-for-world-trading-system/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/plurilateral-deals-are-last-best-hope-for-world-trading-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[August Premium Bonds winners  - who scooped the jackpot?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Premium Bonds holders have bagged the jackpot in the August National Savings &amp; Investment prize draw - one of which only purchased their winning bond seven months ago.The latest &pound;1 million jackpot winners come from Kent and Hampshire and the Isle of Wight and won with bond numbers 664BF890888 and 491KF169443, respectively.The Kent winner bought their bond in February 2026 and has a total holding of &pound;21,000.The winner from Hampshire and the Isle of Wight purchased their bond i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/august-premium-bonds-winners-who-scooped-the-jackpot/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/august-premium-bonds-winners-who-scooped-the-jackpot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best banking stocks to buy as profits surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banking stocks are back. Towards the end of January 2026, Deutsche Bank (Frankfurt: DBK), the perennially struggling German lender, told investors it had booked record profits in 2025 and was trading ahead of management's long-term profitability targets. This was a landmark not only for the company, but also for the wider global banking sector. Financial institutions generated a total shareholder return of 30.2% last year, according to the latest report from the Boston Consulting Group, ahead of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-best-banking-stocks-to-buy-as-profits-surge/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-best-banking-stocks-to-buy-as-profits-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Invest in Cameco to buy in to the nuclear renaissance]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cameco (Toronto: CCO, or NYSE: CCJ) is a C$54 billion (&pound;28.8 billion) nuclear-industry supplier covering the whole spectrum from uranium exploration, mining, refining, enrichment and fuel fabrication to designing, developing and servicing reactors. The Iran war and resulting interruption of oil and gas supplies shows how geopolitical tensions can disrupt supply chains and affect share prices. Markets would drop precipitately should China invade Taiwan or Russia attack the Baltic states. Gi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/invest-in-cameco-to-buy-in-to-the-nuclear-renaissance/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/invest-in-cameco-to-buy-in-to-the-nuclear-renaissance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Asian stocks that are delivering profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[When looking for Asian stocks, I look for good businesses run by competent management teams, available at a price that leaves a margin of safety. I focus on managing absolute risk and losing little money during market downturns, which should help compound returns at higher rates over the long term. This discipline leads the portfolio away from popular thematic investments, start-ups, highly geared companies, cyclical businesses earning peak margins and stocks on high multiples to earnings. As a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-asian-stocks-that-are-delivering-profits/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-asian-stocks-that-are-delivering-profits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beefing with the Big Mac Index ]]></title><description><![CDATA[McDonald&rsquo;s signature burger offers economic lessons &mdash; but not about purchasing power parity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/beefing-with-the-big-mac-index/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/beefing-with-the-big-mac-index/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: AstraZeneca and Bristol Myers Squibb discuss $400bn tie-up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Ceuta migrant crossing and Uefa&rsquo;s response to failed Fifa plan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-astrazeneca-and-bristol-myers-squibb-discuss-400bn-tie-up/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-astrazeneca-and-bristol-myers-squibb-discuss-400bn-tie-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whatever happened to prudence?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governments have stopped correcting budget deficits but &mdash; so far &mdash; bond markets have let them]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whatever-happened-to-prudence/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whatever-happened-to-prudence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A digital iron curtain is threatening the global economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amid geopolitical barriers that risk slowing progress and trade, Europe can become a trusted connector]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-digital-iron-curtain-is-threatening-the-global-economy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 03 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-digital-iron-curtain-is-threatening-the-global-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earnings season reaches a peak]]></title><description><![CDATA[SpaceX gives first results call, Flutter migrates to New York, inflation updates from China and India]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/earnings-season-reaches-a-peak/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/earnings-season-reaches-a-peak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will July’s US employment data prompt a rethink on rates?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market Questions is the FT&rsquo;s guide to the week ahead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-julys-us-employment-data-prompt-a-rethink-on-rates/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-julys-us-employment-data-prompt-a-rethink-on-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What percentage of UK households are net contributors?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite attempts, the figure is virtually impossible to calculate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-percentage-of-uk-households-are-net-contributors/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-percentage-of-uk-households-are-net-contributors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Earn high yields from specialist debt funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[When looking to buy a debt fund, investment trusts are the perfect vehicle. Their closed-ended structure means they are ideal for owning complex and less-liquid debt. It gives them permanent capital, allowing them to hold assets that would be impossible for any open-ended fund that needs to be able to buy and sell quickly in response to inflows and redemptions.There are a number of specialist trusts that allow UK private investors to access areas that would usually be available only to instituti]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/earn-high-yields-from-specialist-debt-funds/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/earn-high-yields-from-specialist-debt-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's time to cash in on Canada's value and growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Van Sickle: Canada is always overshadowed by its larger neighbour, so your fund is rarely in the spotlight. Tell us a bit about it.Greg Eckel: It's a general Canadian equity investment trust, North America's second-oldest closed-end fund. It was set up in 1930, and listed in London in 1995. Think of it as a one-stop shop for investing in Canada. Up to 25% of the trust's assets are allocated to the US (at present the figure is around 20%), typically to gain access to something you wouldn't]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/its-time-to-cash-in-on-canadas-value-and-growth/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/its-time-to-cash-in-on-canadas-value-and-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Bending Spoons finds profits in the tech graveyard]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bending spoons is a parlour trick popularised in the 1970s by illusionist Uri Geller. It's also the name of Italy's most valuable technology firm, which earlier this summer staged a triumphant Wall Street initial public offering that saw its shares soar by 40% in a day &ndash; taking the value to $26 billion and &ldquo;minting&rdquo; the fortunes of its founders and a bevy of backers, ranging from US tech grandee Eric Schmidt and French telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel, to celebrities such as An]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-bending-spoons-finds-profits-in-the-tech-graveyard/</link><pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-bending-spoons-finds-profits-in-the-tech-graveyard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK mid-cap stocks have a takeover problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK mid-cap stocks have a takeover problem &ndash; one that sums up the trouble with investing in anything from growth companies to turnaround plays in the UK stock market.Take the bid by US firm Prologis for UK property company Segro. As a holder of both Prologis and Segro shares, I should not be too bothered. Yet in practice, this looks like a pretty rough deal for Segro shareholders who want to stay invested. They swap a focused UK and European logistics investor for part of a much larger grou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-mid-cap-stocks-have-a-takeover-problem/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-mid-cap-stocks-have-a-takeover-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cornwall is set for boom times ahead &ndash; what's changed?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cornwall is one of the poorest corners of northern Europe. Its output per head has sat at roughly two-thirds to three-quarters of the UK average for two decades. A typical full-time worker there earns around 84% of the national wage.For 25 years the gap was cushioned by Europe. Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly took well over &pound;1 billion in EU structural funds between 2000 and 2020, something like &pound;100 million a year. That money has gone, its replacement is worth roughly half as much,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/cornwall-is-set-for-boom-times-ahead-ndash-whats-changed/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/cornwall-is-set-for-boom-times-ahead-ndash-whats-changed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best properties for sale in tax havens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indigo Point, Great Camanoe, British Virgin IslandsHamptonsHamptonsHamptonsHamptonsA modern estate with three properties surrounded by landscaped gardens. There are no corporate or personal income taxes, or capital gains or inheritance taxes to pay. 2-bedroom main villa, 1-bedroom owner&rsquo;s cottage, 1-bedroom guest cottage, pool, 2 boat slips, 4.4 acres. Price: $5.5m Hamptons 020-8618 4551Bolivia Mount, The Dhoor, Lezayre, Isle of ManKnight FrankKnight FrankKnight FrankA distinctive property]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-best-properties-for-sale-in-tax-havens/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-best-properties-for-sale-in-tax-havens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bright spots for investors in the year ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors had an exciting April and May this year, when America's S&amp;P 500 stock market index rose 19.5%. But June was a quiet month, with the index losing 1%. The third quarter is likely to be similarly quiet as earnings catch up with the market, and the fourth quarter might be too. Market analyst Ed Yardeni is still targeting a year-end level of 8,250, representing a forward multiple of 22 on his forecast of $375 of earnings per share in 2027. That earnings forecast is well below the consen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-bright-spots-for-investors-in-the-year-ahead/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-bright-spots-for-investors-in-the-year-ahead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Mexico became a surprise cornerstone of America’s AI boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Factories churning out servers for data centres are pushing exports to record levels]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-mexico-became-a-surprise-cornerstone-of-americas-ai-boom/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-mexico-became-a-surprise-cornerstone-of-americas-ai-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond sell-off sent warning on Fed’s credibility, says top central bank official]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alberto Musalem says he supported dissenters&rsquo; calls for a quarter-point interest rate rise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-sell-off-sent-warning-on-feds-credibility-says-top-central-bank-official/</link><pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2026 01:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-sell-off-sent-warning-on-feds-credibility-says-top-central-bank-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warsh goes blank]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Fed chair&rsquo;s &lsquo;less is more&rsquo; communications policy came under fire this week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-goes-blank/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 19:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-goes-blank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brazil is back in fashion – should you invest?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brazil remains a good old-fashioned emerging market play, while volatile semiconductor manufacturers distort Asian stock indices. Financials make up 40% of the MSCI Brazil stock market index, with energy and materials combined accounting for nearly 30%. The Ibovespa index enjoyed a thrilling spring as global investors looked for a hedge against surging commodity prices.While Brazil does import some refined oil products, it is a net exporter of crude oil, say Alex Nae and Tae Yoon Kim for FTSE Ru]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brazil-is-back-in-fashion-should-you-invest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brazil-is-back-in-fashion-should-you-invest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhine drought strands ships and forces German production cuts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Water level of crucial trade river has fallen to match 2018 record low after extreme heatwaves]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rhine-drought-strands-ships-and-forces-german-production-cuts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rhine-drought-strands-ships-and-forces-german-production-cuts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham's policies are the &ldquo;reddest of red flags&rdquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham has taken power with remarkably little scrutiny &ndash; no general election, no contest for the leadership of his party, and no form of questioning in Parliament. A few sound bites aside, we have very little idea of what his plans are. Instead, over his first week, he made a series of small announcements, all of them to be financed by some form of creative accounting or financial conjuring trick.On his first day, for example, Andy Burnham announced a plan to end rough sleeping, at a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnhams-policies-are-the-ldquoreddest-of-red-flagsrdquo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnhams-policies-are-the-ldquoreddest-of-red-flagsrdquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Semiconductor stocks fall despite record profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Semiconductors are the world's most valuable manufactured good. These tiny, intricately engineered pieces of silicon can perform more calculations in a second than a single person could complete in 30,000 years. This year has brought a semiconductor boom for the ages. The US PHLX chip index has nearly doubled over the past 12 months. Investors, noticing that big US tech firms are planning nearly $1 trillion in spending on AI data centres next year, followed the money to the chip stocks that prov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/semiconductor-stocks-fall-despite-record-profits/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/semiconductor-stocks-fall-despite-record-profits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed dissenters warn of challenges in taming inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three rate-setters rebelled against US central bank&rsquo;s majority decision to hold rates steady this week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-dissenters-warn-of-challenges-in-taming-inflation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-dissenters-warn-of-challenges-in-taming-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The typical inheritance tax bill has jumped and more people will be affected – plan ahead now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inheritance tax (IHT) has long been dubbed Britain&rsquo;s most-hated tax, despite only affecting a small chunk of the population. That&rsquo;s changing though &ndash; more people are on track to be hit by the 40% levy in coming years.Rising house prices and frozen inheritance tax thresholds mean more families have and will be brought into the IHT net each year, known as fiscal drag. The issue is set to worsen when pensions are included in the estate for inheritance tax from April 2027.In the ta]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-typical-inheritance-tax-bill-has-jumped-and-more-people-will-be-affected-plan-ahead-now/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-typical-inheritance-tax-bill-has-jumped-and-more-people-will-be-affected-plan-ahead-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: The fight for football’s future]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Citadel bails out Situational Awareness and Claude hacks three organisations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-the-fight-for-footballs-future/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-the-fight-for-footballs-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NS&amp;I boosts interest rates on 8 fixed-rate savings accounts &ndash; are they any good?]]></title><description><![CDATA[NS&amp;I has hiked interest rates on its fixed-rate savings products for the third consecutive time this year, making them some of the best on the market. The government-backed bank has increased the interest rates on new issues of its one, two, three, and five-year savings accounts, called British Savings Bonds.It brings NS&amp;I&rsquo;s top interest rate to 4.75% for the new five-year guaranteed growth bond, or 4.72% for the new one-year guaranteed growth bond.Andrew Westhead, retail director]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nsampi-boosts-interest-rates-on-8-fixed-rate-savings-accounts-ndash-are-they-any-good/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nsampi-boosts-interest-rates-on-8-fixed-rate-savings-accounts-ndash-are-they-any-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising Eurozone inflation keeps rate rise on the table]]></title><description><![CDATA[The ECB is likely to act again in September amid still-high energy costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rising-eurozone-inflation-keeps-rate-rise-on-the-table/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rising-eurozone-inflation-keeps-rate-rise-on-the-table/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eurozone inflation rises to 2.9% in July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy shock will keep the ECB on alert ahead of September rate decision]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eurozone-inflation-rises-to-29-in-july/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eurozone-inflation-rises-to-29-in-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: The Rex in Manchester is an Art Deco masterpiece with an interesting past]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three years ago, Chanel chose Manchester over London for its M&eacute;tiers D'Art fashion show. Soho House opened its doors in November on the site of the former Granada Studios. And for the first time, the Brit Awards ventured beyond the capital for their star-studded ceremony earlier this year. For a city with industry at its heart, Manchester is certainly holding its own in the glamour and style stakes.As you approach 100 King Street &ndash; the address of The Rex, Edwin Lutyens's white Portl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/review-the-rex-in-manchester-is-an-art-deco-masterpiece-with-an-interesting-past/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 09:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/review-the-rex-in-manchester-is-an-art-deco-masterpiece-with-an-interesting-past/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Warsh is (probably) up to]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pro-volatility Fed chair]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-warsh-is-probably-up-to/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-warsh-is-probably-up-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Europe vows World Cup boycott in Fifa protest]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Europe&rsquo;s wildfire risks and the &lsquo;Nostradamus of AI&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-europe-vows-world-cup-boycott-in-fifa-protest/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-europe-vows-world-cup-boycott-in-fifa-protest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fed will face a pivotal meeting in September unless there is a durable ceasefire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the July forecast from the FT&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Radar team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-fed-will-face-a-pivotal-meeting-in-september-unless-there-is-a-durable-ceasefire/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-fed-will-face-a-pivotal-meeting-in-september-unless-there-is-a-durable-ceasefire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We’ve moved from income world to wealth world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Passive wealth gains increasingly matter more than earnings for one&rsquo;s standing in society]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/weve-moved-from-income-world-to-wealth-world/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/weve-moved-from-income-world-to-wealth-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rhine drought strands ships and forces German production shutdowns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crucial trade river near its lowest level in eight years as temperatures head towards 40C]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rhine-drought-strands-ships-and-forces-german-production-shutdowns/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rhine-drought-strands-ships-and-forces-german-production-shutdowns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China is smarter about subsidies than everybody else]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing is stealing a march on its competitors by targeting strategic sectors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-is-smarter-about-subsidies-than-everybody-else/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-is-smarter-about-subsidies-than-everybody-else/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s factory activity falls for first time in five months]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official data also shows sharp decline in non-manufacturing activity in July]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-factory-activity-falls-for-first-time-in-five-months/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-factory-activity-falls-for-first-time-in-five-months/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple shares tumble as AI build-out hits supply chains and growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief executive Tim Cook says impact of memory prices is set to worsen as he steps down]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/apple-shares-tumble-as-ai-build-out-hits-supply-chains-and-growth/</link><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/apple-shares-tumble-as-ai-build-out-hits-supply-chains-and-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple forecasts slower growth as AI build-out strains tech supply chains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Smartphone revenue rose more than a fifth as rivals struggle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/apple-forecasts-slower-growth-as-ai-build-out-strains-tech-supply-chains/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/apple-forecasts-slower-growth-as-ai-build-out-strains-tech-supply-chains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China is not the solution to the US chipflation problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[Buying memory chips from companies like CXMT could lower costs but risks dependence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-is-not-the-solution-to-the-us-chipflation-problem/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 19:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-is-not-the-solution-to-the-us-chipflation-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank holds interest rates but says it is ready to raise them if Iran war escalates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bank also expects the economy to grow more than previously forecast this year, although uncertainties remain because of the Iran war.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-holds-interest-rates-but-says-it-is-ready-to-raise-them-if-iran-war-escalates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-holds-interest-rates-but-says-it-is-ready-to-raise-them-if-iran-war-escalates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BoE holds rates at 3.75% as it waits to see impact of Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monetary Policy Committee split six to three, with key voters more confident that underlying price pressures are receding]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/boe-holds-rates-at-375-as-it-waits-to-see-impact-of-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/boe-holds-rates-at-375-as-it-waits-to-see-impact-of-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Income investors enjoying Q2 record dividends]]></title><description><![CDATA[Income investors have enjoyed a strong quarter with UK companies paying out their all-time highest levels of dividend payments, according to industry research.The latest Computershare UK Dividend Monitor &ndash; a quarterly report produced by the financial administration company, which tracks share registers of limited companies, including how they return money to shareholders &ndash; said regular dividends were the driving force behind the regular payments. In total, companies paid out &pound;3]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/income-investors-enjoying-q2-record-dividends/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/income-investors-enjoying-q2-record-dividends/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Declining PCE inflation in June likely to be reversed in July]]></title><description><![CDATA[Higher energy prices this month will send the inflation gauge back up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/declining-pce-inflation-in-june-likely-to-be-reversed-in-july/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/declining-pce-inflation-in-june-likely-to-be-reversed-in-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US economic growth sees surprise slowdown in second quarter]]></title><description><![CDATA[The economy grew at an annual rate of 1.5% in the three months to June, down from 2.1% seen in the previous quarter.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-economic-growth-sees-surprise-slowdown-in-second-quarter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-economic-growth-sees-surprise-slowdown-in-second-quarter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US economy grew less than expected at 1.5% rate in second quarter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slowdown comes amid continued impact from Middle East war]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-economy-grew-less-than-expected-at-15-rate-in-second-quarter/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-economy-grew-less-than-expected-at-15-rate-in-second-quarter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England holds rates amid volatile energy prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Majority of rate-setters are ready to respond in either direction, depending on what happens to oil and gas costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-holds-rates-amid-volatile-energy-prices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-holds-rates-amid-volatile-energy-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eurozone economy grew 0.4% in second quarter despite Middle East energy shock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economists had expected a slower pace of expansion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eurozone-economy-grew-04-in-second-quarter-despite-middle-east-energy-shock/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eurozone-economy-grew-04-in-second-quarter-despite-middle-east-energy-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Burnham bounce shouldn’t come as a surprise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour may be enjoying an uptick in the polls but the public mood remains largely one of disinterest]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-burnham-bounce-shouldnt-come-as-a-surprise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-burnham-bounce-shouldnt-come-as-a-surprise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin Warsh is confusing markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fed is a player, not a referee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/kevin-warsh-is-confusing-markets/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/kevin-warsh-is-confusing-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US borrowing costs jump after Fed holds rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Meta shares fall and a US hedge fund founded by former OpenAI employee seeks extra cash]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-borrowing-costs-jump-after-fed-holds-rates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-borrowing-costs-jump-after-fed-holds-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Meta and Microsoft kick off turbulent tech results]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: EDF&rsquo;s nuclear venture and UK&rsquo;s mobile network woes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-meta-and-microsoft-kick-off-turbulent-tech-results/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-meta-and-microsoft-kick-off-turbulent-tech-results/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK business secretary argues against UK rejoining EU customs union]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour&rsquo;s 2024 manifesto position on the bloc &lsquo;absolutely the right one&rsquo;, says Reynolds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-business-secretary-argues-against-uk-rejoining-eu-customs-union/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-business-secretary-argues-against-uk-rejoining-eu-customs-union/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK business secretary argues against rejoining EU customs union]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour&rsquo;s 2024 manifesto position on the bloc &lsquo;absolutely the right one&rsquo;, says Jonathan Reynolds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-business-secretary-argues-against-rejoining-eu-customs-union/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-business-secretary-argues-against-rejoining-eu-customs-union/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How exposed is the UK economy to the second China shock?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Less so than some of its G7 partners but not entirely immune]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-exposed-is-the-uk-economy-to-the-second-china-shock/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-exposed-is-the-uk-economy-to-the-second-china-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany’s Mittelstand has not much time to lose]]></title><description><![CDATA[As gloom over Chinese competition intensifies, the pressure on companies and Europe to reform is escalating]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/germanys-mittelstand-has-not-much-time-to-lose/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/germanys-mittelstand-has-not-much-time-to-lose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors warn BoJ faces test to inflation-fighting credibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Friday&rsquo;s meeting on interest rates will be closely watched for signs of future policy decisions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-warn-boj-faces-test-to-inflation-fighting-credibility/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 03:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-warn-boj-faces-test-to-inflation-fighting-credibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Price of a sea-view home surges by 27% – which coastal location has the biggest premium?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The average asking price of a home with a sea-view has increased by 27% since 2019, outpacing the national average (22%), new data shows.A sea-view property in the UK now commands an asking price of &pound;298,810 on average, up from &pound;235,635 in 2019, Rightmove says.The region with the highest growth in asking price among sea-view homes is the south east of England, where the average asking price for these properties is &pound;416,375, up 24% since 2019.Meanwhile, the regions with the fast]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/price-of-a-sea-view-home-surges-by-27-which-coastal-location-has-the-biggest-premium/</link><pubDate>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 01:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/price-of-a-sea-view-home-surges-by-27-which-coastal-location-has-the-biggest-premium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US borrowing costs hit 19-year high as Fed defies inflation fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central bank stands pat on rates even as investors worry Trump&rsquo;s Iran war will ignite jolt of price growth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-borrowing-costs-hit-19-year-high-as-fed-defies-inflation-fears/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-borrowing-costs-hit-19-year-high-as-fed-defies-inflation-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['No magic wand' to tackle high prices, Fed boss says as US interest rates held]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Federal Reserve's decision, which was broadly expected, means rates remain between the 3.5% and 3.75%.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/no-magic-wand-to-tackle-high-prices-fed-boss-says-as-us-interest-rates-held/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 22:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/no-magic-wand-to-tackle-high-prices-fed-boss-says-as-us-interest-rates-held/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Split Fed decision to hold rates in July]]></title><description><![CDATA[The committee reiterated that it would &lsquo;deliver price stability&rsquo; but chair Kevin Warsh provided little information as to how]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/split-fed-decision-to-hold-rates-in-july/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/split-fed-decision-to-hold-rates-in-july/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What happens here has a big impact on your money]]></title><description><![CDATA[BBC business reporter Dearbail Jordan explains how it works from inside the Bank of England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-happens-here-has-a-big-impact-on-your-money/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-happens-here-has-a-big-impact-on-your-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pathway to prosperity is getting harder for developing countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rules-based global market in which rich nations tolerate trade surpluses does not exist any more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-pathway-to-prosperity-is-getting-harder-for-developing-countries/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-pathway-to-prosperity-is-getting-harder-for-developing-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Bank of England holds interest rates at 3.75%]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Bank of England&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) voted to keep interest rates at 3.75% today.Though a majority of the nine-person committee voted to keep hold rates, a growing number are now voting for rates to rise.The latest decision is a continuation of the MPC&rsquo;s &lsquo;wait and see&rsquo; approach to setting rates, holding off on a hike or cut until we see concrete evidence of how the war is affecting the UK.Inflation is expected to peak at 3.2% in the final quarter of 2026,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-bank-of-england-holds-interest-rates-at-375/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-bank-of-england-holds-interest-rates-at-375/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US stats agency change set to lower Fed’s preferred inflation gauge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adjustments by Bureau of Economic Analysis to ease pressure on central bank to raise rates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-stats-agency-change-set-to-lower-feds-preferred-inflation-gauge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-stats-agency-change-set-to-lower-feds-preferred-inflation-gauge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation gauge reboot to ease pressure on Fed to raise interest rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Updates to official statistics are expected to show prices rising less quickly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inflation-gauge-reboot-to-ease-pressure-on-fed-to-raise-interest-rates/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inflation-gauge-reboot-to-ease-pressure-on-fed-to-raise-interest-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed’s favourite inflation gauge to be lowered by stats agency change]]></title><description><![CDATA[Adjustments by Bureau of Economic Analysis to ease pressure on central bank to raise rates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/feds-favourite-inflation-gauge-to-be-lowered-by-stats-agency-change/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/feds-favourite-inflation-gauge-to-be-lowered-by-stats-agency-change/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of UK millionaires hits lowest level since 2008 financial crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of millionaires living in Britain has hit the lowest level since the financial crisis, new research suggests.Analysis by think tank the Adam Smith Institute (ASI) shows high taxes and slowing house price growth are among a range of factors that have hit people&rsquo;s wealth.The latest records from its Millionaire Tracker show that there were 442,000 sterling millionaires in Britain last year, down by 7% since 2024.This has been blamed on falling real asset prices, a low household sav]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-uk-millionaires-hits-lowest-level-since-2008-financial-crisis/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-uk-millionaires-hits-lowest-level-since-2008-financial-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Japan normalisation will continue amid market tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the BoJ&rsquo;s July forecast from the FT&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Radar team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-japan-normalisation-will-continue-amid-market-tensions/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-japan-normalisation-will-continue-amid-market-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Mark Zuckerberg says US should not ban Chinese AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Iran launches surprise attack on US forces, and a PwC report riddled with AI-generated errors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-mark-zuckerberg-says-us-should-not-ban-chinese-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-mark-zuckerberg-says-us-should-not-ban-chinese-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: AI sell-off sparks hedge fund collateral calls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: anger at Fifa plan and firefighting aircraft shortages]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ai-sell-off-sparks-hedge-fund-collateral-calls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ai-sell-off-sparks-hedge-fund-collateral-calls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoneyWeek Talks: Investing in Asia's engine of growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asian small companies are often overlooked &ndash; but they shouldn&rsquo;t be, Gabriel Sacks, manager of the Aberdeen Asia Focus fund says.Speaking to Cris Sholto Heaton on the MoneyWeek Talks podcast which is now available on all podcast platforms and our YouTube channel, Sacks says Asia is the largest economic region in the world, and it acts as the engine of growth for the global economy.&ldquo;Asia is delivering over 50% of global growth. So a lot of people will look at Asia small caps as b]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/moneyweek-talks-investing-in-asias-engine-of-growth/</link><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/moneyweek-talks-investing-in-asias-engine-of-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French shipping group boosted as customers stockpile to beat Trump tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[The French container shipping company predicts heightened demand will persist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/french-shipping-group-boosted-as-customers-stockpile-to-beat-trump-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/french-shipping-group-boosted-as-customers-stockpile-to-beat-trump-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equity outlook: Where are the investment opportunities beyond big tech and AI?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technology giants with an edge in artificial intelligence (AI) have dominated equity market returns in recent years, but enthusiasm is slowing down with chip stocks looking jittery as competition heats up. There have also been warnings of a potential AI bubble, but as yet, the jury remains out over which companies will emerge the longer-term winners or losers. A recent survey by fund management group Natixis Investment Managers revealed that despite a number of global headwinds &ndash; ongoing U]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/equity-outlook-where-are-the-investment-opportunities-beyond-big-tech-and-ai/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 14:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/equity-outlook-where-are-the-investment-opportunities-beyond-big-tech-and-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bad equilibrium in the energy market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prices are bounded in a bad equilibrium while demand and supply look set to remain off-balance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-bad-equilibrium-in-the-energy-market/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-bad-equilibrium-in-the-energy-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI boom raises risks of monetary policy mistakes, warn BIS economists]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assessing strength and timing of technology&rsquo;s effect on GDP and inflation a challenge for central banks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-boom-raises-risks-of-monetary-policy-mistakes-warn-bis-economists/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-boom-raises-risks-of-monetary-policy-mistakes-warn-bis-economists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Tech stocks spiral lower]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: AI&rsquo;s rising risk gauge and the storms intensifying wildfires]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-tech-stocks-spiral-lower/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-tech-stocks-spiral-lower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Singapore warns of economic risks if global AI boom falters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central bank in city-state says AI models and quantum computing pose cyber security threats]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/singapore-warns-of-economic-risks-if-global-ai-boom-falters/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/singapore-warns-of-economic-risks-if-global-ai-boom-falters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tariffs and Treasury yields]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, re-equitisation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tariffs-and-treasury-yields-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tariffs-and-treasury-yields-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tariffs and Treasury yields]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, re-equitisation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tariffs-and-treasury-yields/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tariffs-and-treasury-yields/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: TotalEnergies to benefit from Russian sanctions U-turn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: AI&rsquo;s rising risk gauge and the storms intensifying wildfires]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-totalenergies-to-benefit-from-russian-sanctions-u-turn-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-totalenergies-to-benefit-from-russian-sanctions-u-turn-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: TotalEnergies to benefit from Russian sanctions U-turn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: AI&rsquo;s rising risk gauge and the storms intensifying wildfires]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-totalenergies-to-benefit-from-russian-sanctions-u-turn/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-totalenergies-to-benefit-from-russian-sanctions-u-turn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England to raise rates this year if energy prices stay high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the July forecast from the FT&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Radar team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-to-raise-rates-this-year-if-energy-prices-stay-high-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-to-raise-rates-this-year-if-energy-prices-stay-high-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England to raise rates this year if energy prices stay high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the July forecast from the FT&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Radar team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-to-raise-rates-this-year-if-energy-prices-stay-high/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-to-raise-rates-this-year-if-energy-prices-stay-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s ability to talk down oil prices is being tested]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Iran conflict drags on, verbal intervention may no longer be enough to suppress prices]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-ability-to-talk-down-oil-prices-is-being-tested-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-ability-to-talk-down-oil-prices-is-being-tested-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s ability to talk down oil prices is being tested]]></title><description><![CDATA[As Iran conflict drags on, verbal intervention may no longer be enough to suppress prices]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-ability-to-talk-down-oil-prices-is-being-tested/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-ability-to-talk-down-oil-prices-is-being-tested/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding gaps hobble western critical mineral objectives, says report]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government-backed financing needed to entice private investment to break China&rsquo;s grip on production]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/funding-gaps-hobble-western-critical-mineral-objectives-says-report/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/funding-gaps-hobble-western-critical-mineral-objectives-says-report/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding gaps hobble western critical mineral objectives, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government-backed financing needed to entice private investment to break China&rsquo;s grip on production]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/funding-gaps-hobble-western-critical-mineral-objectives-report-says-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/funding-gaps-hobble-western-critical-mineral-objectives-report-says-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Funding gaps hobble western critical mineral objectives, report says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government-backed financing needed to entice private investment to break China&rsquo;s grip on production]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/funding-gaps-hobble-western-critical-mineral-objectives-report-says/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/funding-gaps-hobble-western-critical-mineral-objectives-report-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China needs a new growth model]]></title><description><![CDATA[This matters for Beijing&rsquo;s sake and for the rest of the world economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-needs-a-new-growth-model-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-needs-a-new-growth-model-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China needs a new growth model]]></title><description><![CDATA[This matters for Beijing&rsquo;s sake and for the rest of the world economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-needs-a-new-growth-model/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-needs-a-new-growth-model/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI stock sell-off deepens as investors dump chipmakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[SK Hynix and Samsung shares slide and trading halt triggered on South Korea&rsquo;s Kospi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-stock-sell-off-deepens-as-investors-dump-chipmakers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 04:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-stock-sell-off-deepens-as-investors-dump-chipmakers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump seeks to revive his bond with blue-collar America]]></title><description><![CDATA[President aims to court voters in industrial heartland as his support flags ahead of November midterms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-seeks-to-revive-his-bond-with-blue-collar-america-2/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-seeks-to-revive-his-bond-with-blue-collar-america-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump seeks to revive his bond with blue-collar America]]></title><description><![CDATA[President aims to court voters in industrial heartland as his support flags ahead of November midterms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-seeks-to-revive-his-bond-with-blue-collar-america/</link><pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2026 01:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-seeks-to-revive-his-bond-with-blue-collar-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump rebuilds his tariff wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US president is moving his signature trade policy into a new phase]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/donald-trump-rebuilds-his-tariff-wall-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/donald-trump-rebuilds-his-tariff-wall-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump rebuilds his tariff wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US president is moving his signature trade policy into a new phase]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/donald-trump-rebuilds-his-tariff-wall/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/donald-trump-rebuilds-his-tariff-wall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could council tax and stamp duty be replaced with new tax?]]></title><description><![CDATA[New prime minister Andy Burnham has distanced himself from rumours that he was actively looking at proposals to replace council tax and stamp duty with alternatives that reflect a property&rsquo;s current value.It comes after The i Paper reported he was looking at ways to replace the current property taxation system with either a proportional property tax or a land value tax.However, Number 10 has denied Burnham is considering scrapping council tax and stamp duty.A spokesperson told MoneyWeek th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-council-tax-and-stamp-duty-be-replaced-with-new-tax/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-council-tax-and-stamp-duty-be-replaced-with-new-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Size matters when it comes to tariff threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[European leaders are calling for more technology supply chain independence for security reasons]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/size-matters-when-it-comes-to-tariff-threats-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/size-matters-when-it-comes-to-tariff-threats-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Size matters when it comes to tariff threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[European leaders are calling for more technology supply chain independence for security reasons]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/size-matters-when-it-comes-to-tariff-threats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/size-matters-when-it-comes-to-tariff-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexit ‘reset’ could constrain UK’s freedom of movement on trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Brussels pursues economic defences against Beijing, London might feel pressure to follow suit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brexit-reset-could-constrain-uks-freedom-of-movement-on-trade-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brexit-reset-could-constrain-uks-freedom-of-movement-on-trade-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexit ‘reset’ could constrain UK’s freedom of movement on trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[If Brussels pursues economic defences against Beijing, London might feel pressure to follow suit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brexit-reset-could-constrain-uks-freedom-of-movement-on-trade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brexit-reset-could-constrain-uks-freedom-of-movement-on-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Oil prices plunge as Trump calls off strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Chinese chipmaker soars on market debut, and fires rage in Europe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-oil-prices-plunge-as-trump-calls-off-strikes-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-oil-prices-plunge-as-trump-calls-off-strikes-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Oil prices plunge as Trump calls off strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Chinese chipmaker soars on market debut, and fires rage in Europe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-oil-prices-plunge-as-trump-calls-off-strikes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-oil-prices-plunge-as-trump-calls-off-strikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB on course to raise rates again in September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the July forecast from the FT&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Radar team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-on-course-to-raise-rates-again-in-september-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-on-course-to-raise-rates-again-in-september-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB on course to raise rates again in September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the July forecast from the FT&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Radar team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-on-course-to-raise-rates-again-in-september/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 11:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-on-course-to-raise-rates-again-in-september/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's showtime: how to cash in on the broadcasting boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[The broadcasting industry has had an eventful time of it recently, having been "disrupted" by upstart streaming platforms. Just a few years ago, the wars for audiences and dominance between the streamers had triggered a production boom, and people were talking about a &ldquo;golden era&rdquo; of &ldquo;peak TV&rdquo;.Yet just five years on, the future for the streaming industry looks a lot less rosy. The predicted imminent demise of traditional broadcasting failed to materialise and streaming sh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/its-showtime-how-to-cash-in-on-the-broadcasting-boom/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/its-showtime-how-to-cash-in-on-the-broadcasting-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three attractive income stocks the market has overlooked]]></title><description><![CDATA[The three income stocks picked below demonstrate the diversity of opportunities in the Aberdeen Equity Income Trust portfolio and the combination of income and capital growth that we look for.The trust takes a deliberately index-agnostic approach, searching for companies undergoing change that the market under-appreciates. The idea is simple: the most compelling opportunities are often found in overlooked or under-researched areas. This leads to a portfolio that looks very different from other t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-attractive-income-stocks-the-market-has-overlooked/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-attractive-income-stocks-the-market-has-overlooked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How tight is the labour market?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The data is equivocal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-tight-is-the-labour-market-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-tight-is-the-labour-market-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How tight is the labour market?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The data is equivocal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-tight-is-the-labour-market/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-tight-is-the-labour-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shein slumps to loss ahead of planned Hong Kong listing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fast-fashion retailer flags risk from US and EU trade tensions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/shein-slumps-to-loss-ahead-of-planned-hong-kong-listing-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/shein-slumps-to-loss-ahead-of-planned-hong-kong-listing-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shein slumps to loss ahead of planned Hong Kong listing]]></title><description><![CDATA[US and EU trade tensions hit fast-fashion retailer&rsquo;s profits]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/shein-slumps-to-loss-ahead-of-planned-hong-kong-listing/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/shein-slumps-to-loss-ahead-of-planned-hong-kong-listing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sting in the tail of Japan’s lost decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bond market pressure is rising as Tokyo runs out of easy policy choices]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-sting-in-the-tail-of-japans-lost-decades-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-sting-in-the-tail-of-japans-lost-decades-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The sting in the tail of Japan’s lost decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bond market pressure is rising as Tokyo runs out of easy policy choices]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-sting-in-the-tail-of-japans-lost-decades/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-sting-in-the-tail-of-japans-lost-decades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US AI companies pour money into lobbying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: EU in sanctions rethink and &lsquo;forever chemicals&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-ai-companies-pour-money-into-lobbying/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-ai-companies-pour-money-into-lobbying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s industrial profits grow at slowest pace this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official data highlights uneven earnings rebound among manufacturers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-industrial-profits-grow-at-slowest-pace-this-year-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-industrial-profits-grow-at-slowest-pace-this-year-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s industrial profits grow at slowest pace this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Official data highlights uneven earnings rebound among manufacturers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-industrial-profits-grow-at-slowest-pace-this-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-industrial-profits-grow-at-slowest-pace-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil falls more than 4% as Iran and US pause strikes over Strait of Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent opens lower after two weeks of escalating violence pushed crude to more than $100 a barrel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-falls-more-than-4-as-iran-and-us-pause-strikes-over-strait-of-hormuz-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-falls-more-than-4-as-iran-and-us-pause-strikes-over-strait-of-hormuz-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil falls more than  4% as Iran and US pause strikes over Strait of Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent opens lower after two weeks of escalating violence pushed crude to more than $100 a barrel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-falls-more-than-4-as-iran-and-us-pause-strikes-over-strait-of-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-falls-more-than-4-as-iran-and-us-pause-strikes-over-strait-of-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indonesia’s central bank chief resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perry Warjiyo had been under pressure over weakening rupiah]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/indonesias-central-bank-chief-resigns-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/indonesias-central-bank-chief-resigns-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indonesia’s central bank chief resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perry Warjiyo had been under pressure over weakening rupiah]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/indonesias-central-bank-chief-resigns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/indonesias-central-bank-chief-resigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek shipping carve-out on Russia sanctions prompts EU rethink]]></title><description><![CDATA[European officials seek ways to curb veto tactics in negotiations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/greek-shipping-carve-out-on-russia-sanctions-prompts-eu-rethink-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/greek-shipping-carve-out-on-russia-sanctions-prompts-eu-rethink-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greek shipping carve-out on Russia sanctions prompts EU rethink]]></title><description><![CDATA[European officials seek ways to curb veto tactics in negotiations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/greek-shipping-carve-out-on-russia-sanctions-prompts-eu-rethink/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/greek-shipping-carve-out-on-russia-sanctions-prompts-eu-rethink/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BoE expected to hold rates despite jump in oil prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumer inflation has undershot expectations for three successive months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/boe-expected-to-hold-rates-despite-jump-in-oil-prices-2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/boe-expected-to-hold-rates-despite-jump-in-oil-prices-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BoE expected to hold rates despite jump in oil prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumer inflation has undershot expectations for three successive months]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/boe-expected-to-hold-rates-despite-jump-in-oil-prices/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/boe-expected-to-hold-rates-despite-jump-in-oil-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Indonesia central bank chief resigns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Perry Warjiyo had led Bank Indonesia since 2018]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/indonesia-central-bank-chief-resigns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/indonesia-central-bank-chief-resigns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Would you choose £50,000 over the chance of £1m?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vast majority of people - particularly women - answer a survey saying they'd take the certainty over chance.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/would-you-choose-50000-over-the-chance-of-1m/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/would-you-choose-50000-over-the-chance-of-1m/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's priciest postcodes by region &ndash; could you save thousands by buying next door?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homebuyers could save up to 47% on the price of their prospective home by looking for properties in neighbouring postcodes, according to new analysis from Lloyds.Those looking to buy a home in some of the UK&rsquo;s most attractive postcodes are stuck paying a premium for location &ndash; but by looking at properties just beyond the boundaries, you could potentially spend hundreds of thousands of pounds less.On average, properties in postcodes next to the most sought-after locations are 28% chea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-priciest-postcodes-by-region-ndash-could-you-save-thousands-by-buying-next-door/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-priciest-postcodes-by-region-ndash-could-you-save-thousands-by-buying-next-door/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain's postcode price gap &ndash; could you save thousands by buying next door?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homebuyers could save up to 47% on the price of their prospective home by looking for properties in neighbouring postcodes, according to new analysis from Lloyds.Those looking to buy a home in some of the UK&rsquo;s most attractive postcodes are stuck paying a premium for location &ndash; but by looking at properties just beyond the boundaries, you could potentially spend hundreds of thousands of pounds less.On average, properties in postcodes next to the most sought-after locations are 28% chea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-postcode-price-gap-ndash-could-you-save-thousands-by-buying-next-door/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 01:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-postcode-price-gap-ndash-could-you-save-thousands-by-buying-next-door/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil prices fall as Iran and US pause strikes over Strait of Hormuz tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent opens 5% lower after two weeks of escalating violence pushed crude to more than $100 a barrel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-prices-fall-as-iran-and-us-pause-strikes-over-strait-of-hormuz-tensions/</link><pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 00:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-prices-fall-as-iran-and-us-pause-strikes-over-strait-of-hormuz-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the Fed raise interest rates at Kevin Warsh’s second meeting? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market Questions is the FT&rsquo;s guide to the week ahead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-the-fed-raise-interest-rates-at-kevin-warshs-second-meeting-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-the-fed-raise-interest-rates-at-kevin-warshs-second-meeting-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the Fed raise interest rates at Kevin Warsh’s second meeting? ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market Questions is the FT&rsquo;s guide to the week ahead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-the-fed-raise-interest-rates-at-kevin-warshs-second-meeting/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-the-fed-raise-interest-rates-at-kevin-warshs-second-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why wages and productivity look set to diverge further]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI and a falling labour share of GDP risk accelerating decoupling trends across the rich world]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-wages-and-productivity-look-set-to-diverge-further-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-wages-and-productivity-look-set-to-diverge-further-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why wages and productivity look set to diverge further]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI and a falling labour share of GDP risk accelerating decoupling trends across the rich world]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-wages-and-productivity-look-set-to-diverge-further/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-wages-and-productivity-look-set-to-diverge-further/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JPMorgan Global Growth &amp; Income trust &ndash; a pioneer in the sector]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten years ago, the directors of JPMorgan Global Growth &amp; Income (LSE: JGGI)&ndash; then called the JPMorgan Overseas Investment Trust &ndash; adopted a new strategy to address the fund's persistent discount to net asset value (NAV). The trust would invest globally without regard to income but pay an annual dividend of at least 4% of net assets. The idea was to give investors an attractive income via an approach that wasn't held back by the hunt for yield.The renamed fund was an instant succe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jpmorgan-global-growth-amp-income-trust-ndash-a-pioneer-in-the-sector/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jpmorgan-global-growth-amp-income-trust-ndash-a-pioneer-in-the-sector/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The market for Old Masters is being driven by new investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[The market in Old Masters paintings has been given a new lease of life. In the first half of this year, Christie's made $183 million from the sale of paintings created before 1850 &ndash; a 232% year-on-year increase after a long period of declining sales.That's partly thanks to a new, younger cohort of collectors. Of the new clients of Christie's attending all sales in the first six months of 2026, the auction house described 47% as &ldquo;millennial/Gen Z&rdquo;, up from 45% a year earlier. At]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-market-for-old-masters-is-being-driven-by-new-investors/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-market-for-old-masters-is-being-driven-by-new-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jeremy Grantham on long-term investing in a short-term market]]></title><description><![CDATA[This interview is an excerpt from Andrew&rsquo;s recent filmed MoneyWeek Talks podcast episode with Jeremy, available on all podcast platforms and YouTube.Jeremy Grantham, originally from Yorkshire, is the co-founder and long-term investment strategist of asset management group GMO, based in Boston. Jeremy&rsquo;s reputation is based on his long-standing ability to spot bubbles. He called the Japanese bubble in the late 1980s, and rightly refused to rush into the tech bubble in the late 1990s, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jeremy-grantham-on-long-term-investing-in-a-short-term-market/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jeremy-grantham-on-long-term-investing-in-a-short-term-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Argentine footballer Lionel Messi became a billionaire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lionel Messi may have failed to win a second World Cup, but his legend seems destined to endure. He'll go down as a global star in the tradition of Pel&eacute;, Maradona and Ronaldo, but also as an Argentinian national icon. He's also done very well financially from the sport.Argentina's football fan culture is especially famous for its &ldquo;creative chants that evolve from one tournament to the next&rdquo;, the Spanish magazine Hola informed its readers halfway through the World Cup. This yea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-argentine-footballer-lionel-messi-became-a-billionaire/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-argentine-footballer-lionel-messi-became-a-billionaire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How China exploits EU divisions over trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Individual member states and companies vulnerable to coercion from Beijing, say analysts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-china-exploits-eu-divisions-over-trade-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-china-exploits-eu-divisions-over-trade-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How China exploits EU divisions over trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Individual member states and companies vulnerable to coercion from Beijing, say analysts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-china-exploits-eu-divisions-over-trade/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-china-exploits-eu-divisions-over-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Divide and conquer’: China exploits EU divisions over trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Individual member states and companies vulnerable to coercion from Beijing, say analysts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/divide-and-conquer-china-exploits-eu-divisions-over-trade/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/divide-and-conquer-china-exploits-eu-divisions-over-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China pours funding into green energy deals as Iran war hits oil demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing&rsquo;s Belt and Road Initiative takes advantage of rise in appetite for renewables as Middle East conflict drags on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-pours-funding-into-green-energy-deals-as-iran-war-hits-oil-demand-2/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-pours-funding-into-green-energy-deals-as-iran-war-hits-oil-demand-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China pours funding into green energy deals as Iran war hits oil demand]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing&rsquo;s Belt and Road Initiative takes advantage of rise in appetite for renewables as Middle East conflict drags on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-pours-funding-into-green-energy-deals-as-iran-war-hits-oil-demand/</link><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-pours-funding-into-green-energy-deals-as-iran-war-hits-oil-demand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Democrat says Trump administration is worsening chip shortage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple wants clearance to buy semiconductors from blacklisted Chinese company amid surging demand from AI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/top-democrat-says-trump-administration-is-worsening-chip-shortage-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/top-democrat-says-trump-administration-is-worsening-chip-shortage-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Democrat says Trump administration is worsening chip shortage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple wants clearance to buy semiconductors from blacklisted Chinese company amid surging demand from AI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/top-democrat-says-trump-administration-is-worsening-chip-shortage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/top-democrat-says-trump-administration-is-worsening-chip-shortage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors increase bets on Federal Reserve rate rise after oil price surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sharp increase in energy prices means next week&rsquo;s US central bank meeting is &lsquo;live&rsquo;, investors say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-increase-bets-on-federal-reserve-rate-rise-after-oil-price-surge-2/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-increase-bets-on-federal-reserve-rate-rise-after-oil-price-surge-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors increase bets on Federal Reserve rate rise after oil price surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sharp increase in energy prices means next week&rsquo;s US central bank meeting is &lsquo;live&rsquo;, investors say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-increase-bets-on-federal-reserve-rate-rise-after-oil-price-surge/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-increase-bets-on-federal-reserve-rate-rise-after-oil-price-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors bet on Federal Reserve rate rise after oil price surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sharp increase in energy prices means next week&rsquo;s US central bank meeting is &lsquo;live&rsquo;, investors say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-bet-on-federal-reserve-rate-rise-after-oil-price-surge/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-bet-on-federal-reserve-rate-rise-after-oil-price-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Harbour and Serica: two deep-value oil stocks for your portfolio]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two oil stocks are amongthe cheapest equities on the London market today.Harbour Energy (LSE: HBR) and Serica Energy (LSE: SQZ) are trading at price-to-earnings (p/e) ratios of 5.3 and 2.7, respectively, for 2026 based on figures compiled by Peel Hunt. On a cash flow basis, the companies look even cheaper. The shares are trading at free cash flow yields of 35% and 29.9%, respectively, and a large chunk of this cash is flowing right back to investors. Harbour is trading with a forward dividend yi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/harbour-and-serica-two-deep-value-oil-stocks-for-your-portfolio/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/harbour-and-serica-two-deep-value-oil-stocks-for-your-portfolio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blackstone, KKR and Brookfield take Kuwait pipelines stake in $16bn deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Largest ever foreign investment in the Gulf state comes as it seeks to raise capital in face of Iranian attacks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/blackstone-kkr-and-brookfield-take-kuwait-pipelines-stake-in-16bn-deal/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/blackstone-kkr-and-brookfield-take-kuwait-pipelines-stake-in-16bn-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is a land value tax and how would it work?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is a land value tax?A land value tax is an annual levy paid on the value of the land upon which a property &ndash; or no property &ndash; sits, rather than a tax on the property itself. The basic idea is that land gets its value from location, rather than the calibre of the development that sits on it. And what gives a location value is what is going on around it. Is it close to the centre of a city? Is it in an area with great transport links, good schools, beautiful parks, hospitals and s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-is-a-land-value-tax-and-how-would-it-work/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-is-a-land-value-tax-and-how-would-it-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best properties for sale overlooking the sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barton Olivers, Burton Bradstock, Bridport, DorsetKnight FrankKnight FrankKnight FrankKnight FrankKnight FrankKnight FrankKnight FrankA Victorian villa with uninterrupted views over the sea and a garden with a gate opening onto the coastal path. It has open fireplaces and a kitchen with French doors leading onto a terrace. 5 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 2 receptions, indoor swimming pool, 2.96 acres. Price: &pound;3m Knight Frank 01935-810064Harbour Island, Crinan, Lochgilphead, Argyll &amp; ButeSavil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-best-properties-for-sale-overlooking-the-sea/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-best-properties-for-sale-overlooking-the-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How did summer childcare get so expensive in the UK?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families increasingly feel like they&rsquo;re paying more and getting less &mdash; especially in and around London]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-did-summer-childcare-get-so-expensive-in-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-did-summer-childcare-get-so-expensive-in-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump threatens new EU tariffs in retaliation for fines on US tech groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[President says Washington will launch new probe into the bloc that could sharpen trade tensions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-threatens-new-eu-tariffs-in-retaliation-for-fines-on-us-tech-groups/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 20:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-threatens-new-eu-tariffs-in-retaliation-for-fines-on-us-tech-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The return of monetarism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Fed governor Stephen Miran is trying to bring the money supply back to central banking]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-return-of-monetarism/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-return-of-monetarism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Future hawks]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the ECB&rsquo;s meeting on Thursday, president Christine Lagarde teed up a September tightening]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/future-hawks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/future-hawks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to play the Expedia share price]]></title><description><![CDATA[Travel firm Expedia has experienced the rough and the smooth of recent turbulence in the travel industry. America&rsquo;s war on Iran has raised the price of jet fuel, and higher prices at the pumps have compounded a cost-of-living crisis that has prompted many to wonder whether they can even afford to take a holiday. More broadly, however, the industry continues to enjoy a post-pandemic boom, while a further tailwind is the increasing propensity (among younger people in particular) to prioritis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-play-the-expedia-share-price/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-play-the-expedia-share-price/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three tasks for new chancellor John Healey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham has appointed John Healey, the former defence secretary, as chancellor. It was certainly a surprise. Home secretary Shabana Mahmood had been seen as a certainty for the job at No. 11, but at the last moment The incoming prime minister, appointed Healy instead. The markets were relieved. Given that the potential alternatives were Ed Miliband or Angela Rayner, that is not saying very much.Still, at defence, and as a former minister in Gordon Brown's Treasury, John Healey carved out a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-tasks-for-new-chancellor-john-healey/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-tasks-for-new-chancellor-john-healey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s trade war shifts from shakedown to lock-in]]></title><description><![CDATA[The administration wants to ensure the US &lsquo;gets paid&rsquo; for the superpower services it provides to the world]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-trade-war-shifts-from-shakedown-to-lock-in/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-trade-war-shifts-from-shakedown-to-lock-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe wins and Brazil loses in Trump tariff overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some countries are relatively better off but the reprieve may only be temporary]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europe-wins-and-brazil-loses-in-trump-tariff-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europe-wins-and-brazil-loses-in-trump-tariff-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US hits 60 trading partners with new duties as Trump rebuilds tariff wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington moves to reimpose 10 per cent duties after previous blanket levies were struck down by Supreme Court]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-hits-60-trading-partners-with-new-duties-as-trump-rebuilds-tariff-wall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-hits-60-trading-partners-with-new-duties-as-trump-rebuilds-tariff-wall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Active funds vs passive: Is active management still relevant?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The &lsquo;active versus passive&rsquo; debate is one that has raged for over two decades, with one investment style broadly dominating the other at any given time. Active fund management relies on a skilled stock picker to select the investments for the portfolio. These carry higher fees and, in theory, ought to deliver better returns than simply tracking an index. But the ongoing trend of passive fund outperformance is calling this into question.The spirit of diversification suggests rather th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/active-funds-vs-passive-is-active-management-still-relevant/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/active-funds-vs-passive-is-active-management-still-relevant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese stocks ride the AI boom – can the rally last?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors in Japanese stocks &ndash; like investors everywhere &ndash; need to be alert toconcentrated exposure to the AI story. Over the past few months, it has gone from important to indispensable. Wherever you look, the stocks that are doing best are linked to AI demand, while those that are AI-agnostic or an &ldquo;AI loser&rdquo; are mostly lagging. The emerging markets index is now trading like an AI play, due to TSMC, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix, but this is by no means the only exam]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japanese-stocks-ride-the-ai-boom-can-the-rally-last/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japanese-stocks-ride-the-ai-boom-can-the-rally-last/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan’s June inflation figure poses no obstacle to BoJ tightening this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Headline and core price rises accelerated last month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japans-june-inflation-figure-poses-no-obstacle-to-boj-tightening-this-year/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japans-june-inflation-figure-poses-no-obstacle-to-boj-tightening-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Moar Gut is a first-class choice for a family holiday in Austria]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;These mountains to the right are the northern tip of the Alps, and they are actually in Germany. And over there is the Eagle's Nest, a chalet perched on a mountaintop, which was Hitler's 50th birthday present.&rdquo; We are getting a history and geography lesson from our taxi driver as we set off from Salzburg airport. Our children, aged seven and nine, have never seen the Alps before or visited Austria or Germany, so this is a triple whammy of excitement. The scenery and clean mountain a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/review-moar-gut-is-a-first-class-choice-for-a-family-holiday-in-austria/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 10:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/review-moar-gut-is-a-first-class-choice-for-a-family-holiday-in-austria/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In the rates drama, oil is a minor character]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, Japanese stocks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/in-the-rates-drama-oil-is-a-minor-character/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/in-the-rates-drama-oil-is-a-minor-character/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monetary Policy Radar preview: Federal Reserve’s July meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FT&rsquo;s guide on what to look out for in Wednesday&rsquo;s session]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/monetary-policy-radar-preview-federal-reserves-july-meeting/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/monetary-policy-radar-preview-federal-reserves-july-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US hits 60 countries with new tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Intel&rsquo;s revenue jump and oil breaches $100 a barrel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-hits-60-countries-with-new-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-hits-60-countries-with-new-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When will Andy Burnham tackle the ‘cost of working’ crisis?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Early measures to target the cost of living ignore looming tax problems as workers are squeezed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/when-will-andy-burnham-tackle-the-cost-of-working-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/when-will-andy-burnham-tackle-the-cost-of-working-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to the era of financial candyfloss]]></title><description><![CDATA[The value of real assets in the US is shrinking as financialisation soars]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/welcome-to-the-era-of-financial-candyfloss/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/welcome-to-the-era-of-financial-candyfloss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea’s cash-rich winners of AI boom go on US buying spree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Companies make biggest US investment push in years to build up tech capabilities and avoid Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariffs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-koreas-cash-rich-winners-of-ai-boom-go-on-us-buying-spree/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 05:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-koreas-cash-rich-winners-of-ai-boom-go-on-us-buying-spree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US hits 60 countries with new duties as Trump rebuilds tariff wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Administration pins new measures on forced labour probe after Supreme Court struck down blanket levies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-hits-60-countries-with-new-duties-as-trump-rebuilds-tariff-wall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 00:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-hits-60-countries-with-new-duties-as-trump-rebuilds-tariff-wall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: China’s Xi Jinping pursues AI diplomacy to woo developing countries]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: US hits 60 countries with new tariffs and Modi vows &lsquo;swift&rsquo; justice for India exam leaks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-chinas-xi-jinping-pursues-ai-diplomacy-to-woo-developing-countries/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-chinas-xi-jinping-pursues-ai-diplomacy-to-woo-developing-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US hits 60 countries with new duties as Donald Trump rebuilds tariff wall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Administration pins new measures on forced labour probe after Supreme Court struck down blanket levies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-hits-60-countries-with-new-duties-as-donald-trump-rebuilds-tariff-wall/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-hits-60-countries-with-new-duties-as-donald-trump-rebuilds-tariff-wall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s Xi pursues AI diplomacy to woo global south]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing makes most ambitious offer yet to build alternative global order]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-xi-pursues-ai-diplomacy-to-woo-global-south/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-xi-pursues-ai-diplomacy-to-woo-global-south/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Andy Burnham win over UK plc?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Could Andy Burnham&rsquo;s leadership mark a shift in tone and pace for the UK&rsquo;s beleaguered economy?Business leaders hope so. Gregor Paterson, fund manager in the UK team at fund management group Amati Global Investors, highlights that the new prime minister ought to have the expertise on hand to do so.&ldquo;Burnham himself has a lot of experience, and has a pretty heavyweight team of advisers around him,&rdquo; says Paterson. &ldquo;He must be aware &ndash; as we all are &ndash; of how]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-andy-burnham-win-over-uk-plc/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-andy-burnham-win-over-uk-plc/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How you could cut your inheritance tax bill and boost a loved one’s pension pot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inheritance tax planning is becoming increasingly important as pensions will fall into estates for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes from April 2027.As the government looks to cut off a typical avenue for transferring wealth, an estate planning tactic could boost your loved one&rsquo;s pension pot while reducing inheritance tax liabilities.You could make use of several gifting allowances, but gifts of any size made to someone through &ldquo;surplus income&rdquo; are also exempt from IHT, even if yo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-you-could-cut-your-inheritance-tax-bill-and-boost-a-loved-ones-pension-pot/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-you-could-cut-your-inheritance-tax-bill-and-boost-a-loved-ones-pension-pot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Andy Burnham revive the economy and boost your finances?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham, the UK&rsquo;s new prime minister, is never going to be popular with everyone &ndash; but this may well be his hardest lesson.It&rsquo;s clear he wants to be a superhero prime minister &ndash; the hero of UK politics who speaks without a lectern (signifying no barriers) and someone who wants to give power to local authorities rather than just the Number 10 powerhouse. In his words, he &ldquo;wants to bring back hope&rdquo; as he attempts to fix the broken political system and the U]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-andy-burnham-revive-the-economy-and-boost-your-finances/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-andy-burnham-revive-the-economy-and-boost-your-finances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham’s taxes: Can he revive the economy and boost your finances?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham, the UK&rsquo;s new prime minister, is never going to be popular with everyone &ndash; but this may well be his hardest lesson.It&rsquo;s clear he wants to be a superhero prime minister &ndash; the hero of UK politics who speaks without a lectern (signifying no barriers) and someone who wants to give power to local authorities rather than just the Number 10 powerhouse. In his words, he &ldquo;wants to bring back hope&rdquo; as he attempts to fix the broken political system and the U]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnhams-taxes-can-he-revive-the-economy-and-boost-your-finances/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnhams-taxes-can-he-revive-the-economy-and-boost-your-finances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB holds interest rates at 2.25% after debating rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some members of governing council &lsquo;asked themselves whether we should not consider a hike&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-holds-interest-rates-at-225-after-debating-rise/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-holds-interest-rates-at-225-after-debating-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Six technology and innovation investment trusts to consider]]></title><description><![CDATA[Technology, and its ever-present subsector artificial intelligence (AI), are perhaps the hottest topics in investment &ndash; and have been for several years.Information technology officially accounts for 32% of the MSCI ACWI Index. Yet in reality, what we&rsquo;d all intuitively think of as &lsquo;tech&rsquo; companies account for a greater proportion of this, since MSCI officially designates companies like Alphabet, Amazon, Meta and Tesla into industry sectors other than information technology]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/six-technology-and-innovation-investment-trusts-to-consider/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/six-technology-and-innovation-investment-trusts-to-consider/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB holds interest rates at 2.25%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central bank pauses despite renewed surge in oil prices]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-holds-interest-rates-at-225/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 14:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-holds-interest-rates-at-225/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil price surge drives global bond sell-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent crude&rsquo;s rise towards $100 threatens a prolonged surge in inflation and resetting interest rate expectations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-price-surge-drives-global-bond-sell-off/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-price-surge-drives-global-bond-sell-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Jes Staley faces questions over his links to sex offender Jeffrey Epstein]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: surge in oil prices reignites fears of an inflation shock and Google&rsquo;s cash flow turns negative]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-jes-staley-faces-questions-over-his-links-to-sex-offender-jeffrey-epstein/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-jes-staley-faces-questions-over-his-links-to-sex-offender-jeffrey-epstein/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Burnham go big or go home?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reasons to be sceptical about the UK&rsquo;s new prime minister]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-burnham-go-big-or-go-home/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-burnham-go-big-or-go-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Google burns through $6bn in cash amid AI infrastructure splurge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Houthis attack two Saudi tankers and Jes Staley on Capitol Hill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-google-burns-through-6bn-in-cash-amid-ai-infrastructure-splurge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-google-burns-through-6bn-in-cash-amid-ai-infrastructure-splurge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Household inflation expectations in the US are worryingly high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Much higher inflation expectations may well require action by the Fed, even as the market remains sanguine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/household-inflation-expectations-in-the-us-are-worryingly-high/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/household-inflation-expectations-in-the-us-are-worryingly-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The reawakening of Japan’s economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why 1 per cent interest rates could shake everything up after a generation of deflation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-reawakening-of-japans-economy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-reawakening-of-japans-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan awakes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Why 1 per cent interest rates could shake everything up after a generation of deflation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japan-awakes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japan-awakes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Trump winning the tariff wars?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Time to tot up the scores]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-trump-winning-the-tariff-wars/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-trump-winning-the-tariff-wars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation data gives Burnham’s cost of living pledge a boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK&rsquo;s new prime minister has promised to ease pressure on voters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inflation-data-gives-burnhams-cost-of-living-pledge-a-boost/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inflation-data-gives-burnhams-cost-of-living-pledge-a-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation data gives Andy Burnham’s cost of living pledge a boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK&rsquo;s new prime minister has promised to ease pressure on voters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inflation-data-gives-andy-burnhams-cost-of-living-pledge-a-boost/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inflation-data-gives-andy-burnhams-cost-of-living-pledge-a-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU urged to use more ‘clout’ against Beijing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former trade commissioner Karel De Gucht says bloc should form alliance of open trading nations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-urged-to-use-more-clout-against-beijing/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-urged-to-use-more-clout-against-beijing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and Japan clash over meltdown liability in $40bn nuclear power deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Project is part of Tokyo&rsquo;s commitment to invest $550bn in return for lower tariffs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-and-japan-clash-over-meltdown-liability-in-40bn-nuclear-power-deal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-and-japan-clash-over-meltdown-liability-in-40bn-nuclear-power-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How long can China defy history and logic with its imbalances?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country is demanding far too much of a world fixated on cheap consumer goods]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-long-can-china-defy-history-and-logic-with-its-imbalances/</link><pubDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-long-can-china-defy-history-and-logic-with-its-imbalances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Google burned through cash last quarter amid AI infrastructure splurge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: OpenAI &lsquo;agent&rsquo; hacks into start-up and India&rsquo;s Gen Z takes on Modi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-google-burned-through-cash-last-quarter-amid-ai-infrastructure-splurge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-google-burned-through-cash-last-quarter-amid-ai-infrastructure-splurge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian gas cargoes to stay exempt as EU agrees new sanctions deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greek shipping company Dynagas will be allowed to continue carrying Russian LNG]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/russian-gas-cargoes-to-stay-exempt-as-eu-agrees-new-sanctions-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/russian-gas-cargoes-to-stay-exempt-as-eu-agrees-new-sanctions-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian gas cargoes to remain exempt as EU nears new sanctions deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Groups such as Greece&rsquo;s Dynagas will be allowed to continue carrying Russian LNG]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/russian-gas-cargoes-to-remain-exempt-as-eu-nears-new-sanctions-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/russian-gas-cargoes-to-remain-exempt-as-eu-nears-new-sanctions-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real barrier to Africa’s solar energy boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reducing the cost of capital is the only way to ensure the expansion of renewable energy across the continent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-real-barrier-to-africas-solar-energy-boom/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-real-barrier-to-africas-solar-energy-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mercedes risks US sales ban under Senate China bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Commerce panel to vote on legislation barring companies with significant Chinese ownership from US market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mercedes-risks-us-sales-ban-under-senate-china-bill/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mercedes-risks-us-sales-ban-under-senate-china-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[More branches and free cash: How Nationwide is winning the high street banks battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[High street banks and building societies have been battling it out with challenger banks such as Monzo and Starling, but Nationwide is fighting back by leveraging traditional roots with more presence on the high street as it pledges to open more branches with customer facing services.Plus, its attractive Fairer Share scheme which has consistently paid a &pound;100 bonus to loyal customers for four years as it shares profits with members.You&rsquo;ve more than likely seen the Nationwide adverts o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/more-branches-and-free-cash-how-nationwide-is-winning-the-high-street-banks-battle/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 15:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/more-branches-and-free-cash-how-nationwide-is-winning-the-high-street-banks-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does an Andy Burnham-led government mean for your money?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new PM says he will look at how much people can earn before paying tax but there will be no change yet.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-does-an-andy-burnham-led-government-mean-for-your-money/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-does-an-andy-burnham-led-government-mean-for-your-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's happening to UK interest rates and what does it mean for mortgages?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The interest rate set by the Bank of England affects mortgage, loan and savings rates for millions.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whats-happening-to-uk-interest-rates-and-what-does-it-mean-for-mortgages/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whats-happening-to-uk-interest-rates-and-what-does-it-mean-for-mortgages/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Where is Venezuela’s oil money?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: OpenAI &lsquo;agent&rsquo; escapes testing and hacks into start-up, and Ukraine&rsquo;s military shake-up]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-where-is-venezuelas-oil-money/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 12:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-where-is-venezuelas-oil-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[June’s encouraging inflation will be discounted by Bank of England]]></title><description><![CDATA[Falling fuel prices are a big contributor to lower annual rate, but US-Iran ceasefire collapse means trend won&rsquo;t last]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/junes-encouraging-inflation-will-be-discounted-by-bank-of-england/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 09:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/junes-encouraging-inflation-will-be-discounted-by-bank-of-england/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK inflation falls more than expected to 2.6% in June]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figure comes as Prime Minister Andy Burnham seeks to cut cost of living]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-falls-more-than-expected-to-26-in-june/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 08:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-falls-more-than-expected-to-26-in-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: French AI start-up Mistral in fundraising talks with Samsung]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Ukraine military shake-up and Wirecard&rsquo;s Marsalek]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-french-ai-start-up-mistral-in-fundraising-talks-with-samsung/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-french-ai-start-up-mistral-in-fundraising-talks-with-samsung/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who will win the war of neo-mercantilists?]]></title><description><![CDATA[China&rsquo;s high degree of self-sufficiency also reduces its vulnerability to coercion by others]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/who-will-win-the-war-of-neo-mercantilists/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/who-will-win-the-war-of-neo-mercantilists/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where to find healthy profits in biotech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Biotech is one of the most innovative and fast-changing sectors of the stock market, with lots of areas where investors can find value. It can be a tricky sector to define as the term is so broad. Biotech initially referred to firms using what we know about biology to help treat diseases. But now it's expanded into a more capital markets definition where many emerging, developmental stage companies that combine tech and biology are lumped together.Biotech firms have long laboured under the unfai]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/where-to-find-healthy-profits-in-biotech/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/where-to-find-healthy-profits-in-biotech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The trader who made $100mn from the 1929 crash — only to lose it all]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jesse Livermore turned speculation into legend. But his life ended in tragedy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-trader-who-made-100mn-from-the-1929-crash-only-to-lose-it-all/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-trader-who-made-100mn-from-the-1929-crash-only-to-lose-it-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US will cut aluminium tariffs to boost defence supply chain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump administration offering exemptions to companies that invest in American smelters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-will-cut-aluminium-tariffs-to-boost-defence-supply-chain/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 03:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-will-cut-aluminium-tariffs-to-boost-defence-supply-chain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump plans 100% tariffs on generic drugs in 2028]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest trade measure intended to push companies towards manufacturing medications in the US]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-plans-100-tariffs-on-generic-drugs-in-2028/</link><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 02:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-plans-100-tariffs-on-generic-drugs-in-2028/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monetary Policy Radar preview: ECB’s July meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FT&rsquo;s guide on what to look out for in Thursday&rsquo;s session]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/monetary-policy-radar-preview-ecbs-july-meeting/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/monetary-policy-radar-preview-ecbs-july-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IEA warns of risk to energy supplies from escalation of Iran conflict]]></title><description><![CDATA[Intergovernmental agency says &lsquo;no room for complacency&rsquo; and points to tightness in refined products]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iea-warns-of-risk-to-energy-supplies-from-escalation-of-iran-conflict/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iea-warns-of-risk-to-energy-supplies-from-escalation-of-iran-conflict/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham backs away from costly increase to income tax allowance]]></title><description><![CDATA[New prime minister had explored raising &pound;12,570 personal allowance before taking office on Monday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-backs-away-from-costly-increase-to-income-tax-allowance/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-backs-away-from-costly-increase-to-income-tax-allowance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: UK inflation slows to 2.6% in June]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office for National Statistics (ONS) has released the latest UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure of inflation data today (22 July).CPI inflation rose by 2.6% in the 12 months to June 2026This is a drop from 2.8% in May and AprilRatesetters at the Bank of England will be watching closely to help inform its decision on whether to lower interest rates from 3.75%.| UK inflation forecast | What is inflation? | When will interest rates fall further? | CPI release dates | MPC meeting dates |(Imag]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-uk-inflation-slows-to-26-in-june/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-uk-inflation-slows-to-26-in-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Did UK inflation rise in June?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office for National Statistics (ONS) will release the latest UK Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure of inflation data tomorrow (22 July).CPI inflation in the 12 months to May 2026 read 2.8%, staying steady from April 2026.Experts believe the June inflation data will show a fall to 2.6%Ratesetters at the Bank of England will be watching closely to help inform their decision on whether to lower interest rates from 3.75%.| UK inflation forecast | What is inflation? | When will interest rates fal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-did-uk-inflation-rise-in-june/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-did-uk-inflation-rise-in-june/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump threatens to reignite trade war with fresh 50% tariffs on Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: petrol prices climb back above $4 a gallon, and Trump&rsquo;s fundraising Super Pac rakes in more than any other]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-threatens-to-reignite-trade-war-with-fresh-50-tariffs-on-canada/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-threatens-to-reignite-trade-war-with-fresh-50-tariffs-on-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK borrows less than expected in June but public finances remain a challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public finances for last month were better than expected but the UK is carrying major debt.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-borrows-less-than-expected-in-june-but-public-finances-remain-a-challenge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 14:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-borrows-less-than-expected-in-june-but-public-finances-remain-a-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the world trusts China more than America]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countries suspicious of the US are to be found on every continent, not just in its own back yard]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-the-world-trusts-china-more-than-america/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 13:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-the-world-trusts-china-more-than-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Trump prepares to meet Lebanon’s leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: US threatens Canada with 50% tariffs and judge pauses Paramount Skydance&rsquo;s acquisition of Warner Bros Discovery]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-trump-prepares-to-meet-lebanons-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-trump-prepares-to-meet-lebanons-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump prepares fresh tariff barrage with 10% levies set to expire]]></title><description><![CDATA[US president to renew trade war after Supreme Court threw out reciprocal duties]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-prepares-fresh-tariff-barrage-with-10-levies-set-to-expire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-prepares-fresh-tariff-barrage-with-10-levies-set-to-expire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK wage growth continues to cool while unemployment rate steady]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank of England will probably hold rates again in July amid mixed labour market signals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-wage-growth-continues-to-cool-while-unemployment-rate-steady/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-wage-growth-continues-to-cool-while-unemployment-rate-steady/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Healey’s formidable in-tray as UK chancellor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: LSE plans round-the-clock trading and AI as a geopolitical weapon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-healeys-formidable-in-tray-as-uk-chancellor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-healeys-formidable-in-tray-as-uk-chancellor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Canada isn’t listening to American whining in the wine wars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariffs have taught us an important lesson in the value of retaliation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-canada-isnt-listening-to-american-whining-in-the-wine-wars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-canada-isnt-listening-to-american-whining-in-the-wine-wars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The fall of America’s farm superpower]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US is on the verge of losing its status as the world&rsquo;s leading agricultural exporter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-fall-of-americas-farm-superpower/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-fall-of-americas-farm-superpower/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pointers for Burnham on what Britain really wants]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new prime minister can learn from 40 years of polling the UK population]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pointers-for-burnham-on-what-britain-really-wants/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pointers-for-burnham-on-what-britain-really-wants/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midwest sunset: Trump’s tariffs hit America’s farming powerhouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US is on the verge of losing its status as the world&rsquo;s leading agricultural exporter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/midwest-sunset-trumps-tariffs-hit-americas-farming-powerhouse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/midwest-sunset-trumps-tariffs-hit-americas-farming-powerhouse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Midwest sunset: Trump’s tariffs hit America’s agricultural powerhouse]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US is on the verge of losing its status as the world&rsquo;s leading exporter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/midwest-sunset-trumps-tariffs-hit-americas-agricultural-powerhouse/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/midwest-sunset-trumps-tariffs-hit-americas-agricultural-powerhouse/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Czech central bank chief warns against joining Eurozone too early]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ale&scaron; Michl also resists calls to lower interest rates as he criticises country&rsquo;s feuding president and prime minister]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/czech-central-bank-chief-warns-against-joining-eurozone-too-early/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/czech-central-bank-chief-warns-against-joining-eurozone-too-early/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China weighs tighter export controls on AI models and chips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing consults companies on ways to stop west acquiring its advanced technologies and star start-ups]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-weighs-tighter-export-controls-on-ai-models-and-chips/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-weighs-tighter-export-controls-on-ai-models-and-chips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada isn’t listening to American whining in the wine wars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariffs have taught us an important lesson in the value of retaliation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canada-isnt-listening-to-american-whining-in-the-wine-wars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canada-isnt-listening-to-american-whining-in-the-wine-wars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US to hit Canada with 50% tariffs on wide range of goods]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington accuses neighbour of engaging in unfair practices in move that could reignite trade war]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-to-hit-canada-with-50-tariffs-on-wide-range-of-goods/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-to-hit-canada-with-50-tariffs-on-wide-range-of-goods/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Indian police crack down on ‘Cockroach’ protesters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Andy Burnham becomes UK prime minister and US petrol prices climb back above $4]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-indian-police-crack-down-on-cockroach-protesters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 23:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-indian-police-crack-down-on-cockroach-protesters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Don’t blame colonialism for Africa’s trade woes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The continent&rsquo;s growth is being hemmed in by blocked trade arteries, not arbitrary borders drawn in Berlin in 1885]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/dont-blame-colonialism-for-africas-trade-woes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 18:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/dont-blame-colonialism-for-africas-trade-woes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US petrol prices climb back above $4 as Iran war intensifies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resurgent costs drive frustration with President Donald Trump ahead of midterm elections]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-petrol-prices-climb-back-above-4-as-iran-war-intensifies/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-petrol-prices-climb-back-above-4-as-iran-war-intensifies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will inheritance tax apply to pensions from 2027?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Families are facing a major shake-up to the inheritance tax regime from April 2027 when unused pensions will form part of estates for inheritance tax (IHT) purposes.Historically, many pension pots have fallen outside the IHT net, making them a useful vehicle to transfer wealth through generations. But under new rules, announced in the 2024 Autumn Budget by then chancellor Rachel Reeves, unused pension funds will no longer be able to be passed down without facing an IHT liability from 6 April 202]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-will-inheritance-tax-apply-to-pensions-from-2027/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-will-inheritance-tax-apply-to-pensions-from-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump orders the ceremonial changing of the tariff guard]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bogus rationale for duties has rotated from economic emergency to balance of payments to unfair trade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-orders-the-ceremonial-changing-of-the-tariff-guard/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-orders-the-ceremonial-changing-of-the-tariff-guard/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Andy Burnham weighs Number 10 overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Oil rises above $90 and Morgan Stanley takes AI deal crown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-andy-burnham-weighs-number-10-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-andy-burnham-weighs-number-10-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Andy Burnham becomes prime minister – what could be announced?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham is set to become prime minister today, replacing Keir Starmer.Burnham will give a speech in Downing Street around lunchtime, laying out his plans for the UK.The ex-Mayor of Manchester will also announce his cabinet this afternoon.Shabana Mahmood is tipped to become the new chancellor, replacing Rachel Reeves.| Will Andy Burnham 'wilt like a lettuce'? | Could Burnham lower &lsquo;mansion tax&rsquo; threshold? | Is the triple lock safe under Burnham? | Who could be Burnham&rsquo;s cha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-andy-burnham-becomes-prime-minister-what-could-be-announced/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-andy-burnham-becomes-prime-minister-what-could-be-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham becomes prime minister – what could be announced?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham is set to become prime minister today, replacing Keir Starmer.Burnham will give a speech in Downing Street around lunchtime, laying out his plans for the UK.The ex-Mayor of Manchester will also announce his cabinet this afternoon.Shabana Mahmood is tipped to become the new chancellor, replacing Rachel Reeves.| Will Andy Burnham 'wilt like a lettuce'? | Could Burnham lower &lsquo;mansion tax&rsquo; threshold? | Is the triple lock safe under Burnham? | Who could be Burnham&rsquo;s cha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-becomes-prime-minister-what-could-be-announced/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-becomes-prime-minister-what-could-be-announced/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jobs, borrowing and taxes: Andy Burnham's economic challenges]]></title><description><![CDATA[The person in charge of the country will change but the financial challenges remain the same.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jobs-borrowing-and-taxes-andy-burnhams-economic-challenges/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 11:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jobs-borrowing-and-taxes-andy-burnhams-economic-challenges/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How hedge fund wizard Michael Platt lost a £200m tax battle]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;I hate losing money more than anything. Losing money is what kills you. It is not the actual loss. It's the fact that it messes up your psychology,&rdquo; Michael Platt of BlueCrest Capital Management observed in 2012. So, just imagine how angry he is at losing a high-stakes &pound;200 million battle with HMRC over the employment status of some of his traders, says The Times. The Supreme Court has thrown out BlueCrest's appeal, ruling that payments to some of BlueCrest's &ldquo;partners&r]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-hedge-fund-wizard-michael-platt-lost-a-200m-tax-battle/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-hedge-fund-wizard-michael-platt-lost-a-200m-tax-battle/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Burnham weighs Number 10 overhaul]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Oil rises above $90 and Morgan Stanley takes AI deal crown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-burnham-weighs-number-10-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-burnham-weighs-number-10-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warsh’s quiet revolution at the Fed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new US central bank chief is reluctant to signal future interest rate moves &mdash; how will hedge funds react?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warshs-quiet-revolution-at-the-fed/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warshs-quiet-revolution-at-the-fed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new Fed boss is tight-lipped. That might upset the markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warsh is reluctant to signal future interest rate moves &mdash; how will the hedge funds that own US Treasuries react?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-new-fed-boss-is-tight-lipped-that-might-upset-the-markets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-new-fed-boss-is-tight-lipped-that-might-upset-the-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cyber attacks expose supply chains as ‘weakest link’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Infiltrating one organisation in the network can open up access to hundreds more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/cyber-attacks-expose-supply-chains-as-weakest-link/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/cyber-attacks-expose-supply-chains-as-weakest-link/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese helium ban threatens supplies to Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing&rsquo;s export controls cut off a route for Russian flows, adding to pressures after disruption to Qatari production]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinese-helium-ban-threatens-supplies-to-europe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinese-helium-ban-threatens-supplies-to-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham must remember the first rule of government]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biggest mistake of all would be to imagine the country enjoys a free fiscal lunch. In fact, it only has hard choices]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-must-remember-the-first-rule-of-government/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-must-remember-the-first-rule-of-government/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Singapore weighs tax cuts for fund managers to rival Hong Kong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: US-Iran war expands and EU faces crumbling support for new Russia sanctions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-singapore-weighs-tax-cuts-for-fund-managers-to-rival-hong-kong/</link><pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-singapore-weighs-tax-cuts-for-fund-managers-to-rival-hong-kong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham’s British reboot begins]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;King of the North&rsquo; comes south, ECB rate decision, Trump returns to a rescheduled White House correspondents&rsquo; dinner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnhams-british-reboot-begins/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnhams-british-reboot-begins/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK steel quota concessions to seal India deal pose risk to Welsh plant, say insiders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Union leaders say quotas for galvanised steel particularly harmful for Tata Steel UK&rsquo;s Llanwern plant in Newport]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-steel-quota-concessions-to-seal-india-deal-pose-risk-to-welsh-plant-say-insiders/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-steel-quota-concessions-to-seal-india-deal-pose-risk-to-welsh-plant-say-insiders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How will the ECB respond to the latest rise in oil prices?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market Questions is the FT&rsquo;s guide to the week ahead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-will-the-ecb-respond-to-the-latest-rise-in-oil-prices/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-will-the-ecb-respond-to-the-latest-rise-in-oil-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham should pursue a devolution ‘big bang’]]></title><description><![CDATA[If done right, radical decentralisation could boost UK productivity growth and living standards]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-should-pursue-a-devolution-big-bang/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-should-pursue-a-devolution-big-bang/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Onward Opportunities: A new fund yet to justify its fees]]></title><description><![CDATA[There have been just three initial public offerings (IPOs) of investment trusts between 2023 and 2025, and none of them raised over &pound;100 million. Achilles Investment Company (LSE: AIC), an activist trust, raised &pound;54 million last year, while Ashoka WhiteOak Emerging Markets (LSE: AWEM) raised &pound;30.5 million in 2023. Both have received a reasonable amount of coverage.By far the smallest and least well-known of the three is Onward Opportunities (LSE: ONWD), which has raised &pound;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/onward-opportunities-a-new-fund-yet-to-justify-its-fees/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/onward-opportunities-a-new-fund-yet-to-justify-its-fees/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Africa's economy is set for take-off']]></title><description><![CDATA[Joe Studwell is a development economist at Africa Urban Lab, a research centre at the African School of Economics, Zanzibar. He is also a founder and director of the Asian research and advisory firm Gavekal Dragonomics. His books include The China Dream, Asian Godfathers and How Asia Works. How Africa Works: Success and Failure on the World's Last Developmental Frontier is published by Profile Books (&pound;25).Matthew Partridge: The thesis of your book How Africa Works is that Africa is finally]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/africas-economy-is-set-for-take-off/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/africas-economy-is-set-for-take-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese leaders zero in on need for stimulus for economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Policymakers expected to prioritise spurring high-tech rather than &lsquo;big bang&rsquo; for consumption, analysts say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinese-leaders-zero-in-on-need-for-stimulus-for-economy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinese-leaders-zero-in-on-need-for-stimulus-for-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['The Bank of England needs a radical overhaul']]></title><description><![CDATA[When the US president appointed Kevin Warsh to run the Federal Reserve, critics assumed he would be little more than Donald Trump's stooge. But Warsh is a deeper and more serious thinker than that. He was appointed as a critic of the way the Fed has been run, as someone who believes central banks need to be dragged into the 21st century and who argues that they should be doing more to promote economic growth. This week, he appointed a panel of experts to help him work out how to deliver those ou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-bank-of-england-needs-a-radical-overhaul/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-bank-of-england-needs-a-radical-overhaul/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best properties for sale under the £2m mansion tax threshold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chelvey Court, Backwell, BristolKnight FrankKnight FrankKnight FrankA Grade II-listed, 17th-century house currently arranged as two independent homes and a two-bedroom flat. It has a Jacobean staircase and carved stone fireplaces. 9 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, kitchen, 2 receptions, study, barn, summer house, landscaped gardens, orchard, 5.53 acres. Price: &pound;1.95m+ Knight Frank 01173-171996Carestown Steadings, Deskford, Buckie, Banffshire, ScotlandStrutt and ParkerStrutt and ParkerStrutt and Par]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-best-properties-for-sale-under-the-2m-mansion-tax-threshold/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-best-properties-for-sale-under-the-2m-mansion-tax-threshold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The pensions opportunity young people are missing out on]]></title><description><![CDATA[The common perception of elite level, world class boxers is that they ooze confidence. While confidence is important, there is a clear line between being confident and reckless.When I was trading punches under the bright lights in fights around the world, there were moments where my mind would release a surge of confidence. That confidence, when mentally mishandled, occasionally transpired into shots being thrown harder than necessary, drifting into hope rather than discipline in search of a kno]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-pensions-opportunity-young-people-are-missing-out-on/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-pensions-opportunity-young-people-are-missing-out-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Germany's ambitious reform package revive its economy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Germany's fragile coalition government has announced a major package of economic reforms aimed at kick-starting the country's chronic low growth. The long-awaited measures, announced earlier this month by chancellor Friedrich Merz, include tax cuts, greater labour-market flexibility and a broad easing of bureaucratic red tape &ndash; and follow separate but related pension reforms, announced a week earlier. Assuming the measures clear the Bundestag (very likely, but not certain), no one expects]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-germanys-ambitious-reform-package-revive-its-economy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-germanys-ambitious-reform-package-revive-its-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Washington pushes EU to announce import rules rollback]]></title><description><![CDATA[US keeps up pressure on Brussels a year after deal to reduce Donald Trump&rsquo;s tariffs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/washington-pushes-eu-to-announce-import-rules-rollback/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/washington-pushes-eu-to-announce-import-rules-rollback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The next crash: why this time might not be different]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stock markets are not only ignoring the obvious threats, but seem imbued with extreme optimism]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-next-crash-why-this-time-might-not-be-different/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-next-crash-why-this-time-might-not-be-different/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Martin Wolf: the next crash — why this time might not be different]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stock markets are not only ignoring the obvious threats, but seem imbued with extreme optimism]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/martin-wolf-the-next-crash-why-this-time-might-not-be-different/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/martin-wolf-the-next-crash-why-this-time-might-not-be-different/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How long until there is a US markets reckoning over Trump’s damage?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The patience of the bond markets will ultimately wear thin]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-long-until-there-is-a-us-markets-reckoning-over-trumps-damage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 18 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-long-until-there-is-a-us-markets-reckoning-over-trumps-damage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump threatens Canada with tariffs over ‘invasion’ of wildfire smoke]]></title><description><![CDATA[President to call PM Mark Carney over &lsquo;filthy, polluted&rsquo; air wafting over US cities]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-threatens-canada-with-tariffs-over-invasion-of-wildfire-smoke/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 22:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-threatens-canada-with-tariffs-over-invasion-of-wildfire-smoke/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How long can oil markets absorb the Hormuz shock?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Improvements in oil intensity have cushioned the global economy so far &mdash; but could prompt reckless political choices]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-long-can-oil-markets-absorb-the-hormuz-shock/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-long-can-oil-markets-absorb-the-hormuz-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paris and Berlin vow to align on tougher trade measures against China]]></title><description><![CDATA[French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz to push for EU &lsquo;safeguard&rsquo; trade measures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/paris-and-berlin-vow-to-align-on-tougher-trade-measures-against-china/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/paris-and-berlin-vow-to-align-on-tougher-trade-measures-against-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump Media pitched $100,000 monthly fee for fast feed of president’s posts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Family company has quoted the six-figure sum for high-speed access to Truth Social platform]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-media-pitched-100000-monthly-fee-for-fast-feed-of-presidents-posts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-media-pitched-100000-monthly-fee-for-fast-feed-of-presidents-posts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warsh’ington times]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Fed chair offered little new information to Congress on his plans to shake up the central bank]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warshington-times/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warshington-times/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of 45% taxpayers more than doubles in five years. What should you do if you’re in a higher band?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Over one million Brits are set to be additional rate taxpayers in the 2026/27 tax year, with record numbers paying above the basic rate of income tax according to the latest HMRC projections.The number of people in the highest tax bracket is set to reach 1.3 million this year, double the number in 2021/22, as a record 3.2% of the population have an income of at least &pound;125,140. The number of additional rate taxpayers has ballooned by 33.8% since the 2023/24 tax year as tax thresholds have n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-45-taxpayers-more-than-doubles-in-five-years-what-should-you-do-if-youre-in-a-higher-band/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-45-taxpayers-more-than-doubles-in-five-years-what-should-you-do-if-youre-in-a-higher-band/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How could El Niño and climate change impact your investments?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The first half of 2026 was disrupted by geopolitics. As we sweat through a sweltering summer, could the climate be the major driver in the second half?Europe&rsquo;s heatwaves have already had noticeable economic impacts. Barges transporting goods along the Rhine have had to reduce their capacity thanks to lower water levels, while France cut its nuclear power output because rivers were too warm to cool reactors.And the brewing El Ni&ntilde;o &ndash; a weather pattern characterised by rising sea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-could-el-nio-and-climate-change-impact-your-investments/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 14:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-could-el-nio-and-climate-change-impact-your-investments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three promising gold mining stocks to buy now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following a considerable run of strength, the price of gold began to settle as this year unfolded. The sudden rise in the price of crude oil and associated products drove the market to free up cash to cover increased costs and buffer against any further uncertainty. As a highly tradeable asset, gold hence fell victim to broad selling. However, as the market stabilises, an opportunity could appear for those seeking to build up their gold exposure. Gold miners provide a way to leverage bets on gol]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-promising-gold-mining-stocks-to-buy-now/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-promising-gold-mining-stocks-to-buy-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Xi outlines China’s ambitions to challenge US dominance in AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Netflix shares tumble and a breakthrough in the search for extraterrestrial life]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-xi-outlines-chinas-ambitions-to-challenge-us-dominance-in-ai/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-xi-outlines-chinas-ambitions-to-challenge-us-dominance-in-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does ESG investing really make sense?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The London Stock Exchange recently celebrated 25 years of its FTSE4Good range of indices, designed to assess and boost corporate &ldquo;sustainability&rdquo;. Strictly excluded were firms involved in areas such as tobacco and weapons that were considered controversial. The restrictions quickly expanded to exclude the defence industry, fossil fuels and gambling. The subsequent rush to ESG (environment, social and governance issues) saw the list broadened to include airlines, mining, alcohol and a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/does-esg-investing-really-make-sense/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/does-esg-investing-really-make-sense/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Review: Icon Villa offers front-row seats to Santorini's spectacular sunsets]]></title><description><![CDATA[S antorini has a well-established sunset industry. Not in the sense of an industry in decline. Quite the opposite. The business of watching the sun melt into the sea is booming on the Greek island. Upwards of three million people visit Santorini every year and the majority head to the northern tip of this crescent-shaped island, to the pretty little village of Oia.That Oia is pretty and little is both its blessing and its curse &ndash; the narrow streets get very congested in summer. Each day, a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/review-icon-villa-offers-front-row-seats-to-santorinis-spectacular-sunsets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/review-icon-villa-offers-front-row-seats-to-santorinis-spectacular-sunsets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Taiwan's TSMC became the world's top chip company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) (Taipei: 2330 and NYSE: TSM) may be the most important business most people have never heard of. Right now, you're probably carrying products that it has made. Most consumers recognise names such as Apple and Nvidia. Yet behind many of the products they sell sits a Taiwanese manufacturer responsible for turning their designs into reality. Every day, billions of people rely on devices powered by chips produced by TSMC. The company's influence stre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-taiwans-tsmc-became-the-worlds-top-chip-company/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-taiwans-tsmc-became-the-worlds-top-chip-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Burnham plans policy blitz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: BoE bond sales and Accor&rsquo;s chief executive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-burnham-plans-policy-blitz/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-burnham-plans-policy-blitz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dangers of investor fatalism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reports of a Russo-Chinese plan to disable satellites underline how markets are ignoring geopolitical threats to the tech boom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-dangers-of-investor-fatalism/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-dangers-of-investor-fatalism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Keeping trade on track when crisis hits]]></title><description><![CDATA[How do banks keep goods and money flowing?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/keeping-trade-on-track-when-crisis-hits/</link><pubDate>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/keeping-trade-on-track-when-crisis-hits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of over-65s paying tax surpasses 10 million for the first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hundreds of thousands more pensioners look set to pay income tax than the government previously estimated, according to new HMRC figures.Since freezing the thresholds in 2021, more people &ndash; especially pensioners &ndash; have been caught by the income tax net.The tax allowance was set at &pound;12,570 in 2021/22. Since then, three million more people over 65 are due to pay tax and for the first time, more than 10 million people in this age group will be liable.Why are more pensioners paying]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-over-65s-paying-tax-surpasses-10-million-for-the-first-time/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-over-65s-paying-tax-surpasses-10-million-for-the-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian strikes threaten Ukraine’s Black Sea grain trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wheat prices have surged as heavy attacks disrupt shipments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/russian-strikes-threaten-ukraines-black-sea-grain-trade/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/russian-strikes-threaten-ukraines-black-sea-grain-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why socialists should embrace luxury apartments]]></title><description><![CDATA[High-end developments can be more effective at unlocking affordability than social housing programmes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-socialists-should-embrace-luxury-apartments/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-socialists-should-embrace-luxury-apartments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US targets Brazil with tariffs as relations deteriorate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter, Pete Hegseth launches a military testosterone programme and Wisconsin&rsquo;s socialists]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-targets-brazil-with-tariffs-as-relations-deteriorate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-targets-brazil-with-tariffs-as-relations-deteriorate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chip giant TSMC pledges another $100bn to expand US production]]></title><description><![CDATA[The company says it will create "high-tech, high-paying jobs", and raises its total commitment to the US to $265bn.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chip-giant-tsmc-pledges-another-100bn-to-expand-us-production/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chip-giant-tsmc-pledges-another-100bn-to-expand-us-production/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: The pros and cons of California’s wealth tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Uber agrees to buy rival Delivery Hero and US slaps tariffs on imports from Brazil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-the-pros-and-cons-of-californias-wealth-tax/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-the-pros-and-cons-of-californias-wealth-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Beige Book shows robust US economy, labour market picking up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prices increasing &lsquo;moderately&rsquo; ahead of renewed hostilities with Iran]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/beige-book-shows-robust-us-economy-labour-market-picking-up/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/beige-book-shows-robust-us-economy-labour-market-picking-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US lawmakers urge Trump administration to ban Chinese memory chips]]></title><description><![CDATA[Apple has been lobbying for clearance to buy from China&rsquo;s CXMT during a global memory shortage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-lawmakers-urge-trump-administration-to-ban-chinese-memory-chips/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-lawmakers-urge-trump-administration-to-ban-chinese-memory-chips/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: UK business struggles to contact Burnham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Trump&rsquo;s BBC lawsuit and energy IPOs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-uk-business-struggles-to-contact-burnham/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-uk-business-struggles-to-contact-burnham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump administration slaps 25% tariff on Brazil as ties deteriorate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Levy is part of a deepening rift between Washington and Bras&iacute;lia ahead of South American presidential election]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-administration-slaps-25-tariff-on-brazil-as-ties-deteriorate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-administration-slaps-25-tariff-on-brazil-as-ties-deteriorate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump administration slaps 25% tariff on Brazil as bilateral ties deteriorate]]></title><description><![CDATA[Levy is part of a deepening rift between Washington and Bras&iacute;lia ahead of South American presidential election]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-administration-slaps-25-tariff-on-brazil-as-bilateral-ties-deteriorate/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-administration-slaps-25-tariff-on-brazil-as-bilateral-ties-deteriorate/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panama officials visit Beijing in push to end shipping row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vessels have been rapidly removing Panamanian flags after China steps up detentions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/panama-officials-visit-beijing-in-push-to-end-shipping-row/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/panama-officials-visit-beijing-in-push-to-end-shipping-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Panama officials visit Beijing in bid to end shipping row]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vessels have been rapidly removing Panamanian flags after China steps up detentions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/panama-officials-visit-beijing-in-bid-to-end-shipping-row/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/panama-officials-visit-beijing-in-bid-to-end-shipping-row/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India Inc goes on a foreign buying spree]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outflows come as foreign investors flee country&rsquo;s markets at fastest pace ever this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/india-inc-goes-on-a-foreign-buying-spree/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/india-inc-goes-on-a-foreign-buying-spree/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea stocks slump after first rate rise in 3 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank of Korea&rsquo;s first move under Shin Hyun-song comes amid concern over won weakness and reliance on energy imports]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-korea-stocks-slump-after-first-rate-rise-in-3-years/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-korea-stocks-slump-after-first-rate-rise-in-3-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US will not win Iran war from the air, Trump’s ex-defence chief warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mark Esper tells FT more bombing will not change Tehran&rsquo;s behaviour, as president vows to step up attacks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-will-not-win-iran-war-from-the-air-trumps-ex-defence-chief-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jul 2026 02:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-will-not-win-iran-war-from-the-air-trumps-ex-defence-chief-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: China’s economy grows at one of lowest rates in years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Oil traders warn over fresh supply crunch and Oracle leads race to supply Japan with top-secret cloud services]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-chinas-economy-grows-at-one-of-lowest-rates-in-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-chinas-economy-grows-at-one-of-lowest-rates-in-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Andy Burnham save the UK’s stock market?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham will have a lot of important jobs when he steps into Number 10. One of them will be to try to fix the UK&rsquo;s apparently broken stock market.The persistent undervaluation of UK stocks may provide buying opportunities for investors, but it seems to be overseas institutions that are taking advantage, rather than the country&rsquo;s own DIY investors.EasyJet (LON:EZJ) is the latest British company to be the subject of an opportunistic takeover bid from a foreign private equity firm.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-andy-burnham-save-the-uks-stock-market/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 18:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-andy-burnham-save-the-uks-stock-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State pension age could rise faster than expected – are you prepared?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Millions of older workers could face a longer wait until they retire amid reports that changes to the state pension age could be brought forward.Currently, the state pension age is due to rise to 68 from 2044 but a report from the Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) suggests this could take place sooner.It comes amid debate about the cost of the triple lock and a government backed review of the state pension age which is due to make recommendations on changes in the comings months.The OBR&rsq]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/state-pension-age-could-rise-faster-than-expected-are-you-prepared/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/state-pension-age-could-rise-faster-than-expected-are-you-prepared/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which sectors could benefit as AI end-users?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The artificial intelligence (AI) boom has so far rewarded the companies building the hardware underpinning it. Experts believe that investors looking towards the future should focus on the companies that will win the next phase of the technology&rsquo;s rollout.&ldquo;The AI story is evolving,&rdquo; said Lisa Wang, head of EMEA investment strategy at Franklin Templeton Investment Services (FTIS). &ldquo;For the past two years, investors have been rewarded for concentrating on a small number of]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/which-sectors-could-benefit-as-ai-end-users/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/which-sectors-could-benefit-as-ai-end-users/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Summer Sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[(Image credit: Future)Invest like the experts in 2026. For a limited time, get your first 6 issues for free and enjoy an extra &pound;5 off a Print+Digital or Digital subscription to MoneyWeek &mdash; Sale ends on 2 February. PRINT + DIGITAL - &pound;5 OFF6 issues free then &pound;43.99 every 13 issuesYour first 6 weeks are completely free (worth &pound;53.88)Continue to pay just &pound;43.99&nbsp;&pound;48.99&nbsp;every 13 issues - save an extra &pound;5 on the subscription priceOr pay just &po]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/summer-sale/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/summer-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU readies crisis team for China rare earths stand-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crisis team will prepare for possible trade conflict when truce expires in October]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-readies-crisis-team-for-china-rare-earths-stand-off/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-readies-crisis-team-for-china-rare-earths-stand-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new economic order will be built piece by ad hoc piece]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traditional trade deals will not address geopolitical concerns]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-new-economic-order-will-be-built-piece-by-ad-hoc-piece/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-new-economic-order-will-be-built-piece-by-ad-hoc-piece/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Payments group Stripe swoops for Silicon Valley stalwart PayPal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: China&rsquo;s economy grows at slowest pace for decades and Buffett drops Gates Foundation from donations list]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-payments-group-stripe-swoops-for-silicon-valley-stalwart-paypal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-payments-group-stripe-swoops-for-silicon-valley-stalwart-paypal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How AI is reshaping supply chains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Supply chains must not only comply with regulations, they also have to be able to adapt to shocks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-ai-is-reshaping-supply-chains/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-ai-is-reshaping-supply-chains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s economy grows at one of lowest rates in decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Second-quarter GDP figure falls below annual target range as economic pressure mounts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-economy-grows-at-one-of-lowest-rates-in-decades/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-economy-grows-at-one-of-lowest-rates-in-decades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wall Street banks are AI stocks now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus a nice cool CPI report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/wall-street-banks-are-ai-stocks-now/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/wall-street-banks-are-ai-stocks-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What could go wrong]]></title><description><![CDATA[Assessing the world economy&rsquo;s resilience]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-could-go-wrong/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-could-go-wrong/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Ukraine to buy Chinese drone parts with EU funds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Trump&rsquo;s return to war with Iran and BYD signals wider European expansion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ukraine-to-buy-chinese-drone-parts-with-eu-funds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ukraine-to-buy-chinese-drone-parts-with-eu-funds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The race to break China’s metals grip]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing&rsquo;s export controls on rare earths and other niche metals are distorting markets and fuelling resource nationalism]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-race-to-break-chinas-metals-grip/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-race-to-break-chinas-metals-grip/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The new great game on minerals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing&rsquo;s export controls on rare earths and other niche metals are distorting markets and fuelling resource nationalism]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-new-great-game-on-minerals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-new-great-game-on-minerals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The global minerals arms race]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing&rsquo;s export controls on rare earths and other niche metals are distorting markets and fuelling resource nationalism]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-global-minerals-arms-race/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-global-minerals-arms-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The EU’s push to deregulate banks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brussels will propose looser capital requirements, following in the footsteps of the US and UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-eus-push-to-deregulate-banks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-eus-push-to-deregulate-banks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the US or Europe better off?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comparing the two economies is harder than it seems]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-the-us-or-europe-better-off/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-the-us-or-europe-better-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to solve Britain’s growth crisis: MoneyWeek Talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economic growth in the UK has been lacklustre for years. Between 2009 and 2024, the UK economy grew by just 1.5% a year, around half of the average growth between 1993 and 2007 of 3% a year.Successive governments have tried and failed to turn the economy around and deliver the type of growth many got used to before the 2008 financial crisis. So what can be done about Britain's growth issue? Independent economist Julian Jessop told the MoneyWeek Talks podcast that part of the answer is boosting p]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-solve-britains-growth-crisis-moneyweek-talks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-solve-britains-growth-crisis-moneyweek-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China and the new era of critical minerals diplomacy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing&rsquo;s export controls on rare earths and other niche metals are distorting markets and fuelling resource nationalism]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-and-the-new-era-of-critical-minerals-diplomacy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-and-the-new-era-of-critical-minerals-diplomacy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China reports lowest GDP growth in more than 3 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Second-quarter figure falls at low end of annual target range as monthly indicators have highlighted economic pressures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-reports-lowest-gdp-growth-in-more-than-3-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 04:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-reports-lowest-gdp-growth-in-more-than-3-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New Zealand PM warns against Ardern-era ‘sugar rush economics’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ex-Air New Zealand boss says financial discipline has put economy back on track after pandemic and recession]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/new-zealand-pm-warns-against-ardern-era-sugar-rush-economics/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/new-zealand-pm-warns-against-ardern-era-sugar-rush-economics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gas prices drive down US inflation - but will it last?]]></title><description><![CDATA[While the US inflation rate fell in June, concerns remain over price rises increasing again due to the renewed conflict in the Middle East.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/gas-prices-drive-down-us-inflation-but-will-it-last/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 19:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/gas-prices-drive-down-us-inflation-but-will-it-last/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warsh does not hint at July tightening in Congress testimony]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fed chair suggests inflation was his main concern but stopped short of signalling imminent tightening]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-does-not-hint-at-july-tightening-in-congress-testimony/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-does-not-hint-at-july-tightening-in-congress-testimony/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says US to abandon proposed Strait of Hormuz cargo fee]]></title><description><![CDATA[President says he will &lsquo;replace&rsquo; plan with investment from Gulf states into the US]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-says-us-to-abandon-proposed-strait-of-hormuz-cargo-fee/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-says-us-to-abandon-proposed-strait-of-hormuz-cargo-fee/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin Warsh vows Federal Reserve will be ‘resolute’ in inflation fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central bank chief says he would have &lsquo;no tolerance&rsquo; for persistently elevated price growth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/kevin-warsh-vows-federal-reserve-will-be-resolute-in-inflation-fight/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/kevin-warsh-vows-federal-reserve-will-be-resolute-in-inflation-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How pension reforms could help you boost your pot by thousands]]></title><description><![CDATA[Savers could boost their retirement pots by thousands of pounds under major government reforms that "have the potential to transform workplace pensions".The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has laid out its workplace pensions roadmap for the next three years, aimed at bettering outcomes for savers.The government estimates that, on current trends, those retiring in 2050 will have lower private pension incomes than those retiring in 2026, with millions facing retirement poverty.Rachel Vahey,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-pension-reforms-could-help-you-boost-your-pot-by-thousands/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-pension-reforms-could-help-you-boost-your-pot-by-thousands/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How pension holders could end up with pots £1,000s bigger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Savers could boost their retirement pots by thousands of pounds under major government reforms that "have the potential to transform workplace pensions".The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has laid out its workplace pensions roadmap for the next three years, aimed at bettering outcomes for savers.It comes as the government estimates that, on current trends, those retiring in 2050 will have lower private pension incomes than those retiring in 2026, with millions facing retirement poverty.R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-pension-holders-could-end-up-with-pots-1000s-bigger/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 16:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-pension-holders-could-end-up-with-pots-1000s-bigger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Benign CPI inflation takes Fed’s July rate rise off the table]]></title><description><![CDATA[Headline and core inflation were below expectations in June and unlikely to persuade rate-setters to tighten policy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/benign-cpi-inflation-takes-feds-july-rate-rise-off-the-table/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/benign-cpi-inflation-takes-feds-july-rate-rise-off-the-table/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US inflation fell more than expected to 3.5% in June as petrol prices tumbled]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders rein in bets on Fed rate rises as easing energy costs help tame price surges spurred by Middle East war]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-inflation-fell-more-than-expected-to-35-in-june-as-petrol-prices-tumbled/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 15:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-inflation-fell-more-than-expected-to-35-in-june-as-petrol-prices-tumbled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US inflation fell more than expected to 3.5% in June as oil prices tumbled]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders rein in bets on Fed rate rises as easing energy costs help tame price surges spurred by Middle East war]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-inflation-fell-more-than-expected-to-35-in-june-as-oil-prices-tumbled/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-inflation-fell-more-than-expected-to-35-in-june-as-oil-prices-tumbled/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank bonuses hit post-crash high: should banking profits be diverted to poorer households?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bank bonuses have reached their highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis, prompting calls for a hike in the windfall tax to help struggling households with their energy bills.Analysis of bank bonus data by the Trades Union Congress (TUC) shows &pound;25 billion was paid out in bonuses in the financial year ending in March 2026 - up 16% annually.The TUC said bank bonuses have never been higher in cash terms and saw their highest real-terms quarter since 2008. Ahead of the chancellor&rsquo;s]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-bonuses-hit-post-crash-high-should-banking-profits-be-diverted-to-poorer-households/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-bonuses-hit-post-crash-high-should-banking-profits-be-diverted-to-poorer-households/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Fed and BoE have a trust deficit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Loss of faith in central banks could be driving up long-run inflation expectations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-fed-and-boe-have-a-trust-deficit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-fed-and-boe-have-a-trust-deficit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Chinese car exports surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: oil surges above $85 a barrel and Wall Street&rsquo;s &lsquo;Super Tuesday&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-chinese-car-exports-surge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-chinese-car-exports-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The payments darling in Trump’s crosshairs]]></title><description><![CDATA[US tariff threats against Brazil over payments platform Pix provoke a political storm ahead of elections]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-payments-darling-in-trumps-crosshairs/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-payments-darling-in-trumps-crosshairs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US retaliates after Iran hit tankers with missiles]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Nvidia halves Asia buyer list and Rothschild&rsquo;s UK investment bank]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-retaliates-after-iran-hit-tankers-with-missiles/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-retaliates-after-iran-hit-tankers-with-missiles/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s growth: five things to watch as economic pressure mounts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monthly indicators show weakness in retail sales and investment ahead of second-quarter figure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-growth-five-things-to-watch-as-economic-pressure-mounts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-growth-five-things-to-watch-as-economic-pressure-mounts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s monthly car exports surge past 1mn for first time as overall trade soars]]></title><description><![CDATA[World&rsquo;s leading exporter now also second-largest importer, Beijing says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-monthly-car-exports-surge-past-1mn-for-first-time-as-overall-trade-soars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-monthly-car-exports-surge-past-1mn-for-first-time-as-overall-trade-soars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s monthly car exports surge past 1mn for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Overall trade soars as Beijing says it is also world&rsquo;s second-largest importer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-monthly-car-exports-surge-past-1mn-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-monthly-car-exports-surge-past-1mn-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s monthly car exports surge past 1mn as overall trade soars]]></title><description><![CDATA[World&rsquo;s leading exporter now also second-largest importer, Beijing says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-monthly-car-exports-surge-past-1mn-as-overall-trade-soars/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-monthly-car-exports-surge-past-1mn-as-overall-trade-soars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nvidia halves Asia buyer list in China chip crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tougher vetting in Singapore, Malaysia and Japan reflects Washington&rsquo;s push to close export-control loopholes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nvidia-halves-asia-buyer-list-in-china-chip-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 05:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nvidia-halves-asia-buyer-list-in-china-chip-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The mysterious crypto firm backed by Farage's biggest donor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tether is a giant in crytocurrency, an industry that Nigel Farage believes the UK should be embracing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-mysterious-crypto-firm-backed-by-farages-biggest-donor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-mysterious-crypto-firm-backed-by-farages-biggest-donor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Investors cut back bets on Asia’s chipmakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Trump says US will hit Iran &lsquo;hard&rsquo; and companies turn to Chinese AI models to cut costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-investors-cut-back-bets-on-asias-chipmakers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 23:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-investors-cut-back-bets-on-asias-chipmakers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Fed official warns ‘hot’ inflation could trigger rate rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Christopher Waller says a further elevated reading may prompt central bank to tighten policy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/top-fed-official-warns-hot-inflation-could-trigger-rate-rise/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/top-fed-official-warns-hot-inflation-could-trigger-rate-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HMRC’s capital gains tax investigations soared to new highs last year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of investigations into capital gains tax (CGT) rose by 26% last year, netting HMRC &pound;266 million from Brits who had underpaid.The taxman closed 9,800 investigations in 2024/25, up from 7,800 the previous financial year, according to new Freedom of Information (FOI) figures &ndash; the highest number of investigations in a tax year since the Covid pandemic.Of those whose claims were probed, the average amount of underpaid tax rose from &pound;23,333 to &pound;27,142.The total tax]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hmrcs-capital-gains-tax-investigations-soared-to-new-highs-last-year/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hmrcs-capital-gains-tax-investigations-soared-to-new-highs-last-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors dashed for AI bottlenecks during Q2]]></title><description><![CDATA[The second quarter (Q2) of 2026 saw increased enthusiasm from British investors, and they appear to be positioning their assets strategically in order to capitalise on looming challenges for the artificial intelligence (AI) boom.Data from investment platform eToro shows that their its investors predominantly bought semiconductor stocks, particularly the makers of memory chips, during Q2.Memory is a key bottleneck for the AI and technology trade. Ownership of memory hardware producer Sandisk (NAS]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-dashed-for-ai-bottlenecks-during-q2/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-dashed-for-ai-bottlenecks-during-q2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK and Switzerland to loosen visa restrictions as part of services trade deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Agreement will also enable British travellers to use automated passport gates at Swiss airports]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-and-switzerland-to-loosen-visa-restrictions-as-part-of-services-trade-deal/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-and-switzerland-to-loosen-visa-restrictions-as-part-of-services-trade-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can you get a government grant to install air conditioning?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Heatwave after heatwave have made for a brutal British summer so far. In June, the record for the hottest June day ever recorded was beaten three days in a row, and 26 June marked the sixth-hottest day in the UK since records began.Average temperatures in Britain are already around 1.2&deg;C higher than pre-industrial levels, and heatwaves are set to become more frequent and longer because of climate change. As the UK has been a cooler country for much of its existence, we have very little infra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-you-get-a-government-grant-to-install-air-conditioning/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-you-get-a-government-grant-to-install-air-conditioning/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China-proofing European cleantech is a tricky business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Crude tariffs won&rsquo;t be enough to promote EU renewable energy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-proofing-european-cleantech-is-a-tricky-business/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-proofing-european-cleantech-is-a-tricky-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Stocks tumble on Iran and AI fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Western companies turn to Chinese AI models and the ruthless remake of Citigroup]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-stocks-tumble-on-iran-and-ai-fears/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-stocks-tumble-on-iran-and-ai-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuller&rsquo;s outperforms in a tough market &ndash; here's why it is worth buying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Since the last time I covered Fuller's &ndash; Fuller, Smith &amp; Turner (LSE: FSTA) &ndash; in November 2022, the shares have returned around 51% excluding dividends, outperforming the FTSE All-Share index's 41% over the same period. The pub group has not been immune to the headwinds facing the wider hospitality sector, but its robust balance sheet, cash generation and focus on higher-earning consumers in the wealthy areas of London and the southeast have helped it outperform in a tough market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fullerrsquos-outperforms-in-a-tough-market-ndash-heres-why-it-is-worth-buying/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fullerrsquos-outperforms-in-a-tough-market-ndash-heres-why-it-is-worth-buying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hiscox is a safe bet in insurance – how to play its shares]]></title><description><![CDATA[Insurance company Hiscox is benefiting from a volatile global backdrop that means firms want to make sure that their assets &ndash; from their factories to the goods and services they sell &ndash; are properly insured. Meanwhile, the rise of the digital economy has created new types of insurance, such as protection against cyberattacks.It may not be glamorous, but some of the best investment opportunities are in industries that may seem dowdy, but are solid, profitable and crucial to the global]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hiscox-is-a-safe-bet-in-insurance-how-to-play-its-shares/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hiscox-is-a-safe-bet-in-insurance-how-to-play-its-shares/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU urged to follow its own rules and ban trade with Israeli settlements]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: No &lsquo;single measure&rsquo; will protect kids online, says justice commissioner]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-urged-to-follow-its-own-rules-and-ban-trade-with-israeli-settlements/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-urged-to-follow-its-own-rules-and-ban-trade-with-israeli-settlements/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US-Iran ceasefire teeters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Bumper investment banking gains and UK council homes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-iran-ceasefire-teeters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-iran-ceasefire-teeters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Trump accounts’ and how to spread America’s wealth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political stability in the US requires it &mdash; the question is, pre-distribution or redistribution?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-accounts-and-how-to-spread-americas-wealth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-accounts-and-how-to-spread-americas-wealth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The path to a ‘one-and-done’ rate rise at the ECB]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe&rsquo;s central bankers will want to see lower energy prices and few signs of indirect effects of ongoing conflict in the Gulf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-path-to-a-one-and-done-rate-rise-at-the-ecb/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-path-to-a-one-and-done-rate-rise-at-the-ecb/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should the US redistribute or pre-distribute wealth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Political stability in the US requires it &mdash; the question is, pre-distribution or redistribution?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-the-us-redistribute-or-pre-distribute-wealth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-the-us-redistribute-or-pre-distribute-wealth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cutting China reliance would cost the west $23tn, research suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study highlights challenge facing US and EU as they try to reduce Beijing&rsquo;s dominance over strategic supply chains]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/cutting-china-reliance-would-cost-the-west-23tn-research-suggests/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/cutting-china-reliance-would-cost-the-west-23tn-research-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asia’s capital surplus favours the safest winners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors have favoured Japan and South Korea over larger domestic-focused economies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/asias-capital-surplus-favours-the-safest-winners/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/asias-capital-surplus-favours-the-safest-winners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI is not enough to arrest China’s decline]]></title><description><![CDATA[There are other, more powerful forces weighing on the country&rsquo;s economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-is-not-enough-to-arrest-chinas-decline/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-is-not-enough-to-arrest-chinas-decline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU buys record amount of gas from Russia’s flagship plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Europe purchased almost all the LNG produced by the Yamal facility in the first half of 2026 ahead of import ban]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-buys-record-amount-of-gas-from-russias-flagship-plant/</link><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-buys-record-amount-of-gas-from-russias-flagship-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A big week for US banks and Andy Burnham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s next PM to be rubber-stamped while Wall Street lenders to roar ahead of the earnings season charge]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-big-week-for-us-banks-and-andy-burnham/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-big-week-for-us-banks-and-andy-burnham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Warsh offer any clues on Fed rates outlook?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market Questions is the FT&rsquo;s guide to the week ahead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-warsh-offer-any-clues-on-fed-rates-outlook/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-warsh-offer-any-clues-on-fed-rates-outlook/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are China and India so bad at football?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite large populations and economies, the countries consistently fail to qualify for the World Cup]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-are-china-and-india-so-bad-at-football/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-are-china-and-india-so-bad-at-football/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will AI really wipe out all our jobs?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In May 2025, Dario Amodei, the CEO of AI company Anthropic, said that the technology his company is helping push forward could drive unemployment up to 10%-20% in the next one to five years and wipe out half of all entry-level white-collar jobs, as Josh Tyrangiel points out in The Atlantic. Jim Farley, the CEO of Ford, has estimated that AI will eliminate half of all white-collar jobs in a decade. Sam Altman of OpenAI has opined that it is just a matter of time before we see a billion-dollar com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-ai-really-wipe-out-all-our-jobs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-ai-really-wipe-out-all-our-jobs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three high-quality, profitable emerging market stocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our philosophy at the Guinness Emerging Markets Equity Income fund is based on identifying quality firms, defined as those that have consistently generated returns on capital above their cost of capital. Such companies tend to pay sustainable dividends because of the cash profits they generate. This sets our approach apart in emerging market stocks, which are often characterised by pronounced volatility. We avoid rollercoaster cyclical sectors and focus on businesses with stable, consistent fina]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-high-quality-profitable-emerging-market-stocks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-high-quality-profitable-emerging-market-stocks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Keeping kids entertained can be expensive so VAT cut will help']]></title><description><![CDATA[Parents welcome a government scheme but a charity warns it will not solve the cost-of-living crisis.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/keeping-kids-entertained-can-be-expensive-so-vat-cut-will-help/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 07:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/keeping-kids-entertained-can-be-expensive-so-vat-cut-will-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stranded pollock prompt EU to delay fish import controls for US]]></title><description><![CDATA[System introduced to crack down on illegal fishing has left cargoes stuck in docks for days]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/stranded-pollock-prompt-eu-to-delay-fish-import-controls-for-us/</link><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/stranded-pollock-prompt-eu-to-delay-fish-import-controls-for-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Donald Trump clears path for $4.5bn bridge between Canada and US]]></title><description><![CDATA[President drops objection to much delayed project after claiming to have won &lsquo;much better deal&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/donald-trump-clears-path-for-45bn-bridge-between-canada-and-us/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 22:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/donald-trump-clears-path-for-45bn-bridge-between-canada-and-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump ups the pressure on US companies in drive to lower prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Critics fear shift to &lsquo;hyper-populist playbook&rsquo; as inflation lingers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-ups-the-pressure-on-us-companies-in-drive-to-lower-prices/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-ups-the-pressure-on-us-companies-in-drive-to-lower-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK inflation is not distributed equally]]></title><description><![CDATA[The poorest pay the most in an energy shock]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-is-not-distributed-equally/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-is-not-distributed-equally/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Andy Burnham’s Manchesterism work for Britain?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What is Manchesterism?Manchesterism is the new political buzzword that Andy Burnham uses to describe his political philosophy &ndash; essentially meaning social democracy with an emphasis on close relations with business, regional devolution, strong municipal government and public control (though not ownership) of essential services. It is the word the soon-to-be PM himself prefers to sum up his outlook and record as metro-mayor of Greater Manchester since 2017. In Burnham's words, the concept m]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-andy-burnhams-manchesterism-work-for-britain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-andy-burnhams-manchesterism-work-for-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The best properties for sale with swimming pools]]></title><description><![CDATA[HamptonsHamptonsHamptonsYeomans Drive, Aston, Stevenage, HertfordshireA Grade II-listed Georgian former coach house with a Flemish-brickwork fa&ccedil;ade, round-headed windows, and a wooden clock turret. The gardens include a swimming pool heated by an air-source heat pump. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception, garage with studio annexe above. Price: &pound;1.5m Hamptons 01992-874223BedfordsBedfordsBedfordsRedcastle Farmhouse, Great Barton, SuffolkA Grade II-listed, 16th-century house set in land]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-best-properties-for-sale-with-swimming-pools/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-best-properties-for-sale-with-swimming-pools/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors shouldn't sell Segro for short-term gain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Segro's roots go back over 100 years. In 1920, Noel Mobbs led a consortium to buy 1.8 million square feet of workshops and 17,000 vehicles on a 600-acre site west of London. It had been a depot for the disposal of vehicles no longer needed by the army, but after disposing of the stock &ndash; which took five years &ndash; the new owners decided to turn the site into an industrial estate called the Slough Estate.The venture attracted businesses including Mars, Gillette, Johnson &amp; Johnson and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-shouldnt-sell-segro-for-short-term-gain/</link><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-shouldnt-sell-segro-for-short-term-gain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US relaxes export controls on advanced chips and drones for UAE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gulf state will receive access to sophisticated American technology]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-relaxes-export-controls-on-advanced-chips-and-drones-for-uae/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-relaxes-export-controls-on-advanced-chips-and-drones-for-uae/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mass immigration is not the silver bullet economists think it is]]></title><description><![CDATA[As with the free-trade debate in recent years, consensus is shifting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mass-immigration-is-not-the-silver-bullet-economists-think-it-is/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mass-immigration-is-not-the-silver-bullet-economists-think-it-is/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Worried about an AI bubble? These investment trusts could help]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is the shine coming off the Nasdaq 100?The index &ndash; effectively a benchmark for US big tech, since it includes the largest 100 stocks listed on its namesake exchange but excludes finance companies &ndash; reached an all-time high of 30,730 on 3 June.Over the next month, the index fell by 4.6%. Increased fears over a potential artificial intelligence (AI) bubble bursting have played their part in this demise.The AI boom over the last few year has been driven largely by a consensus that the e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/worried-about-an-ai-bubble-these-investment-trusts-could-help/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 17:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/worried-about-an-ai-bubble-these-investment-trusts-could-help/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The future looks bright for biotech – here are the best investments to buy now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Good news for shareholders in the International Biotechnology Trust: their fund has a significant holding in US cancer research business Nuvalent, for which GSK has just agreed to pay $10.6 billion&ndash; 40% more than its share price prior to the deal being announced. Even better: Nuvalent is the sixth company in the portfolio to have been acquired at a premium this year.The deals are part of a spree of merger and acquisition (M&amp;A) activity taking place in the global biotechnology sector &n]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-future-looks-bright-for-biotech-here-are-the-best-investments-to-buy-now/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-future-looks-bright-for-biotech-here-are-the-best-investments-to-buy-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The MoneyWeek ETF portfolio – July 2026 update]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MoneyWeek ETF portfolio saw its annual rebalancing at the beginning of April, as the Middle East crisis raged. We cut a bond position that was stale and superfluous, and held the cash to reinvest once the outlook was clearer. This week, I set out to write that promised update &ndash; only to see the conflict ramp up to its worst for at least a month.Nonetheless, this is still a good time for a decision. The point of the ETF portfolio is certainly about sharing our top-down views on markets,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-moneyweek-etf-portfolio-july-2026-update/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-moneyweek-etf-portfolio-july-2026-update/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Andy Burnham raise capital gains tax?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rumours are already swirling about what changes Andy Burnham could make if he were to win the Labour leadership contest &ndash; including a shake-up of the capital gains tax regime.The MP for Makerfield looks more-than-likely to gain the keys to Number 10 later this month and is said to be considering Wes Streeting as his chancellor.Should Streeting take on the role, he could look at reforming capital gains tax (CGT) in attempts to drum up much-needed cash for the Treasury.In an interview with t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-andy-burnham-raise-capital-gains-tax/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-andy-burnham-raise-capital-gains-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Britain can't afford to lose easyJet]]></title><description><![CDATA[EasyJet has put up a good fight. Over the past two months, its board has turned down a series of higher and higher offers from Castlelake, a US investment firm with more than $25 billion in assets. On Monday, it finally blinked. The board said it was minded to accept the latest &pound;5.2 billion offer, and serious negotiations will now start to tie up the sale.There are still obstacles. Castlelake needs to find a way of complying with EU rules that state that airlines based on the continent hav]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-britain-cant-afford-to-lose-easyjet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-britain-cant-afford-to-lose-easyjet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[L'&Eacute;tat, c'est Trump &ndash; how America's &ldquo;Sun King&rdquo; is cashing in]]></title><description><![CDATA[This week, Donald Trump has been leading the celebrations of the 250th anniversary of American independence. And it is hard to escape the irony that the current head of state is every bit as autocratic as a Hanoverian king &ndash; and then some. Seldom have Thomas Jefferson's words sounded so hollow than on the lips of an unashamed strongman, who has purposefully sought &ldquo;to upend the very freedoms Americans are celebrating&rdquo; while brazenly &ldquo;treating the presidency as a personal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/leacutetat-cest-trump-ndash-how-americas-ldquosun-kingrdquo-is-cashing-in/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/leacutetat-cest-trump-ndash-how-americas-ldquosun-kingrdquo-is-cashing-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Arrive in style with Flexjet at the F1 British Grand Prix in Silverstone]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flexjet, the private aviation operator, has teamed up with Formula 1 as an official supplier. To find out what that means in practice, Flexjet invited MoneyWeek to watch the sprint qualifying at Silverstone last Friday, before the British Grand Prix held on Sunday. Naturally, this being Flexjet, half the fun was in getting there &ndash; by helicopter.Ensconced in the leather-trim cabin of Flexjet's own Sikorsky S-76 helicopter &ndash; whirring over the fields of Northamptonshire on the way to th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/arrive-in-style-with-flexjet-at-the-f1-british-grand-prix-in-silverstone/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/arrive-in-style-with-flexjet-at-the-f1-british-grand-prix-in-silverstone/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the UK boost defence spending – and which stocks might benefit if it does?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The UK&rsquo;s Defence Investment Plan (DIP) will boost UK defence spending to &pound;80 billion by 2029 &ndash; but that figure is still set to fall short of the NATO target of 5% of GDP.It sits nonetheless in the context of rising defence spending across the world.&ldquo;Global military expenditure hit a record $2.9 trillion in 2025, the 11th consecutive year of growth,&rdquo; Tom Bailey, head of research at ETF issuer HANetf, told MoneyWeek (citing figures from the Stockholm International Pea]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-the-uk-boost-defence-spending-and-which-stocks-might-benefit-if-it-does/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-the-uk-boost-defence-spending-and-which-stocks-might-benefit-if-it-does/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: SK Hynix completes biggest US IPO by a foreign company]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Mervyn King picked for Fed reform and Spanish forest fires kill 12]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-sk-hynix-completes-biggest-us-ipo-by-a-foreign-company/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 12:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-sk-hynix-completes-biggest-us-ipo-by-a-foreign-company/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Maradona's 'Hand of God' armband from 1986 World Cup heads to auction]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's become a clich&eacute; to describe a collectable that's hard to find as a &ldquo;holy grail&rdquo;. You don't often read about something being an &ldquo;unholy grail&rdquo;. But if there was ever such a collectable up for sale &ndash; at least in the eyes of England fans &ndash; it's the captain's armband Diego Maradona was wearing when he punched the ball into the England net during the World Cup on 22 June 1986. That infamous &ldquo;Hand of God&rdquo; goal put Argentina 1-0 up early in th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/maradonas-hand-of-god-armband-from-1986-world-cup-heads-to-auction/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/maradonas-hand-of-god-armband-from-1986-world-cup-heads-to-auction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IEA warns of petrol and diesel supply crunch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Refineries in Gulf and Russia hit by impact of wars, while global consumption has remained high]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iea-warns-of-petrol-and-diesel-supply-crunch/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iea-warns-of-petrol-and-diesel-supply-crunch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan sheds ties as price index shake-up reflects changing habits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revision of inflation &lsquo;basket&rsquo; ditches office wear in favour of protein powder and pet insurance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japan-sheds-ties-as-price-index-shake-up-reflects-changing-habits/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japan-sheds-ties-as-price-index-shake-up-reflects-changing-habits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan sheds ties as inflation shake-up reflects nation’s changing habits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revision ditches formal office wear in favour of protein powder and pet insurance as spending patterns shift]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japan-sheds-ties-as-inflation-shake-up-reflects-nations-changing-habits/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japan-sheds-ties-as-inflation-shake-up-reflects-nations-changing-habits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three luxury summer destinations to make a splash in]]></title><description><![CDATA[Three luxury summer destinations Sail on Lake St. MoritzBadrutt&rsquo;s Palace HotelBadrutt&rsquo;s Palace HotelBadrutt&rsquo;s Palace HotelBadrutt&rsquo;s Palace HotelBadrutt&rsquo;s Palace HotelBadrutt&rsquo;s Palace HotelBadrutt&rsquo;s Palace HotelBadrutt&rsquo;s Palace HotelSt. Moritz in the Swiss Alps was originally known as a summer destination before the skiers arrived, thanks to its fresh air, cooler altitude and outdoor activities. In a bid to reclaim that heritage, Badrutt's Palace Ho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-luxury-summer-destinations-to-make-a-splash-in/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 11:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-luxury-summer-destinations-to-make-a-splash-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US AI models sold to blacklisted Chinese groups]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Mervyn King picked for Fed reform and largest US listing by foreign group]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-ai-models-sold-to-blacklisted-chinese-groups/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-ai-models-sold-to-blacklisted-chinese-groups/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warsh picks ex-BoE chief King and tech boss Andreessen to reform Fed]]></title><description><![CDATA[US central bank chair chooses business and academic leaders to head five new task forces]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-picks-ex-boe-chief-king-and-tech-boss-andreessen-to-reform-fed/</link><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warsh-picks-ex-boe-chief-king-and-tech-boss-andreessen-to-reform-fed/</guid></item></channel></rss>