<?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>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0100</lastBuildDate><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham promises Budget cash to end rough sleeping]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor John Healey prepares to unveil a fiscal statement aimed at reassuring markets while finding cash for Labour’s social objectives]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-promises-budget-cash-to-end-rough-sleeping/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-promises-budget-cash-to-end-rough-sleeping/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain will not join Canada-led defence bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move may be seen as a snub to Canadian PM Mark Carney as UK chancellor John Healey throws weight behind a separate initiative]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-will-not-join-canada-led-defence-bank/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 20:09:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-will-not-join-canada-led-defence-bank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A knife-edge election in Israel and other potential pivot points]]></title><description><![CDATA[A key Knesset election, a (hopefully) boring British Budget, Big Oil and Big Tech reports]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-knife-edge-election-in-israel-and-other-potential-pivot-points/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-knife-edge-election-in-israel-and-other-potential-pivot-points/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will the Fed drop any hints on rate rises?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Market Questions is the FT’s guide to the week ahead]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-the-fed-drop-any-hints-on-rate-rises/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-the-fed-drop-any-hints-on-rate-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain needs ‘chainsaw economics’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shock therapy can liberate the country from a cycle of low growth, rising debt and an expanding state]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-needs-chainsaw-economics/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-needs-chainsaw-economics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US voters worried about corruption under Trump — FT poll]]></title><description><![CDATA[Americans link graft to affordability crisis as midterm elections loom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-voters-worried-about-corruption-under-trump-ft-poll/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-voters-worried-about-corruption-under-trump-ft-poll/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Audi to build $4bn US plant as it grapples with tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move announced at Trump rally in Georgia comes as carmaker and its parent Volkswagen seek relief from president’s levies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/audi-to-build-4bn-us-plant-as-it-grapples-with-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:33:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/audi-to-build-4bn-us-plant-as-it-grapples-with-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do North East businesses need from the Budget?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sunderland-born Andy Haldane, ex-Bank of England chief economist, says firms have faced a "huge squeeze".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-do-north-east-businesses-need-from-the-budget/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-do-north-east-businesses-need-from-the-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How JCDecaux became an unexpected winner of the AI boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[JCDecaux (Paris: DEC) has become an unexpected winner of the global AI boom. The company, which owns thousands of billboards and other advertising assets worldwide, isn't the most obvious AI play. But thanks to its vast real-world estate, it's reaping the benefits of a shift in spending by advertisers. As the market has woken up to this potential, the shares have charged higher, rising more than 70% this year alone.Why JCDecaux's advertising strategy is a successJCDecaux operates in the so-calle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-jcdecaux-became-an-unexpected-winner-of-the-ai-boom/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-jcdecaux-became-an-unexpected-winner-of-the-ai-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A new fund for our ETF portfolio to diversify from AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our ETF portfolio has become a little over-exposed to tech, so it's time to introduce a new fund.“Unprecedented” is a word that gets thrown around too easily, but make no mistake:the AI infrastructure boom that many investors are betting on would be unprecedented in scale – if it materialises.Total spending based on the announced data-centre pipeline could amount to $10 trillion in the US between 2025 and 2032, according to a paper by Stijn Van Nieuwerburgh of Columbia Business School, whi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-new-fund-for-our-etf-portfolio-to-diversify-from-ai/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-new-fund-for-our-etf-portfolio-to-diversify-from-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What small firms want from Healey's first Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[The owners say they are looking for help on costs ahead of John Healey's first Budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-small-firms-want-from-healeys-first-budget/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:19:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-small-firms-want-from-healeys-first-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Firms 'holding back' on new jobs ahead of Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some businesses say they want to see employment costs come down in the October Budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firms-holding-back-on-new-jobs-ahead-of-budget/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:06:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firms-holding-back-on-new-jobs-ahead-of-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Stefano Pessina, the dealmaker behind Boots' sale?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italian arch dealmaker Stefano Pessina has finally found “the right shopkeeper” for Boots, four years after The Economist predicted there might be a long wait.The Canadian branch of the Weston family, which once owned Selfridges, has bought the 177-year-old pharmacy and beauty chain for $8.9 billion. After 20 years of steering what Pessina called “an iconic brand and a British institution” through various ownership structures and makeovers, with mixed success, he can finally close his me]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/who-is-stefano-pessina-the-dealmaker-behind-boots-sale/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/who-is-stefano-pessina-the-dealmaker-behind-boots-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Four ways Labour could raise money in the Budget without hiking income tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor John Healey may need to raise money to boost his fiscal headroom - BBC Verify examines what options could be on the table.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/four-ways-labour-could-raise-money-in-the-budget-without-hiking-income-tax/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/four-ways-labour-could-raise-money-in-the-budget-without-hiking-income-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why is it getting harder to raise taxes in the UK?]]></title><description><![CDATA[IMF argues that major reform is needed of Britain’s tax complexity and competitiveness]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-is-it-getting-harder-to-raise-taxes-in-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-is-it-getting-harder-to-raise-taxes-in-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatives and Reform ready their attacks on Healey’s Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK’s rightwing opposition parties hope to get some attention from voters for their rival economic programmes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/conservatives-and-reform-ready-their-attacks-on-healeys-budget/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/conservatives-and-reform-ready-their-attacks-on-healeys-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Co-operate to avoid being hostage to geopolitics, Australia tells ‘middle powers’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Chalmers argues economic security and bolstering supply chains would benefit consumers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/co-operate-to-avoid-being-hostage-to-geopolitics-australia-tells-middle-powers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/co-operate-to-avoid-being-hostage-to-geopolitics-australia-tells-middle-powers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia’s treasurer says middle powers should co-operate to avoid being hostage to geopolitics]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jim Chalmers argues economic security and bolstering supply chains would benefit consumers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/australias-treasurer-says-middle-powers-should-co-operate-to-avoid-being-hostage-to-geopolitics/</link><pubDate>Sun, 25 Oct 2026 02:00:00 +0100</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/australias-treasurer-says-middle-powers-should-co-operate-to-avoid-being-hostage-to-geopolitics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Korea’s Kim crosses new China border bridge to reaffirm ties]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing is concerned that Pyongyang and Moscow are forging a stronger relationship, say analysts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/north-koreas-kim-crosses-new-china-border-bridge-to-reaffirm-ties/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/north-koreas-kim-crosses-new-china-border-bridge-to-reaffirm-ties/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kim reaffirms ties with China amid worries over Russian friendship]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing is concerned that Pyongyang and Moscow are forging a stronger relationship, say analysts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/kim-reaffirms-ties-with-china-amid-worries-over-russian-friendship/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 17:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/kim-reaffirms-ties-with-china-amid-worries-over-russian-friendship/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where to find value in frontier markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[So-called frontier markets account for about a quarter of the world's population today, but only 5% of global GDP. A little over half of the world's eight billion people are in emerging economies and about 12% of the world's population lives in developed countries.The US and North America as a whole account for only about 4.7% of the world's population. But the US stock market makes up around 73% of the MSCI World index. And, while the World Federation of Exchanges tracks about 58,200 listed com]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/where-to-find-value-in-frontier-markets/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/where-to-find-value-in-frontier-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust is on a roller coaster]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shareholders of Scottish Mortgage Investment Trust (LSE: SMT) have been on an extraordinary roller coaster. In the five years to November 2021, the share price almost quintupled before falling nearly 60% in the next 18 months. Since then, they have risen 150% to a new all-time high, putting them easily at the top of the performance table of global funds over three years.Recent attention has focused on SpaceX, in which Scottish Mortgage invested in 2018 at a valuation of $31 billion. Following an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scottish-mortgage-investment-trust-is-on-a-roller-coaster/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scottish-mortgage-investment-trust-is-on-a-roller-coaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's wrong with the UK stock market?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In 2000, the UK stock market was the second largest in the world, accounting for 10% of the global total. Now, it constitutes just 3% and is either the sixth or ninth largest, depending on the source of measurement. With an absence of growth stocks (technology accounts for just 1% of the All-Share index), an absence of issuance either from existing companies or new flotations, and a relentless stream of takeovers and emigrations, there is no doubt that the UK's position will drop further.Floatat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whats-wrong-with-the-uk-stock-market/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whats-wrong-with-the-uk-stock-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK mortgage market ‘failing to adapt to new patterns of work’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lenders’ affordability criteria lead many self-employed borrowers to give up seeking a home loan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-mortgage-market-failing-to-adapt-to-new-patterns-of-work/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-mortgage-market-failing-to-adapt-to-new-patterns-of-work/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tobacco taxes work — even when they give smugglers a windfall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fiscal income has dwindled as smokers quit but the link between tax rates and illicit activity is not clear-cut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tobacco-taxes-work-even-when-they-give-smugglers-a-windfall/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tobacco-taxes-work-even-when-they-give-smugglers-a-windfall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pubs, pints and the art of the Budget gimmick]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham may be hoping to repeat George Osborne’s trick by cutting beer duty]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pubs-pints-and-the-art-of-the-budget-gimmick/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pubs-pints-and-the-art-of-the-budget-gimmick/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A union storm is coming for employers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The changing relationship between companies and workers will make it harder to do business]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-union-storm-is-coming-for-employers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-union-storm-is-coming-for-employers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A little bit of luck is lifting UK Budget expectations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healey is poised to deliver his plans just as this year’s drag on global bonds appears to be turning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-little-bit-of-luck-is-lifting-uk-budget-expectations/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-little-bit-of-luck-is-lifting-uk-budget-expectations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US executives quit $25bn gas venture over claims of secret Russian control]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former CEO of Polar Train LNG tells FT that gas giant Novatek financed and controlled strategic Alaska project without US approval]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-executives-quit-25bn-gas-venture-over-claims-of-secret-russian-control/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-executives-quit-25bn-gas-venture-over-claims-of-secret-russian-control/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How does the UK state pension compare with other countries?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Do British pensioners have it better or worse than those in other countries?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-does-the-uk-state-pension-compare-with-other-countries/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-does-the-uk-state-pension-compare-with-other-countries/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK sets up AI lab to monitor biosecurity threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move comes amid widespread fears that users could create new viruses and bioweapons]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-sets-up-ai-lab-to-monitor-biosecurity-threats/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-sets-up-ai-lab-to-monitor-biosecurity-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[John Healey to give £20bn boost to UK’s business lender and infrastructure bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury predicts extra funding will create and support 100,000 jobs as chancellor seeks to exploit flexibility in government’s fiscal rules]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/john-healey-to-give-20bn-boost-to-uks-business-lender-and-infrastructure-bank/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/john-healey-to-give-20bn-boost-to-uks-business-lender-and-infrastructure-bank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey to give £20bn boost to UK’s business lender and infrastructure bank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury predicts extra funding will create and support 100,000 jobs as chancellor seeks to exploit flexibility in government’s fiscal rules]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-to-give-20bn-boost-to-uks-business-lender-and-infrastructure-bank/</link><pubDate>Sat, 24 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-to-give-20bn-boost-to-uks-business-lender-and-infrastructure-bank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump to cut Canadian tariffs after pressure from Republicans]]></title><description><![CDATA[President to ease some levies to help candidates facing tough US Senate election battles]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-to-cut-canadian-tariffs-after-pressure-from-republicans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-to-cut-canadian-tariffs-after-pressure-from-republicans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham should not rush on giving tax powers to English mayors, experts warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local and regional leaders waiting for details on fiscal devolution plan in Budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-should-not-rush-on-giving-tax-powers-to-english-mayors-experts-warn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-should-not-rush-on-giving-tax-powers-to-english-mayors-experts-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil hits $117 for first time since April on fears of flare-up in Iran hostilities]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rise in energy prices pushes US inflation expectations higher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-hits-117-for-first-time-since-april-on-fears-of-flare-up-in-iran-hostilities/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-hits-117-for-first-time-since-april-on-fears-of-flare-up-in-iran-hostilities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Some Budget tax reforms really are better than others]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the absence of leaks ahead of next week, we’ve been deluged with wrong-headed calls for cuts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/some-budget-tax-reforms-really-are-better-than-others/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/some-budget-tax-reforms-really-are-better-than-others/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Submit a question: What does the Budget mean for your money?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our experts will analyse the proposals and answer your questions in a live Ask an Expert Q&amp;A on Thursday October 29 at 12pm (GMT)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/submit-a-question-what-does-the-budget-mean-for-your-money/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 17:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/submit-a-question-what-does-the-budget-mean-for-your-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil hits $116 for first time since April as global stocks knocked by AI fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets face twin threats of surging crude prices and concern over durability of AI boom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-hits-116-for-first-time-since-april-as-global-stocks-knocked-by-ai-fears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-hits-116-for-first-time-since-april-as-global-stocks-knocked-by-ai-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A half-time scorecard for Trump-world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monetising America has pleased tycoons but not citizens]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-half-time-scorecard-for-trump-world/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-half-time-scorecard-for-trump-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil hits $115 for first time since May as global stocks knocked by AI fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets face twin threats of surging crude prices and concern over durability of AI boom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-hits-115-for-first-time-since-may-as-global-stocks-knocked-by-ai-fears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 14:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-hits-115-for-first-time-since-may-as-global-stocks-knocked-by-ai-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[London Underground blames rising delays on repair backlog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transport for London says increasing disruption inevitable unless more funding granted in next year’s spending review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/london-underground-blames-rising-delays-on-repair-backlog/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/london-underground-blames-rising-delays-on-repair-backlog/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Poll: How do you feel about the 2026 Autumn Budget?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Autumn Budget is days away, with chancellor John Healey due to set out the Burnham government's fiscal plans on 28 October.While the upcoming Budget will be Labour’s third since they won the 2024 general election, it will be the first fiscal test of prime minister Andy Burnham’s new government which has promised to help those struggling with the cost of living and devolve power out of Westminster.It will also be the first time new chancellor John Healey delivers the fiscal statement afte]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/poll-how-do-you-feel-about-the-2026-autumn-budget/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/poll-how-do-you-feel-about-the-2026-autumn-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What the coming copper crunch means for the global economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[A looming shortage of the metal will push up costs for AI, defence tech and the green transition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-the-coming-copper-crunch-means-for-the-global-economy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-the-coming-copper-crunch-means-for-the-global-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[40 years on: How Margaret Thatcher's Big Bang changed London]]></title><description><![CDATA[What was the Big Bang?The “Big Bang” was the sweeping deregulatory overhaul of the London Stock Exchange that took effect 40 years ago this coming week, on Monday, 27 October 1986. The Big Bang reforms were part of a programme of financial liberalisation pushed through by the Conservative government under Margaret Thatcher. They led to the transformation of the City over subsequent years and decades, making it more open, more competitive, more international and much richer. The reforms were]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/40-years-on-how-margaret-thatchers-big-bang-changed-london/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/40-years-on-how-margaret-thatchers-big-bang-changed-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: AI doubts fuel tech sell-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today’s newsletter: Oil price surges and luxury goods group Kerring hit by falling demand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ai-doubts-fuel-tech-sell-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 12:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ai-doubts-fuel-tech-sell-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France heads into a bond crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[A bond crisis is heading France’s way, adding to Emmanuel Macron’s troubles as rioting sweeps through the country. However, if you're feeling particularly brave, French bonds do look like a bargain.The French bond crisis has been simmering for years. The country has not run a primary budget surplus since the mid-1970s, it has been spending way more than it collects in tax revenues and a stagnating economy can no longer sustain the debt burden. Even from the UK, where the debt load is also ha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/france-heads-into-a-bond-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/france-heads-into-a-bond-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[September inflation keeps BoJ on tightening course]]></title><description><![CDATA[The key measures of inflation are rising]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/september-inflation-keeps-boj-on-tightening-course/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/september-inflation-keeps-boj-on-tightening-course/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Selling the devolution dream]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Budget will give a first glimpse of Andy Burnham’s bid to rewire the state, but the prime minister well knows the mechanics need a good story too]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/selling-the-devolution-dream/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/selling-the-devolution-dream/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Have a grand stay at Dumbleton Hall in the Cotswolds]]></title><description><![CDATA[What do Charles Darwin, Elizabeth Gaskell and the Mitford sisters have in common? At some point in their lives, they all spent time at the lavish Dumbleton Hall, located on the border of Worcestershire and Gloucestershire.Built in 1830 on the wealth of the Cotswolds wool trade, this Grade II-listed hotel was constructed as an elegant country house that became a refuge for some of the Victorian era's most notable thinkers, writers and artists. Now, after an extensive two-year restoration, it has]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/have-a-grand-stay-at-dumbleton-hall-in-the-cotswolds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/have-a-grand-stay-at-dumbleton-hall-in-the-cotswolds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil hits $114 for first time since May as global stocks knocked by AI fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets face twin threats of surging crude prices and concern over durability of AI boom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-hits-114-for-first-time-since-may-as-global-stocks-knocked-by-ai-fears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-hits-114-for-first-time-since-may-as-global-stocks-knocked-by-ai-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil hits $114 for first time since May as global stocks hit by AI fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Markets face twin threats of surging crude prices and concern over durability of AI boom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-hits-114-for-first-time-since-may-as-global-stocks-hit-by-ai-fears/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-hits-114-for-first-time-since-may-as-global-stocks-hit-by-ai-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How nervous are bond markets about France?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dusting off our apples-for-apples spreadsheet]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-nervous-are-bond-markets-about-france/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-nervous-are-bond-markets-about-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey to promise end of ‘pointless paperwork’ for small UK companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government claims chancellor’s deregulation drive could cut costs by £800mn annually]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-to-promise-end-of-pointless-paperwork-for-small-uk-companies/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-to-promise-end-of-pointless-paperwork-for-small-uk-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global tech sell-off sparks flight to safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Japanese bonds and yen rally as Asian stock markets follow Wall Street lower]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-tech-sell-off-sparks-flight-to-safety/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-tech-sell-off-sparks-flight-to-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global tech rout sparks flight to safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asian stock markets follow Wall Street lower as Japanese bonds and yen rally]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-tech-rout-sparks-flight-to-safety/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-tech-rout-sparks-flight-to-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: OpenAI trims valuation target to $1.25tn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today’s newsletter: Iran war and Berlin flats plan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-openai-trims-valuation-target-to-125tn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-openai-trims-valuation-target-to-125tn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ukraine seeks to move customs checks inside EU to avoid Russian drones]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lorries waiting at the border to export agricultural produce into the bloc have become a target for Moscow’s attacks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ukraine-seeks-to-move-customs-checks-inside-eu-to-avoid-russian-drones/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ukraine-seeks-to-move-customs-checks-inside-eu-to-avoid-russian-drones/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should UK banks be taxed more?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Financial services sector bracing for higher levies as chancellor looks for ways to repair public finances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-uk-banks-be-taxed-more/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-uk-banks-be-taxed-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rolls-Royce nears taxpayer subsidy deal to develop new engine in UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Company hopes for state backing of up to £200mn to put towards engine for short-haul aircraft]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rolls-royce-nears-taxpayer-subsidy-deal-to-develop-new-engine-in-uk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rolls-royce-nears-taxpayer-subsidy-deal-to-develop-new-engine-in-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Risks to peso as Argentine elections loom]]></title><description><![CDATA[With polls suggesting a close race, some analysts expect the currency to come under pressure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/risks-to-peso-as-argentine-elections-loom/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/risks-to-peso-as-argentine-elections-loom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Milei’s economic reforms under pressure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Argentine president’s radical plan to transform the country is proving painful as the economy stagnates, weighed down by austerity and tight monetary policy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mileis-economic-reforms-under-pressure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mileis-economic-reforms-under-pressure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does the UK overtax banks?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lobby groups say London’s levies are higher than rival financial centres. The reality is more nuanced]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/does-the-uk-overtax-banks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/does-the-uk-overtax-banks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Does the UK over-tax banks?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Financial services sector bracing for higher levies as chancellor looks for ways to repair public finances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/does-the-uk-over-tax-banks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/does-the-uk-over-tax-banks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentina’s resources boom gathers pace]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investment is surging in the oil and gas and mining sectors, helped by new government policies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/argentinas-resources-boom-gathers-pace/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/argentinas-resources-boom-gathers-pace/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Argentina in global trading sweet spot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump’s tariffs have left the country relatively unscathed, although analysts fear tensions with Brazil are putting survival of trade group Mercosur at risk]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/argentina-in-global-trading-sweet-spot/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/argentina-in-global-trading-sweet-spot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yen rallies as global tech rout sparks flight to safety]]></title><description><![CDATA[Asian stock markets follow Wall Street lower as Japanese currency gains against the dollar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/yen-rallies-as-global-tech-rout-sparks-flight-to-safety/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 05:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/yen-rallies-as-global-tech-rout-sparks-flight-to-safety/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Treasury proposes tighter rules on investing in sensitive Chinese tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Restrictions would apply to investments in areas including AI, hypersonic weapons and biotech]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-treasury-proposes-tighter-rules-on-investing-in-sensitive-chinese-tech/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-treasury-proposes-tighter-rules-on-investing-in-sensitive-chinese-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Relentless’ cost of living pressures behind collapse in UK consumer confidence]]></title><description><![CDATA[Index measuring how people view their finances and economic prospects suffers largest monthly drop since onset of Covid in 2020]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/relentless-cost-of-living-pressures-behind-collapse-in-uk-consumer-confidence/</link><pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/relentless-cost-of-living-pressures-behind-collapse-in-uk-consumer-confidence/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Meta rekindles AI spending fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today’s newsletter: China steps up ‘grey zone’ tactics against Taiwan and India mounts costly defence of rupee]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-meta-rekindles-ai-spending-fears/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 23:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-meta-rekindles-ai-spending-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK waters down ‘fit and proper’ rules set up to hold bankers to account]]></title><description><![CDATA[Existing regulatory regime was instrumental in actions against former Barclays boss Jes Staley and hedge fund owner Crispin Odey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-waters-down-fit-and-proper-rules-set-up-to-hold-bankers-to-account/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-waters-down-fit-and-proper-rules-set-up-to-hold-bankers-to-account/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of UK founders choosing to sell not scale hits eight-year high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor John Healey promises to pitch next week’s Budget at ‘bloody-minded’ entrepreneurs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-uk-founders-choosing-to-sell-not-scale-hits-eight-year-high/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 18:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-uk-founders-choosing-to-sell-not-scale-hits-eight-year-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much do you know about the Autumn Budget?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Autumn Budget is one of the most important dates in the political calendar, and is certainly the most important day for fiscal policy.On the day, the chancellor lays out the government’s plans for the economy in the House of Commons.But how much do you know about the history and traditions of the Budget? Test yourself in our quiz.How well did you do in our Budget quiz? Share your results on social media.Do you have a question about the Budget which you’d like to put to our financial expe]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-much-do-you-know-about-the-autumn-budget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-much-do-you-know-about-the-autumn-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barclays cutting 5,000 jobs as it increases reliance on AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[The bank says it is using more AI leading to a 5% reduction in its workforce.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/barclays-cutting-5000-jobs-as-it-increases-reliance-on-ai/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 16:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/barclays-cutting-5000-jobs-as-it-increases-reliance-on-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB on course for another rate rise in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the October scenario by the FT’s Monetary Policy Radar team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-on-course-for-another-rate-rise-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-on-course-for-another-rate-rise-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rapid UK pay growth adds to pressure on Healey over minimum wage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest earnings data shows strong wage increases, especially for managers and workers in London]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rapid-uk-pay-growth-adds-to-pressure-on-healey-over-minimum-wage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rapid-uk-pay-growth-adds-to-pressure-on-healey-over-minimum-wage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Global equities hit by rise in oil prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today’s newsletter: Barclays axes 5,000 jobs and companies race to protect their websites]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-global-equities-hit-by-rise-in-oil-prices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-global-equities-hit-by-rise-in-oil-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe’s bracing reality on US bond yields]]></title><description><![CDATA[The region cannot just hope for a fall in borrowing costs across the Atlantic - it must tackle its own problems]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europes-bracing-reality-on-us-bond-yields/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 12:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europes-bracing-reality-on-us-bond-yields/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fixing Britain’s welfare state and the limits of AI policymaking]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dependence on the technology risks worsening what Starmer dubbed ‘the warm bath of managed decline’ in Whitehall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fixing-britains-welfare-state-and-the-limits-of-ai-policymaking/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 10:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fixing-britains-welfare-state-and-the-limits-of-ai-policymaking/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK dividends reach £28 billion in Q3 as banks and miners lead profit distribution]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK firms delivered over £28 billion in dividends in the third quarter of 2026, marking the highest payout since2019. The dividend total in Q3 2026 was up 14.1%, compared to the same time last year, providing larger payments for income investors, according to new data from financial administration firm Computershare.Its dividend monitor report shows profit distributions were led by banks and mining firms – the sectors returned more than £8.3 billion to investors.Underlying dividend growth in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-dividends-reach-28-billion-in-q3-as-banks-and-miners-lead-profit-distribution/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-dividends-reach-28-billion-in-q3-as-banks-and-miners-lead-profit-distribution/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Axel Springer boss pitched deal to buy TikTok’s European arm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today’s newsletter: UK tuition fees and EQT-Qiagen deal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-axel-springer-boss-pitched-deal-to-buy-tiktoks-european-arm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-axel-springer-boss-pitched-deal-to-buy-tiktoks-european-arm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Which G7 economy is the profligacy poster child?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Among the group, France and the US are heading into a wall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/which-g7-economy-is-the-profligacy-poster-child/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/which-g7-economy-is-the-profligacy-poster-child/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The rise of Africa’s Chinese factories]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of state-led infrastructure projects, private companies are leading the charge with investing in manufacturing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-rise-of-africas-chinese-factories/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-rise-of-africas-chinese-factories/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Chinese factory owners seeking fortunes in Africa]]></title><description><![CDATA[After years of state-led infrastructure projects, private companies are leading the charge with investing in manufacturing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-chinese-factory-owners-seeking-fortunes-in-africa/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-chinese-factory-owners-seeking-fortunes-in-africa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The career costs of non-competes: ‘Your striker is sat on the bench’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clauses that prevent workers moving to a competitor for many months can restrict job opportunities and lead to costly legal disputes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-career-costs-of-non-competes-your-striker-is-sat-on-the-bench/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-career-costs-of-non-competes-your-striker-is-sat-on-the-bench/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No wars and no inflation: Has Trump delivered on his big promises?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US president swept to victory two years ago pledging to fix the economy and close the border. Here is the FT’s scorecard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/no-wars-and-no-inflation-has-trump-delivered-on-his-big-promises/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/no-wars-and-no-inflation-has-trump-delivered-on-his-big-promises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chocoholics and meat lovers feel brunt of rising UK food prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poor cocoa harvests and smaller cattle herds push up costs as trade experts call for energy relief for food and drink sector]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chocoholics-and-meat-lovers-feel-brunt-of-rising-uk-food-prices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chocoholics-and-meat-lovers-feel-brunt-of-rising-uk-food-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI’s true effect on inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relative price shifts can affect the overall price level]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ais-true-effect-on-inflation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ais-true-effect-on-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI and inflation: how worried should central bankers be?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relative price shifts can affect the overall price level]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-and-inflation-how-worried-should-central-bankers-be/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-and-inflation-how-worried-should-central-bankers-be/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A report card on Trump’s second term]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US president swept to victory two years ago pledging to fix the economy and close the border. Here is the FT’s scorecard.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-report-card-on-trumps-second-term/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-report-card-on-trumps-second-term/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 'trillion pound' oil fund the government believes Britain could have built]]></title><description><![CDATA[For the first time, the Treasury calculates how much the UK could have raised by investing North Sea proceeds.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-trillion-pound-oil-fund-the-government-believes-britain-could-have-built/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-trillion-pound-oil-fund-the-government-believes-britain-could-have-built/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK students who graduated in 2024 more likely to be unemployed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Problems facing small businesses a bigger factor than AI in tough jobs market, analysis shows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-students-who-graduated-in-2024-more-likely-to-be-unemployed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-students-who-graduated-in-2024-more-likely-to-be-unemployed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s drugmakers move into the big league]]></title><description><![CDATA[Foreign pharma groups are now paying to access innovation developed locally]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-drugmakers-move-into-the-big-league/</link><pubDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-drugmakers-move-into-the-big-league/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Scott Bessent shrugs off ‘systemic’ AI risks at private event with investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today’s newsletter: Elon Musk’s $3.6tn gamble and China’s battery makers race to invest abroad]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-scott-bessent-shrugs-off-systemic-ai-risks-at-private-event-with-investors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 23:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-scott-bessent-shrugs-off-systemic-ai-risks-at-private-event-with-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU set to delay push for cheaper UK university fees for bloc’s students]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concession could help the two sides finalise a &lsquo;reset&rsquo; deal at a summit next month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-set-to-delay-push-for-cheaper-uk-university-fees-for-blocs-students/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 20:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-set-to-delay-push-for-cheaper-uk-university-fees-for-blocs-students/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ghana in talks with European nations for reparations, president says]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Mahama says efforts are focused on securing the return of artefacts stolen during the centuries of the slave trade and colonialism]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ghana-in-talks-with-european-nations-for-reparations-president-says/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ghana-in-talks-with-european-nations-for-reparations-president-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy’s buffalo mozzarella production grinds to a halt in truckers’ strike]]></title><description><![CDATA[Highway blockades lead to major disruptions in country&rsquo;s south]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/italys-buffalo-mozzarella-production-grinds-to-a-halt-in-truckers-strike/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/italys-buffalo-mozzarella-production-grinds-to-a-halt-in-truckers-strike/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham plans to cut standing charges from household gas bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Experts say providers would probably recover loss of daily fixed fee via the unit rate]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-plans-to-cut-standing-charges-from-household-gas-bills/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 15:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-plans-to-cut-standing-charges-from-household-gas-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Middle East oil exports climb back to prewar levels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Daily shipments from Gulf producers average 24.6mn, above 23.3mn before conflict, as ships use alternative routes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/middle-east-oil-exports-climb-back-to-prewar-levels/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 14:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/middle-east-oil-exports-climb-back-to-prewar-levels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faisal Islam: Inflation and borrowing figures illustrate chancellor's Budget challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[The economic figures released on Wednesday show the constraints for John Healey as he puts the finishing touches to his Budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/faisal-islam-inflation-and-borrowing-figures-illustrate-chancellors-budget-challenge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/faisal-islam-inflation-and-borrowing-figures-illustrate-chancellors-budget-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation and government borrowing highest for a year ahead of next week's Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inflation accelerated to 3.5% from 3.1% in the year to September, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inflation-and-government-borrowing-highest-for-a-year-ahead-of-next-weeks-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 12:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inflation-and-government-borrowing-highest-for-a-year-ahead-of-next-weeks-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s biggest port operator valued at over £10bn in Australian fund purchase]]></title><description><![CDATA[Infrastructure giant IFM Investors buys majority stake in Associated British Ports from Canadian pension funds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uks-biggest-port-operator-valued-at-over-10bn-in-australian-fund-purchase/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 10:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uks-biggest-port-operator-valued-at-over-10bn-in-australian-fund-purchase/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK inflation and borrowing top forecasts in blow to Healey ahead of Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inflation figure will also cement expectations of Bank of England rate rise in November&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-and-borrowing-top-forecasts-in-blow-to-healey-ahead-of-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-and-borrowing-top-forecasts-in-blow-to-healey-ahead-of-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK inflation and borrowing top forecasts in blow to Healey]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inflation figure will also cement expectations of Bank of England rate rise in November&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-and-borrowing-top-forecasts-in-blow-to-healey/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-and-borrowing-top-forecasts-in-blow-to-healey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK September inflation fuels expectations of imminent BoE rate rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Headline and core inflation accelerates ahead of November meeting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-september-inflation-fuels-expectations-of-imminent-boe-rate-rise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-september-inflation-fuels-expectations-of-imminent-boe-rate-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK approves development of Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers give go-ahead to the project about 150 miles east of Aberdeen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-approves-development-of-jackdaw-gasfield-in-north-sea/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-approves-development-of-jackdaw-gasfield-in-north-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government borrowing rises to £24.5bn ahead of Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Higher-than-expected figures for September are final snapshot of the public finances before Budget on October 28]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-government-borrowing-rises-to-245bn-ahead-of-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-government-borrowing-rises-to-245bn-ahead-of-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK inflation rose more than expected to 3.5% in September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figure will strengthen expectations of Bank of England rate rise in November&nbsp;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-rose-more-than-expected-to-35-in-september/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-rose-more-than-expected-to-35-in-september/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oh OK, we’ll write something about the new Truss book]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lettuce first applaud her productivity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oh-ok-well-write-something-about-the-new-truss-book/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oh-ok-well-write-something-about-the-new-truss-book/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: SpaceX and Tesla explore merger]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Iran war and UK visas for wealthy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-spacex-and-tesla-explore-merger/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-spacex-and-tesla-explore-merger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s top banking regulator to set targets with five-year strategy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Katharine Braddick will outline plans to make the BoE&rsquo;s Prudential Regulation Authority more accountable and transparent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uks-top-banking-regulator-to-set-targets-with-five-year-strategy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uks-top-banking-regulator-to-set-targets-with-five-year-strategy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The people shaping the Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healey&rsquo;s statement will be moulded by a very small team of advisers working in conditions of tight secrecy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-people-shaping-the-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-people-shaping-the-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stratford moves closer to international rail upgrade with Budget boost]]></title><description><![CDATA[London mayor Sadiq Khan has been in talks over funding options for improving rail hub]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/stratford-moves-closer-to-international-rail-upgrade-with-budget-boost/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/stratford-moves-closer-to-international-rail-upgrade-with-budget-boost/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel pushes to restart strikes against Iran]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu made plans for extensive operation earlier this month but held off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/israel-pushes-to-restart-strikes-against-iran/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/israel-pushes-to-restart-strikes-against-iran/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irish ex-EU commissioner seeks Trump’s help to restore grain corridor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Phil Hogan is bidding to lead UN food agency and increase its involvement in talks with Russia and Ukraine about securing Black Sea shipping]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/irish-ex-eu-commissioner-seeks-trumps-help-to-restore-grain-corridor/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/irish-ex-eu-commissioner-seeks-trumps-help-to-restore-grain-corridor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much does it cost to be middle class?]]></title><description><![CDATA[I&rsquo;ve mapped the trappings of middle-class life at three levels &mdash; and they&rsquo;re all getting more expensive]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-much-does-it-cost-to-be-middle-class/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-much-does-it-cost-to-be-middle-class/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey to quash visa hopes for wealthy in UK Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move comes despite plans for scheme for investors being well advanced under Keir Starmer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-to-quash-visa-hopes-for-wealthy-in-uk-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-to-quash-visa-hopes-for-wealthy-in-uk-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey to quash visa hopes for wealthy in Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move comes despite plans for scheme for investors being well advanced under Keir Starmer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-to-quash-visa-hopes-for-wealthy-in-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-to-quash-visa-hopes-for-wealthy-in-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey squashes hopes of visa for wealthy in UK Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move comes despite plans for scheme for investors being well advanced under Keir Starmer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-squashes-hopes-of-visa-for-wealthy-in-uk-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-squashes-hopes-of-visa-for-wealthy-in-uk-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the commodities ‘supercycle’ protect your portfolio?]]></title><description><![CDATA[In times of rising inflation and interest rates, commodities can provide essential protection for investors&rsquo; portfolios.&ldquo;If you&rsquo;re listening to the bond market today, it&rsquo;s telling you &lsquo;diversify,&rsquo;&rdquo; Evy Hambro, global head of thematic and sector investing at asset manager BlackRock, tells MoneyWeek Talks, which is available on all podcast platforms and YouTube.Bond yields have soared over recent weeks, a classic sign that all is not well. Government defic]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-the-commodities-supercycle-protect-your-portfolio/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-the-commodities-supercycle-protect-your-portfolio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain cannot build its future by returning to the 1970s]]></title><description><![CDATA[The past is always a foreign country]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-cannot-build-its-future-by-returning-to-the-1970s/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-cannot-build-its-future-by-returning-to-the-1970s/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham cools on new towns project]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister wants mayors to take responsibility for major housebuilding projects as part of his devolution push]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-cools-on-new-towns-project/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-cools-on-new-towns-project/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A pre-Budget day guide to Britain’s bad taxes]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is not the end of a list of potential reforms. It is barely even a start]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-pre-budget-day-guide-to-britains-bad-taxes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-pre-budget-day-guide-to-britains-bad-taxes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s nightmare: becoming the next Japan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tokyo lost decades when a property bust led to an economic slump. Could the same phenomenon undo Xi Jinping&rsquo;s ambitions?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-nightmare-becoming-the-next-japan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-nightmare-becoming-the-next-japan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s battery makers race to invest abroad to avoid western barriers]]></title><description><![CDATA[CATL and its rivals are creating new global supply chains as protectionist pressures rise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-battery-makers-race-to-invest-abroad-to-avoid-western-barriers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 04:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-battery-makers-race-to-invest-abroad-to-avoid-western-barriers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How China is breaking down the west’s battery walls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese groups are racing to build a global supply chain as protectionist barriers rise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-china-is-breaking-down-the-wests-battery-walls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 03:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-china-is-breaking-down-the-wests-battery-walls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK to approve development of Jackdaw gasfield in North Sea]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers to give go-ahead on Wednesday to the project about 150 miles east of Aberdeen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-to-approve-development-of-jackdaw-gasfield-in-north-sea/</link><pubDate>Wed, 21 Oct 2026 00:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-to-approve-development-of-jackdaw-gasfield-in-north-sea/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK bets on a boring budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Priority number one: Don&rsquo;t spook the bond market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-bets-on-a-boring-budget/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-bets-on-a-boring-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s budget should build on its economic resilience]]></title><description><![CDATA[Burnham and Healey must look beyond industrial nostalgia to the UK&rsquo;s modern strengths]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-budget-should-build-on-its-economic-resilience/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-budget-should-build-on-its-economic-resilience/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US pending home sales fall to record low as mortgage rates surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sales contracts dropped 7.3% in September as rising borrowing costs deepened housing market slowdown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-pending-home-sales-fall-to-record-low-as-mortgage-rates-surge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-pending-home-sales-fall-to-record-low-as-mortgage-rates-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Inflation rose to 3.5% in September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inflation rose to 3.5% in the year to September, according to the latest figures from the Office for National StatisticsThe largest contributor to inflation was the transport sector, where prices rose by 6.6%Experts believe inflation will continue to rise in the coming months as the UK continues to deal with the economic hit from the Iran war.| What is inflation? | CPI vs RPI inflation | When will interest rates fall further? | CPI release dates | MPC meeting dates | What is your personal inflat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-inflation-rose-to-35-in-september/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-inflation-rose-to-35-in-september/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Inflation expected to rise in September]]></title><description><![CDATA[September&rsquo;s inflation figures will be published on 21 October at 7am.Experts believe inflation will rise as the UK continues to deal with the economic hit from the Iran war, as the price of oil, fuel, and energy remains high.The consumer prices index (CPI) rose by 3.1% in the 12 months to August 2026, the latest month for which there is data.| What is inflation? | CPI vs RPI inflation | When will interest rates fall further? | CPI release dates | MPC meeting dates | What is your personal i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-inflation-expected-to-rise-in-september/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-inflation-expected-to-rise-in-september/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour will not have the courage to cut spending, says Badenoch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speaking ahead of next week's Budget, the Conservative leader says her party would make £70bn of cuts.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-will-not-have-the-courage-to-cut-spending-says-badenoch/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 16:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-will-not-have-the-courage-to-cut-spending-says-badenoch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Flutter to cut more than 1,000 jobs after UK gambling tax raid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Group behind Paddy Power blames move to axe about 15% of its UK and Irish workforce on higher taxes levied against industry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/flutter-to-cut-more-than-1000-jobs-after-uk-gambling-tax-raid/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/flutter-to-cut-more-than-1000-jobs-after-uk-gambling-tax-raid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Gilt market catches up with peers as investor worries over Budget ease]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK bonds were initially hard hit after onset of Iran war but have since outperformed G7 economies as traders&rsquo; concerns shift to France]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/gilt-market-catches-up-with-peers-as-investor-worries-over-budget-ease/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/gilt-market-catches-up-with-peers-as-investor-worries-over-budget-ease/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Jobless rate falls but small firms cut back hiring]]></title><description><![CDATA[Small firms cite labour costs as a key factor in scaling back hiring, the Office for National Statistics says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jobless-rate-falls-but-small-firms-cut-back-hiring/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jobless-rate-falls-but-small-firms-cut-back-hiring/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Hormuz crisis could trigger a global ‘food shock’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report issues stark warning over the combined impact of geopolitical conflicts and one of the strongest ever El Ni&ntilde;o events]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-the-hormuz-crisis-could-trigger-a-global-food-shock/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-the-hormuz-crisis-could-trigger-a-global-food-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump envoys to hold fresh Ukraine talks in Norway]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy and other European leaders on Tuesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-envoys-to-hold-fresh-ukraine-talks-in-norway/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-envoys-to-hold-fresh-ukraine-talks-in-norway/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK jobs market stabilises before Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures suggest recent upswing in economy is starting to underpin employment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-jobs-market-stabilises-before-budget/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-jobs-market-stabilises-before-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK jobs market stabilises ahead of Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures suggest recent upswing in economy is starting to underpin employment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-jobs-market-stabilises-ahead-of-budget/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 10:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-jobs-market-stabilises-ahead-of-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK labour market rebounds with stronger employment]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unemployment rate unexpectedly dropped to 4.7% in three months to August]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-labour-market-rebounds-with-stronger-employment/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-labour-market-rebounds-with-stronger-employment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK job vacancies slide over the summer]]></title><description><![CDATA[Snapshot of labour market comes ahead of chancellor John Healey&rsquo;s high-stakes Budget next week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-job-vacancies-slide-over-the-summer/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 08:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-job-vacancies-slide-over-the-summer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What has actually battered the bond market?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A fixed-income whodunit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-has-actually-battered-the-bond-market/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-has-actually-battered-the-bond-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How is the US economy really doing under President Trump?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ahead of the midterms Trump has boasted about the performance of the US economy. BBC Verify looks at inflation, jobs and economic growth in the country.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-is-the-us-economy-really-doing-under-president-trump/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-is-the-us-economy-really-doing-under-president-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: AI debt fears spark default insurance trading surge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: UK weighs EU options and luxury retailers looted]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ai-debt-fears-spark-default-insurance-trading-surge/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ai-debt-fears-spark-default-insurance-trading-surge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan ‘months’ from running out of critical rare earth as China squeezes supply]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tokyo asks US to help convince Beijing to ease chokehold on yttrium and avert manufacturing shutdown]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japan-months-from-running-out-of-critical-rare-earth-as-china-squeezes-supply/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japan-months-from-running-out-of-critical-rare-earth-as-china-squeezes-supply/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why the UK government is living on borrowed time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Labour Party&rsquo;s plan for an expanded state sits uncomfortably with a precarious fiscal backdrop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-the-uk-government-is-living-on-borrowed-time/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-the-uk-government-is-living-on-borrowed-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK Treasury expected to reignite ‘Project Fear’ row with EU study]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham prepares to set out &lsquo;options&rsquo; for Britain&rsquo;s longer-term ties to the bloc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-treasury-expected-to-reignite-project-fear-row-with-eu-study/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-treasury-expected-to-reignite-project-fear-row-with-eu-study/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Law firms and hedge funds restructure to avoid major tax bills after landmark ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Limited liability partnerships negotiate with HMRC after BlueCrest&rsquo;s &pound;200mn Supreme Court loss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/law-firms-and-hedge-funds-restructure-to-avoid-major-tax-bills-after-landmark-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/law-firms-and-hedge-funds-restructure-to-avoid-major-tax-bills-after-landmark-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Andy Burnham’s devolution push an agenda for growth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister&rsquo;s plan to decentralise power relies on local cities having the capacity to govern their own affairs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-andy-burnhams-devolution-push-an-agenda-for-growth/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-andy-burnhams-devolution-push-an-agenda-for-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hire more young people or face higher taxes, ex-M&amp;S chief warns bosses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Marc Bolland says hiring jobless young people is &lsquo;the easiest way&rsquo; to find talent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hire-more-young-people-or-face-higher-taxes-ex-mamps-chief-warns-bosses/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hire-more-young-people-or-face-higher-taxes-ex-mamps-chief-warns-bosses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hedge funds and consultancies to restructure partnerships after tax ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Limited liability partnerships negotiate with HMRC after BlueCrest&rsquo;s &pound;200mn Supreme Court loss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hedge-funds-and-consultancies-to-restructure-partnerships-after-tax-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hedge-funds-and-consultancies-to-restructure-partnerships-after-tax-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hedge funds and consultancies to overhaul structures after landmark tax ruling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Limited liability partnerships negotiate with HMRC after BlueCrest&rsquo;s &pound;200mn Supreme Court loss]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hedge-funds-and-consultancies-to-overhaul-structures-after-landmark-tax-ruling/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hedge-funds-and-consultancies-to-overhaul-structures-after-landmark-tax-ruling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can you top up your state pension?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly a quarter of people who started claiming the state pension in the 2024/25 tax year didn&rsquo;t get the full amount, according to new figures obtained by MoneyWeek.Of the 776,330 people who began getting the new state pension that financial year, 76% (591,530) were entitled to the maximum weekly rate at the time of &pound;221.20, according to a Freedom of Information (FOI) request submitted to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). This suggests around 24% (184,800) qualified for les]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-you-top-up-your-state-pension/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-you-top-up-your-state-pension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Africa outgrow China?]]></title><description><![CDATA[IMF says continent&rsquo;s GDP to expand faster than China for first time in decades as it beats worst expectations following Iran war]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-africa-outgrow-china/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-africa-outgrow-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s £100,000 tax trap]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of the country&rsquo;s most skilled workers are withholding their labour from the economy because of crushing marginal rates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-100000-tax-trap/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-100000-tax-trap/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump envoys to hold fresh Ukraine talks as energy crunch looms over midterms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner expected to travel to Norway to meet Volodymyr Zelenskyy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-envoys-to-hold-fresh-ukraine-talks-as-energy-crunch-looms-over-midterms/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 02:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-envoys-to-hold-fresh-ukraine-talks-as-energy-crunch-looms-over-midterms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey rules out increasing capital gains tax in the Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor decides against raising CGT rates after business leaders warned it would damage confidence in the economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-rules-out-increasing-capital-gains-tax-in-the-budget/</link><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2026 00:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-rules-out-increasing-capital-gains-tax-in-the-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Africa’s president eyes trade with China and India as US ties sour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cyril Ramaphosa says Pretoria wants to take advantage of growing tariff-free access benefits with Beijing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-africas-president-eyes-trade-with-china-and-india-as-us-ties-sour/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 22:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-africas-president-eyes-trade-with-china-and-india-as-us-ties-sour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violent protests spread from France to Italy and Belgium]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looting and clashes with police take place in Milan, Brussels, Li&egrave;ge and Tirana]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/violent-protests-spread-from-france-to-italy-and-belgium/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/violent-protests-spread-from-france-to-italy-and-belgium/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Violent protests multiply across Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looting and clashes with police take place in Milan, Brussels, Li&egrave;ge and Tirana]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/violent-protests-multiply-across-europe/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/violent-protests-multiply-across-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[North Sea oil producer threatens to stop investing if UK blocks Rosebank oilfield]]></title><description><![CDATA[North Sea oil producer links approval of near-$4bn field delayed by environmental concerns to future projects in Britain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/north-sea-oil-producer-threatens-to-stop-investing-if-uk-blocks-rosebank-oilfield/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/north-sea-oil-producer-threatens-to-stop-investing-if-uk-blocks-rosebank-oilfield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FTSE 100 newcomer Ithaca warns of halt to investment if Rosebank blocked]]></title><description><![CDATA[North Sea oil producer links approval of near-$4bn field delayed by environmental concerns to future projects in Britain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ftse-100-newcomer-ithaca-warns-of-halt-to-investment-if-rosebank-blocked/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ftse-100-newcomer-ithaca-warns-of-halt-to-investment-if-rosebank-blocked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The self-destructive wishful thinking about European autos and trade]]></title><description><![CDATA[France and Germany have synthesised their bad ideas about cars into a terrible plan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-self-destructive-wishful-thinking-about-european-autos-and-trade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-self-destructive-wishful-thinking-about-european-autos-and-trade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Macron rejects interior minister’s resignation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: China&rsquo;s third-quarter growth beats expectations and US voters&rsquo; verdict on Trump&rsquo;s second term]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-macron-rejects-interior-ministers-resignation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 12:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-macron-rejects-interior-ministers-resignation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three compelling healthcare stocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[For investors in healthcare stocks, the Worldwide Healthcare Trust is a one-stop shop. It is run by experienced academic and industry professionals, all with scientific and healthcare backgrounds. We take a bottom-up approach to stock selection, focusing on innovation and growth, resulting in a portfolio of &ldquo;best ideas&rdquo;.Three healthcare stocks to considerNothing has been more innovative or had a greater impact on human health recently than the 20-year-old class of drugs known as the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-compelling-healthcare-stocks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-compelling-healthcare-stocks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Investors will sour on insurer Lemonade’]]></title><description><![CDATA[US insurance company Lemonade (NYSE: LMND) was founded just over a decade ago. It uses AI at every stage of the insurance process, from selling policies to dealing with claims, though it still employs human staff, arguing that this helps cut administrative costs.While it is true that AI is undoubtedly going to change the world, not every AI-related share is a compelling investment. To make a success of AI, a company must pass several tests. First, it has to come up with a way of doing something]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-will-sour-on-insurer-lemonade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-will-sour-on-insurer-lemonade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coupang shares look like a bargain –should you buy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Coupang (NYSE: CPNG) was founded by South Korean-born, US-raised entrepreneur Bom Kim. Having experienced America's customer-focused retail culture, he believed South Korea's dense cities and digitally connected population made it an ideal market for a modern logistics network.South Korea may be a technological powerhouse, yet for a long time its retail sector lagged behind. The blame lay with the chaebols, the family-controlled conglomerates such as Hyundai that emerged after the Korean War and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/coupang-shares-look-like-a-bargain-should-you-buy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/coupang-shares-look-like-a-bargain-should-you-buy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s economy picks up pace with 4.5% growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Third-quarter GDP rate puts world&rsquo;s second-biggest economy on track for full-year target, analysts say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-economy-picks-up-pace-with-45-growth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-economy-picks-up-pace-with-45-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s economy picks up pace at 4.5% growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Third-quarter GDP rate puts world&rsquo;s second-biggest economy on track for full-year target, analysts say]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-economy-picks-up-pace-at-45-growth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-economy-picks-up-pace-at-45-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has America’s wave of anti-globalisation populism peaked?]]></title><description><![CDATA[When voters turn, leaders follow]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/has-americas-wave-of-anti-globalisation-populism-peaked/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/has-americas-wave-of-anti-globalisation-populism-peaked/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Bank of England scrutinises Barclays]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: French riots and Europe&rsquo;s Starlink curbs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-bank-of-england-scrutinises-barclays/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-bank-of-england-scrutinises-barclays/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The five things business wants from the Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rates help for small companies and banks as well as cheaper energy are on the wishlist for UK businesses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-five-things-business-wants-from-the-budget/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-five-things-business-wants-from-the-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five things business wants from the Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rates help for small companies and banks as well as cheaper energy are on the wishlist for UK businesses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/five-things-business-wants-from-the-budget/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/five-things-business-wants-from-the-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Employers retreat from degree apprenticeships]]></title><description><![CDATA[Companies blame red tape and increased minimum wage regulation for cutting back on earn-as-you-learn opportunities for young people]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/employers-retreat-from-degree-apprenticeships/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/employers-retreat-from-degree-apprenticeships/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Degree apprenticeships plateau as employers confront increased hiring costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Companies blame red tape and increased minimum wage regulation for cutting back on earn-as-you-learn opportunities for young people]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/degree-apprenticeships-plateau-as-employers-confront-increased-hiring-costs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/degree-apprenticeships-plateau-as-employers-confront-increased-hiring-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s economy expands 4.5% in third quarter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Strong exports buoy growth as domestic demand lags]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-economy-expands-45-in-third-quarter/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-economy-expands-45-in-third-quarter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham always wants to look like he’s listening, especially when he isn’t]]></title><description><![CDATA[A behind-the-scenes look at the work of Rutherford Hall, critical communications strategist]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-always-wants-to-look-like-hes-listening-especially-when-he-isnt/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 05:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-always-wants-to-look-like-hes-listening-especially-when-he-isnt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US rate rises are being amplified in global markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Iran war and shifts by China are tightening the supply of dollars in international markets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-rate-rises-are-being-amplified-in-global-markets/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-rate-rises-are-being-amplified-in-global-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Home sellers cut asking prices on 3,000 properties a day]]></title><description><![CDATA[More property asking prices are being cut than at any time in 15 years, data shared with the BBC shows.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/home-sellers-cut-asking-prices-on-3000-properties-a-day/</link><pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/home-sellers-cut-asking-prices-on-3000-properties-a-day/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of London faces £70mn budget hole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barbican Centre faces uncertain future as Square Mile prepares for Labour funding overhaul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/city-of-london-faces-70mn-budget-hole/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/city-of-london-faces-70mn-budget-hole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of London Corporation weighs tax rises and service cuts to plug £70mn budget hole]]></title><description><![CDATA[Barbican Centre faces uncertain future as Square Mile prepares for Labour funding overhaul]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/city-of-london-corporation-weighs-tax-rises-and-service-cuts-to-plug-70mn-budget-hole/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 20:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/city-of-london-corporation-weighs-tax-rises-and-service-cuts-to-plug-70mn-budget-hole/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crunch time for Brazilian politics]]></title><description><![CDATA[South America&rsquo;s largest economy holds a presidential run-off, Albertans vote in an unofficial independence referendum, key UK economic data ahead of Budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/crunch-time-for-brazilian-politics/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/crunch-time-for-brazilian-politics/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s bid to make America cheap again has failed]]></title><description><![CDATA[Voters are increasingly linking rising energy prices to the administration&rsquo;s policies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-bid-to-make-america-cheap-again-has-failed/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-bid-to-make-america-cheap-again-has-failed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasury introduces new security measures in bid to stop UK Budget leaks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor John Healey deploys &lsquo;military-style&rsquo; security protocols to restrict flow of sensitive information]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/treasury-introduces-new-security-measures-in-bid-to-stop-uk-budget-leaks/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 15:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/treasury-introduces-new-security-measures-in-bid-to-stop-uk-budget-leaks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Meta’s earnings restore confidence in the AI boom?]]></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-metas-earnings-restore-confidence-in-the-ai-boom/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-metas-earnings-restore-confidence-in-the-ai-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not every billionaire is a policy failure]]></title><description><![CDATA[Indiscriminately targeting those with 10-digit fortunes is arbitrary, misguided and costly]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/not-every-billionaire-is-a-policy-failure/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/not-every-billionaire-is-a-policy-failure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can the Permanent Portfolio strategy protect your wealth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[US market analyst Harry Browne developed a simple portfolio strategy in the 1980s that he believed would generate returns in all market conditions. The strategy &ndash; which he called the Permanent Portfolio &ndash; allocates equal portions to stocks, long-dated bonds, gold and cash. Holdings are rebalanced back to their target weights annually.Browne developed this idea at a time when inflation was running hot and yields on Treasuries were hitting all-time highs. Gold was hovering near record]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-the-permanent-portfolio-strategy-protect-your-wealth/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-the-permanent-portfolio-strategy-protect-your-wealth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is technical analysis dead?]]></title><description><![CDATA[TikTok is full of chartists performing technical analysis. Investment banks used to employ them. Robert Edwards's and John Magee's Technical Analysis of Stock Trends, a book first released in 1948, is still going strong with its eleventh edition. It is considered by some to be the Bible of the discipline, yet today, an aspiring graduate interview candidate would be advised not to mention having read it.Institutional certification numbers tell a similar story. The Chartered Market Technician Asso]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-technical-analysis-dead/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-technical-analysis-dead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['I'm not sure how King Charles would feel about being replaced by Tom Jones on our money']]></title><description><![CDATA[Although he represents the Bank of England, Rhys Phillips' Welsh heritage is "very important".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/im-not-sure-how-king-charles-would-feel-about-being-replaced-by-tom-jones-on-our-money/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/im-not-sure-how-king-charles-would-feel-about-being-replaced-by-tom-jones-on-our-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hedgehogs worthy banknote winners, rescuers say]]></title><description><![CDATA[East Sussex Wildlife Rescue and Ambulance Service welcomes a vote that put hedgehogs top.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hedgehogs-worthy-banknote-winners-rescuers-say/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hedgehogs-worthy-banknote-winners-rescuers-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demand for Star Wars memorabilia goes galactic]]></title><description><![CDATA[Demand among Star Wars memorabilia collectors for the franchise's screen-matched lightsabres has gone galactic.In September of last year, the lightsabre from the original Star Wars film from 1977 broke the record for a prop from the franchise, when it sold for $3.6 million with Propstore in Los Angeles. Fittingly, that record was in turn broken by (spoiler alert) his son Luke Skywalker's lightsabre, still held in the (prosthetic) hand Darth Vader cut off in The Empire Strikes Back, the sequel fr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/demand-for-star-wars-memorabilia-goes-galactic/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/demand-for-star-wars-memorabilia-goes-galactic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is American democracy safe? Martin Wolf on the US midterms]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FT&rsquo;s chief economics commentator speaks to former Republican adviser Robert Kagan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-american-democracy-safe-martin-wolf-on-the-us-midterms/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-american-democracy-safe-martin-wolf-on-the-us-midterms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global economy set for AI-driven surge, FT survey suggests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Poll of 94 economists points to benefits reaching far beyond the US and China]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-economy-set-for-ai-driven-surge-ft-survey-suggests/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-economy-set-for-ai-driven-surge-ft-survey-suggests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protests across France spiral into riots and looting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Violence erupts in several cities after mass demonstrations over high living costs and dissatisfaction with the education system]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/protests-across-france-spiral-into-riots-and-looting/</link><pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2026 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/protests-across-france-spiral-into-riots-and-looting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protesters clash with police as demonstrations erupt across France]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tens of thousands take to the streets to demonstrate over high living costs and dissatisfaction with the education system]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/protesters-clash-with-police-as-demonstrations-erupt-across-france/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 19:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/protesters-clash-with-police-as-demonstrations-erupt-across-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protesters clash with police in Paris and Marseille]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thousands take to the streets to demonstrate over high living costs and dissatisfaction with the education system]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/protesters-clash-with-police-in-paris-and-marseille/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/protesters-clash-with-police-in-paris-and-marseille/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 of the best penthouses for sale]]></title><description><![CDATA[South Frederick Street, GlasgowSavillsSavillsSavillsA duplex penthouse in a sought-after city-centre development with two large terraces overlooking the city. It has floor-to-ceiling windows, a large open-plan living area and a bespoke kitchen with tiled floors and underfloor heating. 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, reception.Price: &pound;550,000+ Savills 0141-222 5875Apartment 51, The Cooperage, Dorchester, DorsetStrutt &amp; ParkerStrutt &amp; ParkerStrutt &amp; ParkerA contemporary penthouse in a c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/8-of-the-best-penthouses-for-sale/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/8-of-the-best-penthouses-for-sale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Man City scandal tarnishes UAE's Khaldoon Al Mubarak]]></title><description><![CDATA[In September 2008, just days after Lehman Brothers collapsed, Abu Dhabi finalised its purchase of Manchester City Football Club in a deal that came &ldquo;to define the use of sport as a platform for projecting soft power&rdquo;, says the Financial Times. The club, chaired by Khaldoon Al Mubarak, went on to win eight Premier League titles.Yet it now faces &ldquo;an existential crisis&rdquo;, having been found guilty by an independent panel of artificially inflating its financial position by more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/man-city-scandal-tarnishes-uaes-khaldoon-al-mubarak/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/man-city-scandal-tarnishes-uaes-khaldoon-al-mubarak/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['It's time to stop changing the clocks']]></title><description><![CDATA[When did we start changing the clocks?We started changing the clocks during the First World War, as a way of conserving energy. The original idea for British Summer Time (BST) had come from a politically connected Edwardian builder, William Willett. He argued &ndash; in a 1907 pamphlet called The Waste of Daylight &ndash; that moving daylight hours from morning to evening in summer by putting the clocks forward would improve health, happiness and productivity. The idea made it as far as parliame]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/its-time-to-stop-changing-the-clocks/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/its-time-to-stop-changing-the-clocks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is behind the surprising resilience of the UK economy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[IMF forecasts and the latest GDP data this week painted a picture of unexpected strength]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-is-behind-the-surprising-resilience-of-the-uk-economy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-is-behind-the-surprising-resilience-of-the-uk-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HMRC claws back nearly £500mn in underpaid capital gains]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last year the tax authority nearly doubled the amount it pulled in from CGT probes compared with 2024-25.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hmrc-claws-back-nearly-500mn-in-underpaid-capital-gains/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hmrc-claws-back-nearly-500mn-in-underpaid-capital-gains/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could you cut it as a commercial landlord?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It can be a lot of detective work, but buy-to-let landlords are increasingly tempted by the promise of higher yields]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-you-cut-it-as-a-commercial-landlord/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-you-cut-it-as-a-commercial-landlord/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faisal Islam: Why China and AI are worrying global finance bosses]]></title><description><![CDATA[At the IMF meeting in Bangkok this week finance and business leaders grappled with uncertainty.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/faisal-islam-why-china-and-ai-are-worrying-global-finance-bosses/</link><pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/faisal-islam-why-china-and-ai-are-worrying-global-finance-bosses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey says new Heathrow runway would boost ‘growth’ despite Burnham wavering]]></title><description><![CDATA[Future of &pound;33bn project has been put in doubt since new prime minister took office]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-says-new-heathrow-runway-would-boost-growth-despite-burnham-wavering/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-says-new-heathrow-runway-would-boost-growth-despite-burnham-wavering/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looming UK tax rise puts bankers on edge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Financial sector&rsquo;s lobbying campaign ahead of the Budget may have been hampered by divisions between large lenders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/looming-uk-tax-rise-puts-bankers-on-edge/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/looming-uk-tax-rise-puts-bankers-on-edge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welfare reform is possible: we did it before, we can do it again]]></title><description><![CDATA[All sides agree that the costs are unsustainable and we can&rsquo;t continue to write people off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/welfare-reform-is-possible-we-did-it-before-we-can-do-it-again/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/welfare-reform-is-possible-we-did-it-before-we-can-do-it-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham urges Scots to move beyond independence ‘dramas’]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister rejects new independence vote in first big Scotland speech since taking office]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-urges-scots-to-move-beyond-independence-dramas/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-urges-scots-to-move-beyond-independence-dramas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham urges SNP’s John Swinney to team up on devolving jobs support]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister rejects new independence vote in first big Scotland speech since taking office]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-urges-snps-john-swinney-to-team-up-on-devolving-jobs-support/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-urges-snps-john-swinney-to-team-up-on-devolving-jobs-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump has failed to listen to voters on inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[People elect presidents to fix problems, not to diagnose their causes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-has-failed-to-listen-to-voters-on-inflation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-has-failed-to-listen-to-voters-on-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hunt for Fed October]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rate markets have been particularly volatile on the outcome of the Fed&rsquo;s next rate decision later in the month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-hunt-for-fed-october/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-hunt-for-fed-october/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France and Germany seal EU car deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berlin secured concessions on combustion engines and Paris on limiting partners&rsquo; access to &lsquo;Made in Europe&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/france-and-germany-seal-eu-car-deal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/france-and-germany-seal-eu-car-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Place a bet on the future of gambling – stocks to buy now]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;The gambling known as business looks down on the business known as gambling&rdquo;, said the American author and journalist, Ambrose Bierce. Yet gambling is a big business: the gambling sector could achieve global annual sales of $700 billion by 2028, according to the World Health Organisation (WHO). At the same time, it is undergoing unprecedented disruption.A key positive change is the rapid liberalisation of gambling laws in the US. But while demand may be growing, &ldquo;the problem i]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/place-a-bet-on-the-future-of-gambling-stocks-to-buy-now/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/place-a-bet-on-the-future-of-gambling-stocks-to-buy-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carmakers face smaller cut in UK EV sales targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government seeks to lower mandate for electric cars sold by 2030 to 60% despite industry lobbying for bigger cut]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/carmakers-face-smaller-cut-in-uk-ev-sales-targets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 15:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/carmakers-face-smaller-cut-in-uk-ev-sales-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Greece recovers from debt crisis – what can Europe learn?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greece is bouncing back from its crippling sovereign debt crisis of 2009-2018. The Greek economy is starting to perform a lot better and the government has just upgraded its growth forecast for this year from 2% to 2.3%. Unemployment fell from 7.9% last month to 7.4%; it reached 27% at the peak of the debt crisis in 2013. Investment is starting to flow into the country. The government says it is running a primary budget surplus and the debt-to-GDP ratio, close to 200% at the peak, is now 136% an]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/greece-recovers-from-debt-crisis-what-can-europe-learn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/greece-recovers-from-debt-crisis-what-can-europe-learn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond yields and geopolitics: two challenges for investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bond yields and geopolitics are ever present for investors. But that brings its own challenges, as it can often be difficult for us to recognise things that surround us and shape our thinking to the point where they go unremarked. There is an old parable repeated by David Foster Wallace in Infinite Jest, which, in his version, goes something like the following: two young fish are swimming along and run into an older fish. &ldquo;Morning, boys. How's the water?&rdquo; asks the older fish. The you]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-yields-and-geopolitics-two-challenges-for-investors/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 14:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-yields-and-geopolitics-two-challenges-for-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much do you know about the UK’s chancellors of the exchequer?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The chancellor of the exchequer is one of the most powerful roles in the government, as they are in charge of the UK&rsquo;s economic policy.Whoever holds the office becomes one of the most high-profile members of the government and has the power to make decisions that directly impact your money.How much do you know about the history of the office and its holders? Test your knowledge in our quiz.How well did you do in our chancellors quiz? Share your results on social media.When is the Autumn Bu]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-much-do-you-know-about-the-uks-chancellors-of-the-exchequer/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-much-do-you-know-about-the-uks-chancellors-of-the-exchequer/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global property market stagnates – can it make a recovery?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seoul is booming, but much of the global property market has stalled. The South Korean capital recorded real house-price growth exceeding 10% over the past year, according to the 2026 edition of the UBS Global Real Estate Bubble index. The AI-chip boom has sent a wall of money flooding into Korea. Lisbon and Madrid are also property hotspots. In Switzerland, ultra-low interest rates are keeping Zurich and Geneva eye-wateringly pricey. However, the wider picture is one of stagnation. Across the 2]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-property-market-stagnates-can-it-make-a-recovery/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-property-market-stagnates-can-it-make-a-recovery/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The once-obscure tech at the heart of the green energy trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Power inverters are central to the global clean electricity boom but reliance on China is triggering security fears]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-once-obscure-tech-at-the-heart-of-the-green-energy-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 13:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-once-obscure-tech-at-the-heart-of-the-green-energy-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In Bangkok, central bankers push back on market rate-tightening bets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Federal Reserve and ECB play down likelihood of October rate rises while BoE says data does not currently support substantial further tightening]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/in-bangkok-central-bankers-push-back-on-market-rate-tightening-bets/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/in-bangkok-central-bankers-push-back-on-market-rate-tightening-bets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: G7 plan simulated AI attacks on banks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: British government courted UBS over London HQ move and why data centre bonds look increasingly stressed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-g7-plan-simulated-ai-attacks-on-banks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-g7-plan-simulated-ai-attacks-on-banks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Where to travel in 2027]]></title><description><![CDATA[As 2027 nears, many will start thinking about where and when to go on holiday next year.Whether you have a luxury cruise on your mind or you&rsquo;re planning to relax in one of the best hotels in the world, there are plenty of destinations across the globe that offer something for each kind of traveller.Where to travel in 2027Travel group Expedia has just released its Unpack &rsquo;27: The Trends in Travel report, revealing where different trends are taking holidaymakers. The data has been comp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/where-to-travel-in-2027/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/where-to-travel-in-2027/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banks expect to be hit with higher taxes in Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be "on the menu" in the chancellor's Budget tax later this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/banks-expect-to-be-hit-with-higher-taxes-in-budget/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/banks-expect-to-be-hit-with-higher-taxes-in-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Republicans turn on Trump’s tariffs in battle for ‘political survival’]]></title><description><![CDATA[US president&rsquo;s trade war has become an albatross for his party in crucial midterm election races]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/republicans-turn-on-trumps-tariffs-in-battle-for-political-survival/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/republicans-turn-on-trumps-tariffs-in-battle-for-political-survival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan a ski adventure with Hip Hideouts in Val d'Isère]]></title><description><![CDATA[“At this time of year, you could ski in shorts,” said my colleague – an experienced skier, last April – just before I headed off for three days at the French Alpine resort of Val d'Isère. In the end, I kept my salopettes on. But after an hour on the slopes, I ditched the ski coat to enjoy skiing under a glaring sun that ripened the hard, morning snow to a texture that suited novice and experienced skiers alike.Spring skiing is the way to go, I now know – and April is ideal for anyone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/plan-a-ski-adventure-with-hip-hideouts-in-val-disre/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/plan-a-ski-adventure-with-hip-hideouts-in-val-disre/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Plan a ski adventure with Hip Hideouts in Val d'Is&egrave;re]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;At this time of year, you could ski in shorts,&rdquo; said my colleague &ndash; an experienced skier, last April &ndash; just before I headed off for three days at the French Alpine resort of Val d'Is&egrave;re. In the end, I kept my salopettes on. But after an hour on the slopes, I ditched the ski coat to enjoy skiing under a glaring sun that ripened the hard, morning snow to a texture that suited novice and experienced skiers alike.Spring skiing is the way to go, I now know &ndash; and]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/plan-a-ski-adventure-with-hip-hideouts-in-val-disegravere/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/plan-a-ski-adventure-with-hip-hideouts-in-val-disegravere/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey signals tax raid on banks in Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor points to looming &lsquo;decisions&rsquo; as financial services sector braces for higher levies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-signals-tax-raid-on-banks-in-budget/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 09:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-signals-tax-raid-on-banks-in-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bets on Fed rate hold in October strengthen after Warsh comments]]></title><description><![CDATA[US central bank chair says economy has &lsquo;broadly conformed with our expectations&rsquo; since rate increase in September]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bets-on-fed-rate-hold-in-october-strengthen-after-warsh-comments/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 08:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bets-on-fed-rate-hold-in-october-strengthen-after-warsh-comments/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Healey signals tax raid on banks in UK Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: London&rsquo;s UBS HQ offer and Merz vows to fight on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-healey-signals-tax-raid-on-banks-in-uk-budget/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-healey-signals-tax-raid-on-banks-in-uk-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young people to receive less cash under proposed welfare reforms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Labour cabinet minister is finalising review into the million young people not in education, employment or training]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/young-people-to-receive-less-cash-under-proposed-welfare-reforms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/young-people-to-receive-less-cash-under-proposed-welfare-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Young people to get less cash but more job support under Milburn welfare plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Labour cabinet minister is finalising review into the million young people not in education, employment or training]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/young-people-to-get-less-cash-but-more-job-support-under-milburn-welfare-plan/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/young-people-to-get-less-cash-but-more-job-support-under-milburn-welfare-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US business leaders are waking up to the perils of plutopopulism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Companies wanted a president who would cut taxes and rules, they got one who has blown holes in free trade and global alliances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-business-leaders-are-waking-up-to-the-perils-of-plutopopulism/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-business-leaders-are-waking-up-to-the-perils-of-plutopopulism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The secret fight around financial flows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quicker responses to trade challenges mean companies can free up capital]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-secret-fight-around-financial-flows/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-secret-fight-around-financial-flows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to get your finances in order before you die]]></title><description><![CDATA[Putting your affairs in order during your lifetime can give you and your loved ones peace of mind for the future and make sure your wishes are carried out after you&rsquo;re gone.Sorting all the paperwork and administration involved can be difficult and time-consuming, but planning ahead and creating a record of your personal and financial details, as well as communicating your wishes to your loved ones, can make a big difference. We look at some steps to consider taking.Write your willWriting a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-get-your-finances-in-order-before-you-die/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-get-your-finances-in-order-before-you-die/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has London’s £5bn ‘super sewer’ improved water quality in the Thames?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ministers pledged the 25km-long sewer would mitigate health risks, encouragerecreational river use and restore wildlife]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/has-londons-5bn-super-sewer-improved-water-quality-in-the-thames/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/has-londons-5bn-super-sewer-improved-water-quality-in-the-thames/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Early days’ to see full effect of energy prices on inflation, BoE’s Bailey says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lengthy period of higher costs would squeeze corporate margins and spur some companies to raise prices]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/early-days-to-see-full-effect-of-energy-prices-on-inflation-boes-bailey-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2026 05:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/early-days-to-see-full-effect-of-energy-prices-on-inflation-boes-bailey-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey signals tax raid on banks in UK Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor points to looming &lsquo;decisions&rsquo; as financial services sector braces for higher levies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-signals-tax-raid-on-banks-in-uk-budget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-signals-tax-raid-on-banks-in-uk-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey signals bank tax raid in UK Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor points to looming &lsquo;decisions&rsquo; as financial services sector braces for higher levies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-signals-bank-tax-raid-in-uk-budget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-signals-bank-tax-raid-in-uk-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey signals bank tax raid in the Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor points to looming &lsquo;decisions&rsquo; as financial services sector braces for higher levies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-signals-bank-tax-raid-in-the-budget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-signals-bank-tax-raid-in-the-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Criminals stole $90mn of crypto by hiding password readers in USB-like devices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ledger said theft from its secure wallets was &lsquo;one of the most sophisticated attacks&rsquo; the industry has seen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/criminals-stole-90mn-of-crypto-by-hiding-password-readers-in-usb-like-devices/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/criminals-stole-90mn-of-crypto-by-hiding-password-readers-in-usb-like-devices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banks say Healey is planning Budget tax raid on their profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior banking executives have told the BBC they expect to be "on the menu" in the chancellor's Budget tax later this month.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/banks-say-healey-is-planning-budget-tax-raid-on-their-profits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 19:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/banks-say-healey-is-planning-budget-tax-raid-on-their-profits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe cannot rely on trade barriers to counter China]]></title><description><![CDATA[The EU&rsquo;s hybrid car deal with Beijing eases tensions but only offers a brief respite]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europe-cannot-rely-on-trade-barriers-to-counter-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 18:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europe-cannot-rely-on-trade-barriers-to-counter-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In AI-dominated markets, LatAm debt is a diversifier]]></title><description><![CDATA[A series of ostensibly market-friendly electoral victories across the region has boosted local currency bonds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/in-ai-dominated-markets-latam-debt-is-a-diversifier/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/in-ai-dominated-markets-latam-debt-is-a-diversifier/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mercuria adds first copper to US Project Vault stockpile]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trading house confirms 12,000-tonne delivery to Washington&rsquo;s new $12bn reserve of strategic metals and minerals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mercuria-adds-first-copper-to-us-project-vault-stockpile/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mercuria-adds-first-copper-to-us-project-vault-stockpile/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thames Water’s senior creditors near deal with rivals to avoid court challenge]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bondholders set to grant slice of equity to junior creditors to smooth path of utility takeover]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thames-waters-senior-creditors-near-deal-with-rivals-to-avoid-court-challenge/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thames-waters-senior-creditors-near-deal-with-rivals-to-avoid-court-challenge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France and Germany to allow UK to join EU car policy if it aligns on China tariffs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paris and Berlin strike deal on bloc&rsquo;s &lsquo;Made in Europe&rsquo; subsidy programme and combustion engine phaseout]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/france-and-germany-to-allow-uk-to-join-eu-car-policy-if-it-aligns-on-china-tariffs/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/france-and-germany-to-allow-uk-to-join-eu-car-policy-if-it-aligns-on-china-tariffs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey says surprise UK growth is 'sign of resilience' ahead of Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[The economy grew by 0.1% in August, defying analysts' expectations of a slight contraction.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-says-surprise-uk-growth-is-sign-of-resilience-ahead-of-budget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 15:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-says-surprise-uk-growth-is-sign-of-resilience-ahead-of-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls to scrap employer UK national insurance for under-25s rejected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses have been urging chancellor John Healey to ease the levy in his Budget on October 28]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/calls-to-scrap-employer-uk-national-insurance-for-under-25s-rejected/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/calls-to-scrap-employer-uk-national-insurance-for-under-25s-rejected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Calls to scrap employer national insurance for under-25s rejected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Businesses have been urging UK chancellor John Healey to ease the levy in his Budget on October 28]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/calls-to-scrap-employer-national-insurance-for-under-25s-rejected/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/calls-to-scrap-employer-national-insurance-for-under-25s-rejected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who’s winning the trade war with China? You asked, we answered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior trade writer Alan Beattie and economics columnist Soumaya Keynes replied to reader questions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whos-winning-the-trade-war-with-china-you-asked-we-answered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whos-winning-the-trade-war-with-china-you-asked-we-answered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The housing plan for London is no plan at all]]></title><description><![CDATA[Without radical changes, the GLA&rsquo;s building targets are a fantasy &mdash; with dire consequences]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-housing-plan-for-london-is-no-plan-at-all/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-housing-plan-for-london-is-no-plan-at-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live reader Q&amp;A &mdash; Who&rsquo;s winning the trade war with China?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join us for a live reader Q&amp;A with senior trade writer Alan Beattie and economics columnist Soumaya Keynes, now]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-reader-qampa-mdash-whorsquos-winning-the-trade-war-with-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-reader-qampa-mdash-whorsquos-winning-the-trade-war-with-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Macroeconomic policy must now do many things at once]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it possible to contain debt and inflation without damaging the investment needed to restructure the economy?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/macroeconomic-policy-must-now-do-many-things-at-once/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/macroeconomic-policy-must-now-do-many-things-at-once/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey promises to ‘stay the path’ on reducing UK deficit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor makes vow before annual gathering of IMF and World Bank in Bangkok]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-promises-to-stay-the-path-on-reducing-uk-deficit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-promises-to-stay-the-path-on-reducing-uk-deficit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK economy defies contraction fears to grow 0.1% in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figure comes as chancellor John Healey prepares for a tough Budget this month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-economy-defies-contraction-fears-to-grow-01-in-august/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 10:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-economy-defies-contraction-fears-to-grow-01-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK economy grew 0.1 per cent in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figure comes as chancellor John Healey prepares for a tough Budget this month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-economy-grew-01-per-cent-in-august-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-economy-grew-01-per-cent-in-august-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK economy defies fears of contraction to grow 0.1% in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figure comes as chancellor John Healey prepares for a tough Budget this month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-economy-defies-fears-of-contraction-to-grow-01-in-august/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-economy-defies-fears-of-contraction-to-grow-01-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK economy  grew 0.1 per cent in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figure comes as chancellor John Healey prepares for a tough Budget this month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-economy-grew-01-per-cent-in-august/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-economy-grew-01-per-cent-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CPI comes in hot, AI goes cold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus: the EM index is just an AI bet now]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/cpi-comes-in-hot-ai-goes-cold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/cpi-comes-in-hot-ai-goes-cold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Ukraine to resume strikes on Russian refineries, Zelenskyy says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Anthropic revenues and English football]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ukraine-to-resume-strikes-on-russian-refineries-zelenskyy-says/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-ukraine-to-resume-strikes-on-russian-refineries-zelenskyy-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US inflation again set to be a crucial factor for the midterms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump was re-elected on the back of inflation anger, and his party is now in danger of losing control of the House and Senate for the same reason]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-inflation-again-set-to-be-a-crucial-factor-for-the-midterms/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-inflation-again-set-to-be-a-crucial-factor-for-the-midterms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Zelenskyy doesn’t mince words about Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ukrainian president calls Trump-Putin relationship a &lsquo;mistake&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/zelenskyy-doesnt-mince-words-about-trump/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/zelenskyy-doesnt-mince-words-about-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s resilient entrepreneurs prove growth is possible in the gloom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Country&rsquo;s fastest-growing companies have overcome challenges but face Budget uncertainty]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uks-resilient-entrepreneurs-prove-growth-is-possible-in-the-gloom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uks-resilient-entrepreneurs-prove-growth-is-possible-in-the-gloom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the K-shaped economy really more of an E?]]></title><description><![CDATA[America remains a very unequal place, but on many metrics inequality is not increasing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-the-k-shaped-economy-really-more-of-an-e/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-the-k-shaped-economy-really-more-of-an-e/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inheritance tax toll is mounting on UK family companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Changes by Rachel Reeves in 2024 risk cramping expansion and employment plans, driving firms into the hands of private equity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inheritance-tax-toll-is-mounting-on-uk-family-companies/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inheritance-tax-toll-is-mounting-on-uk-family-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[One in 6 UK disability benefit claimants should not receive cash, says think-tank]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shift to offering more practical, social and employment support would save &pound;4.4bn a year, argues Resolution Foundation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/one-in-6-uk-disability-benefit-claimants-should-not-receive-cash-says-think-tank/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/one-in-6-uk-disability-benefit-claimants-should-not-receive-cash-says-think-tank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much is the minimum wage?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What are the National Minimum Wage and the National Living Wage, and how much are they worth?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-much-is-the-minimum-wage/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-much-is-the-minimum-wage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[As Christmas rush looms, how do China-made toys find their way to the US?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With the festive season on the horizon, we trace toys from factories in China to US shelves.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/as-christmas-rush-looms-how-do-china-made-toys-find-their-way-to-the-us/</link><pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/as-christmas-rush-looms-how-do-china-made-toys-find-their-way-to-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badenoch sounds ‘alarm’ on potential Budget tax raid on banks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative leader&rsquo;s intervention comes as investors warn of a potential hit to UK competitiveness]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/badenoch-sounds-alarm-on-potential-budget-tax-raid-on-banks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/badenoch-sounds-alarm-on-potential-budget-tax-raid-on-banks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed’s October Beige Book points to higher inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Growth was largely in manufacturing sectors largely connected to AI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/feds-october-beige-book-points-to-higher-inflation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/feds-october-beige-book-points-to-higher-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers to launch probe of English mayoral authority led by Ben Houchen]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statutory &lsquo;best value&rsquo; inspection reflects concerns in Whitehall about governance and debt levels at the local government body]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ministers-to-launch-probe-of-english-mayoral-authority-led-by-ben-houchen/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ministers-to-launch-probe-of-english-mayoral-authority-led-by-ben-houchen/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US chip stocks slide as inflation and AI debt fears unsettle investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nvidia, Oracle and CoreWeave fall as fervour around the technology cools]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-chip-stocks-slide-as-inflation-and-ai-debt-fears-unsettle-investors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 21:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-chip-stocks-slide-as-inflation-and-ai-debt-fears-unsettle-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey’s Budget is a moment he must not miss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Avoiding bold choices this time would just mean postponing political and economic pain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healeys-budget-is-a-moment-he-must-not-miss/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healeys-budget-is-a-moment-he-must-not-miss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AJ Bell cuts fee on ready-made pension – how does it compare to the rest of the market?]]></title><description><![CDATA[AJ Bell has slashed the fee on its ready-made personal pension, making it one of the cheapest fee-wise on the managed personal pension market.The investment platform has today (14 October) reduced its annual charge from 0.45% to 0.35% for investors taking a hands-off approach.The 0.35% fee is all-in, covering administration and investment charges, with investors facing no additional charges on transactions.AJ Bell launched the ready-made personal pension in 2024, and now offers investors the cho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/aj-bell-cuts-fee-on-ready-made-pension-how-does-it-compare-to-the-rest-of-the-market/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 18:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/aj-bell-cuts-fee-on-ready-made-pension-how-does-it-compare-to-the-rest-of-the-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US inflation rises more than expected - here's what is happening with prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[The pace of price rises increased to 3.7% in the year to September, driving by higher motor fuel costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-inflation-rises-more-than-expected-heres-what-is-happening-with-prices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-inflation-rises-more-than-expected-heres-what-is-happening-with-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unshackle workers from non-compete clauses]]></title><description><![CDATA[The restrictions on labour mobility hold back Britain&rsquo;s growth and innovation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/unshackle-workers-from-non-compete-clauses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/unshackle-workers-from-non-compete-clauses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Hot September CPI inflation keeps Fed on course for further tightening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annual headline and core CPI inflation both accelerated and beat market expectations in September]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hot-september-cpi-inflation-keeps-fed-on-course-for-further-tightening/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hot-september-cpi-inflation-keeps-fed-on-course-for-further-tightening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US inflation jumps to 3.7% as Iran war drives up prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rebound in fuel costs has piled pressure on voters ahead of midterm elections]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-inflation-jumps-to-37-as-iran-war-drives-up-prices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 14:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-inflation-jumps-to-37-as-iran-war-drives-up-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faisal Islam: What surprise praise for UK economy tells us about the Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[On three occasions in the past 24 hours, top IMF officials have praised UK plans to reduce its annual levels of borrowing.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/faisal-islam-what-surprise-praise-for-uk-economy-tells-us-about-the-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/faisal-islam-what-surprise-praise-for-uk-economy-tells-us-about-the-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who should we leave our pensions to?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inheritance tax rules are changing next year &mdash; but you need to balance tax efficiency with fairness]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/who-should-we-leave-our-pensions-to/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 12:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/who-should-we-leave-our-pensions-to/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of ISA millionaires hits new record high with top 25 pots worth an average £12 million]]></title><description><![CDATA[Patient investing has driven the number of ISA millionaires &ndash; those with &pound;1 million or more held in their ISAs &ndash; to a record high of 7,730 in the latest tax year.The figures, revealed in a Freedom of Information (FOI) request sent to HMRC by savings and investment app Plum, mark an increase of more than 50% in the number of ISA millionaires in the 2023/24 tax year, compared to 5,070 in the tax year prior.The average ISA millionaire now has a pot worth &pound;1,348,000, virtuall]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-isa-millionaires-hits-new-record-high-with-top-25-pots-worth-an-average-12-million/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 11:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-isa-millionaires-hits-new-record-high-with-top-25-pots-worth-an-average-12-million/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Not building third runway would be 'huge missed opportunity', warns Heathrow boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Thomas Woldbye tells the Today progamme it would be "good to know" the government's position on the project, after comments made by the prime minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/not-building-third-runway-would-be-huge-missed-opportunity-warns-heathrow-boss/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/not-building-third-runway-would-be-huge-missed-opportunity-warns-heathrow-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Marine Le Pen gears up for EU fight]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Healey&rsquo;s UK Budget and Saudi Aramco HQ attacked]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-marine-le-pen-gears-up-for-eu-fight/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-marine-le-pen-gears-up-for-eu-fight/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US grocery prices poised to climb as soaring fuel costs drive inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Food manufacturers warn of impact on consumers ahead of midterm elections]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-grocery-prices-poised-to-climb-as-soaring-fuel-costs-drive-inflation/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-grocery-prices-poised-to-climb-as-soaring-fuel-costs-drive-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The global economy and the art of living dangerously]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would be nice to think that the world will become less shock-prone, but it probably won&rsquo;t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-global-economy-and-the-art-of-living-dangerously/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-global-economy-and-the-art-of-living-dangerously/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The art of living dangerously]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would be nice to think that the world will become less shock-prone, but it probably won&rsquo;t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-art-of-living-dangerously/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-art-of-living-dangerously/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey set to pay for Budget giveaways without more borrowing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move by UK chancellor would be in line with IMF recommendation for countries to show fiscal discipline]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-set-to-pay-for-budget-giveaways-without-more-borrowing/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-set-to-pay-for-budget-giveaways-without-more-borrowing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘A wealth tax would be devastating for UK businesses’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Further changes to the tax regime would deter businesses from investing in the UK and stunt economic growth, entrepreneur and HomeServe founder Sir Richard Harpin warns.Prime minister Andy Burnham was rumoured to be looking at bringing capital gains tax rates closer to income tax rates in the upcoming Autumn Budget, but self-made billionaire Harpin says this, or the possible introduction of a wealth tax, would be &ldquo;absolutely devastating for British business&rdquo; and result in an exodus o]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-wealth-tax-would-be-devastating-for-uk-businesses/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-wealth-tax-would-be-devastating-for-uk-businesses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s exports surge 36% as AI-related shipments boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Imports also soar as high oil prices push up bill]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-exports-surge-36-as-ai-related-shipments-boom/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 04:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-exports-surge-36-as-ai-related-shipments-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tougher competition for internships strains UK graduate jobs market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Applications for summer internships rise 27% as students face &lsquo;day zero&rsquo; fight to get ahead in increasingly automated recruitment process]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tougher-competition-for-internships-strains-uk-graduate-jobs-market/</link><pubDate>Wed, 14 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tougher-competition-for-internships-strains-uk-graduate-jobs-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Pro-business’ Burnham reassures chief executives on tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister and chancellor host roundtable meetings with leading business figures to calm nerves ahead of the Budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pro-business-burnham-reassures-chief-executives-on-tax/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pro-business-burnham-reassures-chief-executives-on-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How not to revive Europe’s auto industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[The electric vehicle market shows how legacy EU companies continue to fail when it comes to countering Chinese competition]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-not-to-revive-europes-auto-industry/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-not-to-revive-europes-auto-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Submit your questions: Who’s winning the trade war with China — the EU or US?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior trade writer Alan Beattie and economics columnist Soumaya Keynes will answer reader questions in a live Q&amp;A on Thursday October 15 at 1pm (BST)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/submit-your-questions-whos-winning-the-trade-war-with-china-the-eu-or-us/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 16:16:00 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But how much do you know about the vital tax? Test your knowledge in our quiz, which looks at income tax in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Residents in Scotland pay Scottish income tax rates to the Scott]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/income-tax-quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-britains-biggest-tax/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/income-tax-quiz-how-much-do-you-know-about-britains-biggest-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three things we've learnt about the UK economy from the IMF]]></title><description><![CDATA[The influential economics body has upgraded its UK growth forecast for this year, but risks remain.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-things-weve-learnt-about-the-uk-economy-from-the-imf/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-things-weve-learnt-about-the-uk-economy-from-the-imf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The world economy is running hotter than expected]]></title><description><![CDATA[A statistical history of the IMF&rsquo;s forecasts reveals a picture of higher growth and worse inflation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-world-economy-is-running-hotter-than-expected/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-world-economy-is-running-hotter-than-expected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can energy help Mexico in trade talks with Trump?]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is the sector where the US runs its largest surplus with its southern neighbour totalling about $25bn last year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-energy-help-mexico-in-trade-talks-with-trump/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-energy-help-mexico-in-trade-talks-with-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How governments spend money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Charting the outline of civilisation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-governments-spend-money/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 12:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-governments-spend-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK growth forecast upgraded but higher energy prices to hit economy next year]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prediction from the IMF comes as final preparations are being made for the first Budget under Prime Minister Andy Burnham.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-growth-forecast-upgraded-but-higher-energy-prices-to-hit-economy-next-year/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 11:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-growth-forecast-upgraded-but-higher-energy-prices-to-hit-economy-next-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey rejects calls to equalise capital gains and 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expectations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-michael-woodford-made-modern-macro-relevant-to-central-bankers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-michael-woodford-made-modern-macro-relevant-to-central-bankers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: IMF sounds alarm on dire public finances]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: US Treasuries and Houthi attacks]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-imf-sounds-alarm-on-dire-public-finances/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-imf-sounds-alarm-on-dire-public-finances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unreliable Boyfriend — Chrystia Freeland’s roadmap for dealing with a chaotic superpower]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s former deputy prime minister&rsquo;s memoir 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+0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-bts-talktalk-swoop-left-broadband-rivals-fuming/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU hybrid curbs to offer only ‘temporary’ respite against Chinese carmakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[European automotive industry welcomes deal as &lsquo;first step&rsquo; to create fairer playing field]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-hybrid-curbs-to-offer-only-temporary-respite-against-chinese-carmakers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-hybrid-curbs-to-offer-only-temporary-respite-against-chinese-carmakers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Complaints about UK companies’ conduct rise sevenfold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Focus on environmental harms and labour abuses intensifies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/complaints-about-uk-companies-conduct-rise-sevenfold/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/complaints-about-uk-companies-conduct-rise-sevenfold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Companies face rising number of UK complaints over conduct]]></title><description><![CDATA[Focus on environmental harms and labour abuses intensifies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/companies-face-rising-number-of-uk-complaints-over-conduct/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/companies-face-rising-number-of-uk-complaints-over-conduct/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Asia warned over zombie companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Share of groups unable to service debt in region has doubled since 2008, IMF says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/asia-warned-over-zombie-companies/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 05:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/asia-warned-over-zombie-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top economies heading for biggest budget deficits since Covid, IMF warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[At its annual meeting, the fund calls for &lsquo;urgent&rsquo; action to rebuild public finances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/top-economies-heading-for-biggest-budget-deficits-since-covid-imf-warns/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/top-economies-heading-for-biggest-budget-deficits-since-covid-imf-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMF upgrades outlook for UK as AI drives growth spurt]]></title><description><![CDATA[The fund believes Britain is emerging as one of the winners of the tech boom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/imf-upgrades-outlook-for-uk-as-ai-drives-growth-spurt/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/imf-upgrades-outlook-for-uk-as-ai-drives-growth-spurt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English councils warn of ‘financial catastrophe’ over £10bn special needs deficit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local authority leaders call for another multibillion-pound bailout from central government to cover rising costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/english-councils-warn-of-financial-catastrophe-over-10bn-special-needs-deficit/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/english-councils-warn-of-financial-catastrophe-over-10bn-special-needs-deficit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[English councils warn of a £10bn overspend on special needs support]]></title><description><![CDATA[Local authority leaders call for another multibillion-pound bailout from central government to cover rising costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/english-councils-warn-of-a-10bn-overspend-on-special-needs-support/</link><pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/english-councils-warn-of-a-10bn-overspend-on-special-needs-support/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The diesel crisis is testing the limits of globalisation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seemingly rational choices by individual states will weaken collective energy security and accelerate fragmentation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-diesel-crisis-is-testing-the-limits-of-globalisation/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:14:00 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unproven]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-eu-has-more-bark-but-lacks-bite-towards-china/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-eu-has-more-bark-but-lacks-bite-towards-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Diesel prices slip after Trump announces ‘energy ceasefire’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: EU-China &lsquo;understanding&rsquo; and bank results fears]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-diesel-prices-slip-after-trump-announces-energy-ceasefire/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-diesel-prices-slip-after-trump-announces-energy-ceasefire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey faces £35bn Budget challenge to meet spending pledges, says think tank]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Institute for Fiscal Studies says the government will need a "top-up" of billions of pounds if it wants to meet its spending plans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-faces-35bn-budget-challenge-to-meet-spending-pledges-says-think-tank/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 10:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-faces-35bn-budget-challenge-to-meet-spending-pledges-says-think-tank/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live a little: how to cash in on the “experience economy”]]></title><description><![CDATA[The rise of the so-called &ldquo;experience economy&rdquo; offers a welcome alternative to our increasingly digitised life. It promises highly curated, in-person experiences offering the sense of community and direct physical engagement with the world that has been stripped from the daily rhythms of life.It is a truism that people's lives are increasingly digitalised, but the data still retains the capacity to shock. UK adults spent 4.5 hours per day online in 2025, according to Ofcom. For 18-to]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-a-little-how-to-cash-in-on-the-experience-economy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-a-little-how-to-cash-in-on-the-experience-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[It's time to buy the fallen market darling Judges Scientific]]></title><description><![CDATA[Judges Scientific (Aim: JDG) was once a favourite of the London market. Over the years from March 2004 to March 2024, the shares rose 10,300%, compared with a return of just 160% for the FTSE All-Share excluding dividends. But since reaching an all-time high in 2024, the shares have lost nearly two-thirds of their value. Investors have clearly lost patience with the group, which once commanded a valuation of 40-plus times forward earnings. However, the issues seem to be more cyclical than struct]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/its-time-to-buy-the-fallen-market-darling-judges-scientific/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/its-time-to-buy-the-fallen-market-darling-judges-scientific/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the US economy as narrow as its stock market?]]></title><description><![CDATA[No*]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-the-us-economy-as-narrow-as-its-stock-market/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-the-us-economy-as-narrow-as-its-stock-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FTAV’s further read]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump vs Norway; ch&#333;sen-seki; mathematicians and AI, RIP Quartz; Wallace and Gromit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ftavs-further-read/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ftavs-further-read/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US threatens to cut arms support for Ukraine over Russian refinery strikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: EU-China &lsquo;understanding&rsquo; and bank results fears]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-threatens-to-cut-arms-support-for-ukraine-over-russian-refinery-strikes/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-threatens-to-cut-arms-support-for-ukraine-over-russian-refinery-strikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Worrying omens’ stalk global economy despite resilient growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research for the FT shows major economies are withstanding the Iran shock but concerns about rising public debt will loom over IMF and World Bank meetings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/worrying-omens-stalk-global-economy-despite-resilient-growth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/worrying-omens-stalk-global-economy-despite-resilient-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Worrying omens’ lurk over global economy despite resilient growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Research for the FT shows major economies are withstanding the Iran shock but concerns about rising public debt will loom over IMF and World Bank meetings]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/worrying-omens-lurk-over-global-economy-despite-resilient-growth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/worrying-omens-lurk-over-global-economy-despite-resilient-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the Man City cheating scandal created a geopolitical minefield]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the Abu Dhabi-owned club awaits sanctions, the UK government is trying to limit the damage to bilateral relations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-the-man-city-cheating-scandal-created-a-geopolitical-minefield/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-the-man-city-cheating-scandal-created-a-geopolitical-minefield/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heathrow needs Burnham green light for runway by end of year, warns boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Airport will have to &lsquo;reassess&rsquo; &pound;33bn project if prime minister does not openly back expansion plan, Woldbye tells FT]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/heathrow-needs-burnham-green-light-for-runway-by-end-of-year-warns-boss/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/heathrow-needs-burnham-green-light-for-runway-by-end-of-year-warns-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[American ranchers wrestle with soaring costs - and their loyalty to Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many farmers in states that backed the president say they are being hit from all sides, with the crucial midterm elections just weeks away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/american-ranchers-wrestle-with-soaring-costs-and-their-loyalty-to-trump/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/american-ranchers-wrestle-with-soaring-costs-and-their-loyalty-to-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran war threatens Healey's Budget plans, think tank warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[The impact of the Iran war poses significant risks for the government&rsquo;s spending plans, the Institute for Fiscal Studies says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iran-war-threatens-healeys-budget-plans-think-tank-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iran-war-threatens-healeys-budget-plans-think-tank-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey’s Budget will be ‘fiction’ without plan for £35bn hole in spending, IFS warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Influential think-tank says a &lsquo;do nothing&rsquo; fiscal event on October 28 is not an option]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healeys-budget-will-be-fiction-without-plan-for-35bn-hole-in-spending-ifs-warns/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healeys-budget-will-be-fiction-without-plan-for-35bn-hole-in-spending-ifs-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of London hits out at plan to scrap non-compete clauses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister&rsquo;s pledge is backed by tech groups but hedge funds and banks say it will damage competitiveness]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/city-of-london-hits-out-at-plan-to-scrap-non-compete-clauses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/city-of-london-hits-out-at-plan-to-scrap-non-compete-clauses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[City of London hits out at Burnham’s plan to scrap non-compete clauses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister&rsquo;s pledge is backed by tech groups but hedge funds and banks say it will damage competitiveness]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/city-of-london-hits-out-at-burnhams-plan-to-scrap-non-compete-clauses/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/city-of-london-hits-out-at-burnhams-plan-to-scrap-non-compete-clauses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham to step up UK business outreach amid fears of Budget tax rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister and chancellor to meet chief executives and lobby groups after complaints about lack of detail on plans for economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-to-step-up-uk-business-outreach-amid-fears-of-budget-tax-rises/</link><pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-to-step-up-uk-business-outreach-amid-fears-of-budget-tax-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: India’s ‘Cockroach’ movement vows more protests after release of leaders]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: deadly Houthi attacks on Riyadh&rsquo;s airport and the US threatens to block arms for Ukraine]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-indias-cockroach-movement-vows-more-protests-after-release-of-leaders/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 23:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-indias-cockroach-movement-vows-more-protests-after-release-of-leaders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU ‘safeguards’ hybrid car sector from Chinese imports under new deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Auto sector welcomes &lsquo;understanding&rsquo; reached with Beijing but other industries warn China&rsquo;s huge trade surplus will persist without further action]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-safeguards-hybrid-car-sector-from-chinese-imports-under-new-deal/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-safeguards-hybrid-car-sector-from-chinese-imports-under-new-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[VW chief calls for France and Germany to co-operate on China car fightback]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;When it matters, we have found solutions together&rsquo;, Oliver Blume says ahead of Paris Motor Show]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/vw-chief-calls-for-france-and-germany-to-co-operate-on-china-car-fightback/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 20:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/vw-chief-calls-for-france-and-germany-to-co-operate-on-china-car-fightback/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMF and World Bank to warn central bankers of a gathering storm]]></title><description><![CDATA[Annual meetings in Bangkok, bumper bank earnings beckon, Dublin hosts AI summit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/imf-and-world-bank-to-warn-central-bankers-of-a-gathering-storm/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/imf-and-world-bank-to-warn-central-bankers-of-a-gathering-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign policy matters — and the Democrats need one]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump&rsquo;s approach to the world has left Republicans floundering as the midterms approach. Liberals should plan their own strategy now]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/foreign-policy-matters-and-the-democrats-need-one/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/foreign-policy-matters-and-the-democrats-need-one/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Democrats need a foreign policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump&rsquo;s approach to the world has left Republicans floundering as the midterms approach. Liberals should plan their own strategy now]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/democrats-need-a-foreign-policy/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/democrats-need-a-foreign-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will September inflation cement US interest rate policy for the rest of the year?]]></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-september-inflation-cement-us-interest-rate-policy-for-the-rest-of-the-year/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-september-inflation-cement-us-interest-rate-policy-for-the-rest-of-the-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Europe can fight the ‘China shock’]]></title><description><![CDATA[But it requires Brussels to prioritise creative destruction over protectionism]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europe-can-fight-the-china-shock/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/europe-can-fight-the-china-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey rules out cutting ‘mansion tax’ threshold to £1.5mn in UK Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Mooted reduction had provoked backlash by Labour MPs concerned about impact on voters in London]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-rules-out-cutting-mansion-tax-threshold-to-15mn-in-uk-budget/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-rules-out-cutting-mansion-tax-threshold-to-15mn-in-uk-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Smelly seaweed and strong peso hurt tourism at Mexico’s beach resorts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Visits fall in hotspots such as Canc&uacute;n, Tulum and Puerto Vallarta as US travellers go elsewhere]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/smelly-seaweed-and-strong-peso-hurt-tourism-at-mexicos-beach-resorts/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/smelly-seaweed-and-strong-peso-hurt-tourism-at-mexicos-beach-resorts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brave new world: what cryptocurrency means for investors]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;CryptoDad&rdquo; J. Christopher Giancarlo is a lawyer who was chairman of the CFTC between 2017 and 2019. He is the author of CryptoDad: The Fight for the Future of Money, and his latest book, The New Adventures of CryptoDad: The Quest for Financial Freedom in the 21st Century, will be out in October.Matthew Partridge: How did you became known as &ldquo;CryptoDad&rdquo;?J. Christopher Giancarlo: When I first became chairman of the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC), I felt tha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brave-new-world-what-cryptocurrency-means-for-investors/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brave-new-world-what-cryptocurrency-means-for-investors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the UAE's Sheikh Tahnoon is at the heart of the AI boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sheikh Tahnoon is the younger brother of the UAE&rsquo;s ruler, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed (MBZ). He combines his role as the emirates' top money man and dealmaker &ndash; he runs the UAE's largest sovereign wealth fund and the First Abu Dhabi Bank &ndash; with a vital position as head of national security. He is perhaps the individual who has done most to further his country&rsquo;s relations with the US. Twenty years ago, the United Arab Emirates was &ldquo;at the centre of a political firestorm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-the-uaes-sheikh-tahnoon-is-at-the-heart-of-the-ai-boom/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-the-uaes-sheikh-tahnoon-is-at-the-heart-of-the-ai-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Energy secretary pushes Healey for more Budget support on rising bills]]></title><description><![CDATA[Miatta Fahnbulleh argues help for households should go beyond the most vulnerable ahead of a New Year price rise]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/energy-secretary-pushes-healey-for-more-budget-support-on-rising-bills/</link><pubDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/energy-secretary-pushes-healey-for-more-budget-support-on-rising-bills/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will Manchester City's scandal end 'sportswashing'?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Manchester City football club has been found guilty of serious financial misconduct by an independent commission appointed by the Premier League, after years of investigations and legal wrangling. It is a damning verdict. The panel found that the club artificially inflated its revenues by at least $1 billion, with sham contracts designed to get around the rules that are meant to ensure a roughly level playing field between the teams in the league. The details are complex, but the bottom line is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-manchester-citys-scandal-end-sportswashing/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-manchester-citys-scandal-end-sportswashing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 of the best houses for sale in elevated locations]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Beacon, Countisbury Hill, Lynmouth, DevonJackson-StopsJackson-StopsJackson-StopsA house built in 1904 on a wooded hillside for a shipping magnate who wanted to observe his ships passing in the Bristol Channel. It has a lookout room offering 180-degree views towards the Welsh coast. 7 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 2 receptions, coach house, 10.2 acres.Price: &pound;2.5m Jackson-Stops 01271-325153Glen Doll Lodge, Glen Clova, near Kirriemuir, AngusSavillsSavillsA renovated Victorian former shooting lo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/8-of-the-best-houses-for-sale-in-elevated-locations/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/8-of-the-best-houses-for-sale-in-elevated-locations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Britain's offshore tax havens survive?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What are tax havens?Tax havens are small, well-governed, offshore financial centres that offer low or zero taxes, combined with secrecy &ndash; or at least strict privacy &ndash; regarding client and ownership information. Many of them are islands connected in some way with Britain to exploit the country's legal frameworks, stability and access to the City of London, but with the convenience and flexibility of separate fiscal regimes. The islands have a massive incentive to take advantage of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-britains-offshore-tax-havens-survive/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-britains-offshore-tax-havens-survive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK spending on subscriptions rapidly outpaces other goods and services]]></title><description><![CDATA[Outlay on health technology and pet food subscriptions is increasing especially fast, research finds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-spending-on-subscriptions-rapidly-outpaces-other-goods-and-services/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-spending-on-subscriptions-rapidly-outpaces-other-goods-and-services/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The tax pitfalls of moving abroad]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many say they plan to leave the UK &mdash; but there are lots of ways to get it wrong]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-tax-pitfalls-of-moving-abroad/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-tax-pitfalls-of-moving-abroad/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Demand for tracker mortgages jumps as rates on fixed deals rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deals that follow the base rate look cheaper but are &lsquo;not a free bet&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/demand-for-tracker-mortgages-jumps-as-rates-on-fixed-deals-rise/</link><pubDate>Sat, 10 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/demand-for-tracker-mortgages-jumps-as-rates-on-fixed-deals-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bessent to miss IMF annual meetings in Bangkok]]></title><description><![CDATA[US Treasury secretary&rsquo;s absence is due to &lsquo;domestic engagements&rsquo;, say officials]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bessent-to-miss-imf-annual-meetings-in-bangkok/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 20:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bessent-to-miss-imf-annual-meetings-in-bangkok/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The remarkable resilience of the global economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[The surprising robustness of growth and trade rests on shaky foundations]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-remarkable-resilience-of-the-global-economy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-remarkable-resilience-of-the-global-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump pressures Mexico for energy deals in crunch trade talks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move triggers alarm in Mexico City, where domestic control of sensitive sector is part of modern political identity]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-pressures-mexico-for-energy-deals-in-crunch-trade-talks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 19:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-pressures-mexico-for-energy-deals-in-crunch-trade-talks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has Polanski blown it for the Greens?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Plus, business and the budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/has-polanski-blown-it-for-the-greens/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/has-polanski-blown-it-for-the-greens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham promises to curb non-compete rules in job contracts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister says restrictions on what workers can do after leaving roles have "gone too far".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-promises-to-curb-non-compete-rules-in-job-contracts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-promises-to-curb-non-compete-rules-in-job-contracts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China and EU avert trade conflict with ‘understanding’ on hybrid cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[European trade commissioner says Beijing has agreed to restrict vehicle exports in deal that shows negotiation &lsquo;brings results&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-and-eu-avert-trade-conflict-with-understanding-on-hybrid-cars/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 17:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-and-eu-avert-trade-conflict-with-understanding-on-hybrid-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China and EU reach ‘understanding’ on hybrid cars, Beijing says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Statement follows two days of talks aimed at avoiding full-scale trade conflict]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-and-eu-reach-understanding-on-hybrid-cars-beijing-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-and-eu-reach-understanding-on-hybrid-cars-beijing-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Submit your questions: who’s doing better in their trade battles with China — the EU or the US?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Senior trade writer Alan Beattie and economics columnist Soumaya Keynes will answer reader questions in a live Q&amp;A on Thursday October 15 at 1pm (BST)]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/submit-your-questions-whos-doing-better-in-their-trade-battles-with-china-the-eu-or-the-us/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 15:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/submit-your-questions-whos-doing-better-in-their-trade-battles-with-china-the-eu-or-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No peace, no quiet]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bond yields continue to push higher alongside tensions in the Middle East]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/no-peace-no-quiet/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/no-peace-no-quiet/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are renewables worth investing in?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Energy security is becoming one of the world&rsquo;s hottest topics as constrained supply pushes oil prices higher. You&rsquo;d be forgiven for thinking US president Donald Trump&rsquo;s return to the White House in January 2025 would have spelled the end of the sector. &lsquo;Drill, baby, drill&rsquo; was a cornerstone of Trump&rsquo;s re-election campaign, and he has been proactive in promoting fossil fuels over renewables &ndash; even going so far as to halt the development of several renewab]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/are-renewables-worth-investing-in/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/are-renewables-worth-investing-in/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[High earners are right to wail about  childcare costs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calls to remove the &pound;100,000 earnings limit on childcare benefits show how broken our tax system really is]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/high-earners-are-right-to-wail-about-childcare-costs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 14:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/high-earners-are-right-to-wail-about-childcare-costs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trouble brews in the eurozone as euro falls to 17-month low]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors are contemplating a new eurozone debt crisis after the euro hit a 17-month low against the US dollar. Concern has focused on France, where public debt stands at &euro;3.596 trillion, equivalent to 119% of GDP. The yield on ten-year government bonds, known as &ldquo;OATs&rdquo;, approached 5% for the first time since 2002. The gloom is weighing on the local CAC 40 share index, which is down 6% over the past month.In Paris, the remaining optimists argue that France just needs to follow I]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trouble-brews-in-the-eurozone-as-euro-falls-to-17-month-low/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trouble-brews-in-the-eurozone-as-euro-falls-to-17-month-low/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The struggle to fix Africa’s debt crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is a growth-focused &lsquo;reset&rsquo; the answer?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-struggle-to-fix-africas-debt-crisis/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-struggle-to-fix-africas-debt-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham pledges to end use of non-compete clauses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister says he will legislate against restrictive practices in employment contracts, which are a &lsquo;drag on innovation&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-pledges-to-end-use-of-non-compete-clauses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-pledges-to-end-use-of-non-compete-clauses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham pledges crackdown on non-compete clauses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister says he will legislate against restrictive practices in employment contracts, which are a &lsquo;drag on innovation&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-pledges-crackdown-on-non-compete-clauses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-pledges-crackdown-on-non-compete-clauses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Number of people caught in UK’s £100,000 tax trap doubles in four years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cliff-edge drives some higher earners to reduce work hours, refuse promotions or make excess pension contributions to keep below threshold]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-people-caught-in-uks-100000-tax-trap-doubles-in-four-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/number-of-people-caught-in-uks-100000-tax-trap-doubles-in-four-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Two specialist funds to balance emerging markets exposure]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MSCI Emerging Markets index has become distorted. Three tech heavyweights &ndash; Taiwan Semiconductor, Samsung Electronics and SK Hynix &ndash; now account for almost 30%. As a result, Taiwan and South Korea make up nearly half the index, and Asia totals 80%, while tech is 44%.Returns have been strong lately, driven by the tech names &ndash; up 90%, 238% and 422% respectively in the last year. Still, this is not what investors think they are getting when they buy into emerging markets.How t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/two-specialist-funds-to-balance-emerging-markets-exposure/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/two-specialist-funds-to-balance-emerging-markets-exposure/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should you join the flight to bonds?]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you can lock in near-6% income on a bond portfolio, why expose yourself to the risk of a nasty stock market sell-off ? A growing number of ordinary UK investors are concluding just that, with Hargreaves Lansdown reporting a 38% year-on-year rise in the number of users holding individual gilts &ndash; UK government bonds.The great government bond yield blow-out has been most prominent in long-duration instruments such as the 30-year gilt, which now yields 5.94%. But don't let that lure you in.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-you-join-the-flight-to-bonds/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-you-join-the-flight-to-bonds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treville Positano: the real Hotel Costiera is a star of its own]]></title><description><![CDATA[Italy is a country of amazing landscapes, but few are as beautiful as the 50-kilometre stretch of the Amalfi coastline. One of its most iconic villages is Positano, its houses appearing to cling to the cliff, with its cobbled streets tumbling down to the sea. It's so picture-perfect that it has a starring role in many films and TV programmes, most recently as the location for Amazon Prime's crime drama, Hotel Costiera.The luxurious hotel at the heart of the series is Treville Positano, built int]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/treville-positano-the-real-hotel-costiera-is-a-star-of-its-own/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/treville-positano-the-real-hotel-costiera-is-a-star-of-its-own/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: SoftBank turns to Gulf for $100bn in AI financing]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Maersk&rsquo;s shopping spree and UBS&rsquo;s options]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-softbank-turns-to-gulf-for-100bn-in-ai-financing/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-softbank-turns-to-gulf-for-100bn-in-ai-financing/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[University students will have to meet minimum entry standards to access loans]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move comes as UK government seeks to deal with concerns about proliferation of underqualified people on poor-quality courses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/university-students-will-have-to-meet-minimum-entry-standards-to-access-loans/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/university-students-will-have-to-meet-minimum-entry-standards-to-access-loans/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The EU vs China: it’s complicated. With Bernd Lange]]></title><description><![CDATA[Is it wise for the bloc to be picking a trade fight with Beijing?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-eu-vs-china-its-complicated-with-bernd-lange/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-eu-vs-china-its-complicated-with-bernd-lange/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Raising capital gains tax would be ‘so stupid’, says Jim O’Neill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Burnham adviser tells FT that chancellor must not undermine confidence just as growth returns to economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/raising-capital-gains-tax-would-be-so-stupid-says-jim-oneill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/raising-capital-gains-tax-would-be-so-stupid-says-jim-oneill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Drop in fiscal headroom better option than Budget tax rises, says Jim O’Neill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Former Burnham adviser tells FT that chancellor must not undermine confidence just as growth returns to economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/drop-in-fiscal-headroom-better-option-than-budget-tax-rises-says-jim-oneill/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/drop-in-fiscal-headroom-better-option-than-budget-tax-rises-says-jim-oneill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham set to launch crackdown on non-compete clauses]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister expected to use speech to pledge action against restrictive practices in employment contracts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-set-to-launch-crackdown-on-non-compete-clauses/</link><pubDate>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 00:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-set-to-launch-crackdown-on-non-compete-clauses/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US mortgage rates rise for seventh straight week to hit highest since 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Benchmark borrowing costs continue to climb against backdrop of surging Treasury yields, elevated energy prices and expected tightening by Fed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-mortgage-rates-rise-for-seventh-straight-week-to-hit-highest-since-2023/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 18:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-mortgage-rates-rise-for-seventh-straight-week-to-hit-highest-since-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How HENRYs can protect their wealth]]></title><description><![CDATA[High earners are being increasingly squeezed as fiscal drag, a cliff edge for support towards childcare, and a high tax burden bite.Despite having a high salary, a growing group of professionals don&rsquo;t have enough to enjoy the lifestyle of someone who is truly wealthy, with this cohort described as HENRYs (high earner, not rich yet).HENRYs are relatively young &ndash; in their late 20s or 30s &ndash; and likely have a job in London, but will struggle to afford a nice home in a desirable par]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-henrys-can-protect-their-wealth/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-henrys-can-protect-their-wealth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pension ‘triple lock’ was first costed at just £50mn, says ex-government adviser]]></title><description><![CDATA[Guarantee on value of state pension was a demand of Liberal Democrats in negotiations to form coalition with Tories after 2010 election]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pension-triple-lock-was-first-costed-at-just-50mn-says-ex-government-adviser/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pension-triple-lock-was-first-costed-at-just-50mn-says-ex-government-adviser/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Repeated US Treasury interventions risk an erosion of credibility]]></title><description><![CDATA[A key policy tool to stabilise stress in markets could turn into a source of moral hazard and deeper volatility]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/repeated-us-treasury-interventions-risk-an-erosion-of-credibility/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/repeated-us-treasury-interventions-risk-an-erosion-of-credibility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England confirms the four animals to feature on new banknotes]]></title><description><![CDATA[The public have had their say on which four animals will feature on the next series of &pound;5, &pound;10, &pound;20 and &pound;50 banknotes.Almost 480,000 Brits voted in a consultation launched by the Bank of England in June to decide which fauna will replace historical figures on the notes, and the results are in.The public has voted for the Atlantic puffin, barn owl, buff-tailed bumblebee and European hedgehog to feature as the central images.It has not yet been decided which of these animal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-confirms-the-four-animals-to-feature-on-new-banknotes/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-confirms-the-four-animals-to-feature-on-new-banknotes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB minutes reflect cooler appetite for additional rate rises in September]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governing council notes that inflation situation had worsened but that second-round effects remained absent]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-minutes-reflect-cooler-appetite-for-additional-rate-rises-in-september/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-minutes-reflect-cooler-appetite-for-additional-rate-rises-in-september/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[This US Senate race is putting Trump’s record with blue-collar voters to the test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter, a US oil trader&rsquo;s extraordinary $2bn gamble]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/this-us-senate-race-is-putting-trumps-record-with-blue-collar-voters-to-the-test/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/this-us-senate-race-is-putting-trumps-record-with-blue-collar-voters-to-the-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil prices jump on tanker attacks and slowing flows through Strait of Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transit through vital waterway rose close to 90% of prewar levels last month but has since fallen sharply]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-prices-jump-on-tanker-attacks-and-slowing-flows-through-strait-of-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-prices-jump-on-tanker-attacks-and-slowing-flows-through-strait-of-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Bottom Line]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's going wrong with the largest economy in Europe?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-bottom-line/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-bottom-line/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil prices jump on tanker attack and slowing flows through Strait of Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Transit through vital waterway rose close to 90% of prewar levels last month but has since fallen sharply]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-prices-jump-on-tanker-attack-and-slowing-flows-through-strait-of-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-prices-jump-on-tanker-attack-and-slowing-flows-through-strait-of-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What I’ve learnt from my first year of having solar panels’]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been a year since my partner and I had solar panels installed for free on the roof of our home.In that time, I&rsquo;ve learned a few unexpected things about the energy-saving tech, both good and bad.The panels were installed at the start of October 2025 after our local council got in touch to tell us we were eligible through the Warm Homes: Local Grant.Through the scheme, qualifying households can get carbon-reducing upgrades made to their home including insulation, heat pumps and so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-ive-learnt-from-my-first-year-of-having-solar-panels/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-ive-learnt-from-my-first-year-of-having-solar-panels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘What I’ve learnt after one year with solar panels’]]></title><description><![CDATA[It&rsquo;s been a year since my partner and I had solar panels installed for free on the roof of our home.In that time, I&rsquo;ve learned a few unexpected things about the energy-saving tech, both good and bad.The panels were installed at the start of October 2025 after our local council got in touch to tell us we were eligible through the Warm Homes: Local Grant.Through the scheme, qualifying households can get carbon-reducing upgrades made to their home including insulation, heat pumps and so]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-ive-learnt-after-one-year-with-solar-panels/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-ive-learnt-after-one-year-with-solar-panels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Houston start-up aims to loosen China’s grip on critical metal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hertha Metals has developed a way to produce high-purity iron needed for rare earth magnets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/houston-start-up-aims-to-loosen-chinas-grip-on-critical-metal/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/houston-start-up-aims-to-loosen-chinas-grip-on-critical-metal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany heads for fastest growth since 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government updates GDP forecast as exports and debt-funded spending spree help end years of stagnation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/germany-heads-for-fastest-growth-since-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/germany-heads-for-fastest-growth-since-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[German economy heads for fastest growth since 2022]]></title><description><![CDATA[Government updates GDP forecast as exports and debt-funded spending spree help end years of stagnation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/german-economy-heads-for-fastest-growth-since-2022/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/german-economy-heads-for-fastest-growth-since-2022/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: How hedge funds became Wall Street banks’ cash cow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Trump distances himself from two advisers and why people choose not to have children]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-how-hedge-funds-became-wall-street-banks-cash-cow/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-how-hedge-funds-became-wall-street-banks-cash-cow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Irate farmers should not limit the EU’s geopolitical ambitions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Resistance to Ukraine&rsquo;s agricultural exports is undermining the bloc&rsquo;s influence]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/irate-farmers-should-not-limit-the-eus-geopolitical-ambitions/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/irate-farmers-should-not-limit-the-eus-geopolitical-ambitions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Deloitte fined £6mn for audit failures at Southeastern rail operator]]></title><description><![CDATA[Accounting watchdog criticises &lsquo;highly concerning pattern of failure&rsquo; in work at Go-Ahead over four years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/deloitte-fined-6mn-for-audit-failures-at-southeastern-rail-operator/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 09:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/deloitte-fined-6mn-for-audit-failures-at-southeastern-rail-operator/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tips and Linkers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not as safe as they seem]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tips-and-linkers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tips-and-linkers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Šefčovič goes to Beijing with a final plea to avoid an EU-China trade war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Burnham travels to Berlin to win EU friends]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/efovi-goes-to-beijing-with-a-final-plea-to-avoid-an-eu-china-trade-war/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/efovi-goes-to-beijing-with-a-final-plea-to-avoid-an-eu-china-trade-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU’s top trade envoy in China for tense talks over cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brussels blames Beijing&rsquo;s surging exports for the loss of tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eus-top-trade-envoy-in-china-for-tense-talks-over-cars/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eus-top-trade-envoy-in-china-for-tense-talks-over-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU envoy lands in China for last-ditch talks over car exports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brussels blames Beijing&rsquo;s surging exports for the loss of tens of thousands of manufacturing jobs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-envoy-lands-in-china-for-last-ditch-talks-over-car-exports/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-envoy-lands-in-china-for-last-ditch-talks-over-car-exports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Iran war wipes £12bn from UK public finances]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: China-EU trade and UK mortgage rates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-iran-war-wipes-12bn-from-uk-public-finances/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-iran-war-wipes-12bn-from-uk-public-finances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wise to pay customers’ tax bills after errors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fintech seeks deal with HMRC after software miscalculated about 4,000 users&rsquo; investment gains]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/wise-to-pay-customers-tax-bills-after-errors/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/wise-to-pay-customers-tax-bills-after-errors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The race for Britain’s car market is wide open — for now]]></title><description><![CDATA[All manner of trade barriers loom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-race-for-britains-car-market-is-wide-open-for-now/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-race-for-britains-car-market-is-wide-open-for-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Palantir’s Homes for Ukraine contract cost UK £5mn for one-year extension]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deal highlights dependence on controversial US tech group for delivery of major public programmes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/palantirs-homes-for-ukraine-contract-cost-uk-5mn-for-one-year-extension/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/palantirs-homes-for-ukraine-contract-cost-uk-5mn-for-one-year-extension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham to press ahead with Oxford-Cambridge corridor]]></title><description><![CDATA[New premier is seeking to reassure investors and reject claims he does not care about the south of England]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-to-press-ahead-with-oxford-cambridge-corridor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-to-press-ahead-with-oxford-cambridge-corridor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham’s government to press ahead with Oxford-Cambridge corridor]]></title><description><![CDATA[New premier is seeking to reassure investors and reject claims he does not care about the south of England.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnhams-government-to-press-ahead-with-oxford-cambridge-corridor/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnhams-government-to-press-ahead-with-oxford-cambridge-corridor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The wildlife winners set to appear on your banknotes revealed]]></title><description><![CDATA[The decision comes after nearly half a million people voted on a shortlist of 18 creatures.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-wildlife-winners-set-to-appear-on-your-banknotes-revealed/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-wildlife-winners-set-to-appear-on-your-banknotes-revealed/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher mortgage rates inflict ‘pain’ on UK housing market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slowdown comes as higher borrowing costs and economic uncertainty are damping buyer demand, survey finds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/higher-mortgage-rates-inflict-pain-on-uk-housing-market-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/higher-mortgage-rates-inflict-pain-on-uk-housing-market-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher mortgage rates inflict ‘pain’ on UK housing market,]]></title><description><![CDATA[Slowdown comes as higher borrowing costs and economic uncertainty are damping buyer demand, survey finds]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/higher-mortgage-rates-inflict-pain-on-uk-housing-market/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/higher-mortgage-rates-inflict-pain-on-uk-housing-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA['Stop throwing shade' - the woman trying to stop firms leaving the UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[British people need more incentives to invest in big firms listed in the UK, Dame Julia Hoggett, boss of the London Stock Exchange, says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/stop-throwing-shade-the-woman-trying-to-stop-firms-leaving-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/stop-throwing-shade-the-woman-trying-to-stop-firms-leaving-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: China rejects EU request for voluntary curbs on hybrid car exports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: SpaceX credit risk jumps and India raises interest rates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-china-rejects-eu-request-for-voluntary-curbs-on-hybrid-car-exports/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-china-rejects-eu-request-for-voluntary-curbs-on-hybrid-car-exports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed minutes indicate broad agreement for another rate rise this year]]></title><description><![CDATA[Records from the Fed&rsquo;s September decision showed a clear consensus]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-minutes-indicate-broad-agreement-for-another-rate-rise-this-year/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-minutes-indicate-broad-agreement-for-another-rate-rise-this-year/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran war blows near-£12bn hole in Britain’s public finances]]></title><description><![CDATA[FT estimates show inflation and soaring borrowing costs have slashed chancellor John Healey&rsquo;s headroom in half]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iran-war-blows-near-12bn-hole-in-britains-public-finances/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iran-war-blows-near-12bn-hole-in-britains-public-finances/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tory inheritance tax pledge: do the sums add up?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch says if her party wins the next election she will cut the number of families paying the levy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tory-inheritance-tax-pledge-do-the-sums-add-up/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 19:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tory-inheritance-tax-pledge-do-the-sums-add-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China slaps down EU request for voluntary curbs on hybrid car exports]]></title><description><![CDATA[European Commission now considering temporary limits to control surging shipments that could trigger serious trade conflict]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-slaps-down-eu-request-for-voluntary-curbs-on-hybrid-car-exports/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-slaps-down-eu-request-for-voluntary-curbs-on-hybrid-car-exports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The important judgments for Healey in the coming Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[No fancy equations or AI models will illuminate the right path for the chancellor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-important-judgments-for-healey-in-the-coming-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-important-judgments-for-healey-in-the-coming-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badenoch promises to scrap inheritance tax on family homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pledge aims to cement Conservatives&rsquo; reputation as &lsquo;party of home ownership&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/badenoch-promises-to-scrap-inheritance-tax-on-family-homes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/badenoch-promises-to-scrap-inheritance-tax-on-family-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US oil trader takes $2bn gamble on tankers as carriers steer clear of Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[American security push aims to spur Asian refining as diesel shortages stoke inflation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-oil-trader-takes-2bn-gamble-on-tankers-as-carriers-steer-clear-of-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-oil-trader-takes-2bn-gamble-on-tankers-as-carriers-steer-clear-of-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The big buy-to-let exodus – is it worth being a landlord anymore?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Landlords are leaving the market in their droves as a host of factors squeeze the buy-to-let (BTL) market.Around 44,000 BTL homes were sold by landlords across the UK between the start of July and mid-September, according to property data company TwentyCi.Per day, 562 homes left the sector on average, the highest rate since 2016, the analysis suggested.Separately, a recent report by trade body the National Residential Landlords Association (NRLA) found 60% of single property landlords are no lon]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-big-buy-to-let-exodus-is-it-worth-being-a-landlord-anymore/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 16:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-big-buy-to-let-exodus-is-it-worth-being-a-landlord-anymore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Royal Mail to cut 2,500 jobs to fund £500mn delivery improvement plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Job losses will be in administrative and support roles and take effect before end of next year, says company]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/royal-mail-to-cut-2500-jobs-to-fund-500mn-delivery-improvement-plan/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/royal-mail-to-cut-2500-jobs-to-fund-500mn-delivery-improvement-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French central bank chief says ECB intervention not needed to ease bond rout]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emmanuel Moulin also hit out at &lsquo;Trump-style&rsquo; threats against him from the far-left]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/french-central-bank-chief-says-ecb-intervention-not-needed-to-ease-bond-rout/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/french-central-bank-chief-says-ecb-intervention-not-needed-to-ease-bond-rout/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French central bank chief hits out at ‘Trump-style’ threats from far-left]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emmanuel Moulin also ruled out any need for ECB intervention to help ease debt sell-off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/french-central-bank-chief-hits-out-at-trump-style-threats-from-far-left/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/french-central-bank-chief-hits-out-at-trump-style-threats-from-far-left/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany blocks Chinese acquisition in its largest seaport]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berlin rejects state-owned Cosco&rsquo;s takeover of a Hamburg port logistics group &lsquo;on security concerns&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/germany-blocks-chinese-acquisition-in-its-largest-seaport/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:08:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/germany-blocks-chinese-acquisition-in-its-largest-seaport/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volkswagen sets aside £725mn for car mis-selling scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figure is biggest yet for a car manufacturer and raises total hit to automotive industry to more than &pound;1.5bn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/volkswagen-sets-aside-725mn-for-car-mis-selling-scandal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/volkswagen-sets-aside-725mn-for-car-mis-selling-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Volkswagen sets aside £725mn for car finance mis-selling scandal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figure is biggest yet for a car manufacturer and raises total hit to automotive industry to more than &pound;1.5bn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/volkswagen-sets-aside-725mn-for-car-finance-mis-selling-scandal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/volkswagen-sets-aside-725mn-for-car-finance-mis-selling-scandal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK urged to impose tariffs on Chinese chemical at centre of EU trade dispute]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trade watchdog&rsquo;s findings leave ministers facing tough decision on whether to follow recommendation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-urged-to-impose-tariffs-on-chinese-chemical-at-centre-of-eu-trade-dispute/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-urged-to-impose-tariffs-on-chinese-chemical-at-centre-of-eu-trade-dispute/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Barclays launches £600 switching bonus – who can get it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[High street lender Barclays has become the latest bank to introduce a bumper switching bonus for customers. Customers could get up to &pound;600 when switching to a Barclays account, making it the highest-paying deal on the market.However, there are a few hoops to jump through if you want the full &pound;600, and not everyone is eligible for the free cash.Barclays &pound;600 switching bonusThe &pound;600 offer is only available to those who switch to a Barclays Premier account. It pays customers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/barclays-launches-600-switching-bonus-who-can-get-it/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/barclays-launches-600-switching-bonus-who-can-get-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: China’s great tax crackdown]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Apollo leads $40bn SpaceX fundraising, and &lsquo;danger money&rsquo; for ship captains]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-chinas-great-tax-crackdown/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-chinas-great-tax-crackdown/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FlexJet’s new Farnborough terminal: A gateway to Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Flexjet&rsquo;s new terminal is the first of its kind in Europe, providing ground-to-air hospitality, relaxation and a dedicated space for business owners.As I walked into the new terminal, I was taken back by its spectacular design features &ndash; in particular the lounge which recreates a full size, ultra-long-range FlexJet cabin, the Gulfstream G700 jet. FlexJet, which specialises in luxury private aviation, says the expansion taps nicely into the growth of private jet travel. (Image credit:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/flexjets-new-farnborough-terminal-a-gateway-to-europe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/flexjets-new-farnborough-terminal-a-gateway-to-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[August wage growth poses no obstacle to more BoJ tightening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Headline wages came in above expectations and real wages remained in positive territory]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/august-wage-growth-poses-no-obstacle-to-more-boj-tightening/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/august-wage-growth-poses-no-obstacle-to-more-boj-tightening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[India raises interest rates for first time in 3 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[RBI points to higher inflation and energy costs as it shifts to &lsquo;tightening&rsquo; outlook]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/india-raises-interest-rates-for-first-time-in-3-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 09:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/india-raises-interest-rates-for-first-time-in-3-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[IMF’s Georgieva urges governments to rein in spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fund&rsquo;s managing director says officials face &lsquo;very tough political choices&rsquo; as they seek to combat soaring bond yields]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/imfs-georgieva-urges-governments-to-rein-in-spending/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/imfs-georgieva-urges-governments-to-rein-in-spending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Neat tricks to help French bonds]]></title><description><![CDATA[And why they won&rsquo;t work]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/neat-tricks-to-help-french-bonds/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/neat-tricks-to-help-french-bonds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Brussels explores broad levy targeting revenue from US tech]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Man City&rsquo;s tax probe and &lsquo;danger money&rsquo; for ship captains]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-brussels-explores-broad-levy-targeting-revenue-from-us-tech/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-brussels-explores-broad-levy-targeting-revenue-from-us-tech/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What comes next with the energy shock?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The disruption to oil supply, oil prices and the world economy has been surprisingly manageable so far]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-comes-next-with-the-energy-shock/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-comes-next-with-the-energy-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tens of thousands of active UK companies may have fraudulent directors]]></title><description><![CDATA[Following a mandate for executives to provide photo ID, there has been a surge of overdue confirmation statements]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tens-of-thousands-of-active-uk-companies-may-have-fraudulent-directors/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tens-of-thousands-of-active-uk-companies-may-have-fraudulent-directors/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Russian hostile activity costs UK up to £2.5bn a year, report warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour MP Graeme Downie&rsquo;s research highlights lack of consistent framework for measuring economic impact of Moscow-backed hybrid warfare]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/russian-hostile-activity-costs-uk-up-to-25bn-a-year-report-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/russian-hostile-activity-costs-uk-up-to-25bn-a-year-report-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How much longer can the world absorb the Iran shock?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The disruption to oil supply, oil prices and the world economy has been surprisingly manageable so far]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-much-longer-can-the-world-absorb-the-iran-shock/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-much-longer-can-the-world-absorb-the-iran-shock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[HMRC opened probe into Man City’s tax affairs in 2018]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigation into whether English football club was underpaying tax began after its internal emails were leaked]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hmrc-opened-probe-into-man-citys-tax-affairs-in-2018/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/hmrc-opened-probe-into-man-citys-tax-affairs-in-2018/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brussels looks to capture Big Tech through tax on large corporations]]></title><description><![CDATA[European Commission considers a broad levy on all large companies to avoid singling out US digital services groups]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brussels-looks-to-capture-big-tech-through-tax-on-large-corporations/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brussels-looks-to-capture-big-tech-through-tax-on-large-corporations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we in a new space race?]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new space race means plenty of enticing prospects for investors, says Mark Boggett, chief executive officer and co-founder of investment firm Seraphim.Speaking to MoneyWeek&rsquo;s contributing editor Cris Sholto Heaton on the MoneyWeek Talks podcast, which you can also watch on YouTube, Boggett explained how space used to be the preserve of only the very richest countries, but this is changing.SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX) has been one of the biggest catalysts in bringing the costs of launching satell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/are-we-in-a-new-space-race/</link><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/are-we-in-a-new-space-race/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Crypto company known for risky ‘perps’ vexes Singapore]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Indian protesters demand electoral chief resigns and former German spy chief arrested for treason]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-crypto-company-known-for-risky-perps-vexes-singapore/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 23:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-crypto-company-known-for-risky-perps-vexes-singapore/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tory plan to rip up UK-EU food deal risks ‘huge uncertainty’, producers warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Food and drink industry fears it may be forced to comply with different regulatory regimes every few years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tory-plan-to-rip-up-uk-eu-food-deal-risks-huge-uncertainty-producers-warn/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tory-plan-to-rip-up-uk-eu-food-deal-risks-huge-uncertainty-producers-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tory plan to rip up UK-EU food deal risks ‘huge uncertainty’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Food and drink industry fears it may be forced to comply with different regulatory regimes every few years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tory-plan-to-rip-up-uk-eu-food-deal-risks-huge-uncertainty/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tory-plan-to-rip-up-uk-eu-food-deal-risks-huge-uncertainty/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Badenoch pledges to halve employers’ NI contributions for younger workers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Tories say policy for 21 to 24-year-olds would cost &pound;2.3bn once extra tax receipts and lower welfare spending were taken into account]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/badenoch-pledges-to-halve-employers-ni-contributions-for-younger-workers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 18:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/badenoch-pledges-to-halve-employers-ni-contributions-for-younger-workers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ireland offers tax cuts in budget to help with cost of living]]></title><description><![CDATA[Dublin will record another budget surplus this year but faces warnings it is too reliant on volatile tax revenues from US multinationals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ireland-offers-tax-cuts-in-budget-to-help-with-cost-of-living/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 16:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ireland-offers-tax-cuts-in-budget-to-help-with-cost-of-living/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are bond yields so high?]]></title><description><![CDATA[An attempt to shed some light on the big question of 2026]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-are-bond-yields-so-high/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-are-bond-yields-so-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NS&amp;I boosts rates on eight savings accounts &ndash; are they best buys?]]></title><description><![CDATA[NS&amp;I has hiked rates on eight of its fixed-rate savings accounts for the second time in two months.The Treasury-backed bank has improved the rate on its one, two, three and five-year fixed rate accounts, with several now paying more than 5%.It comes as NS&amp;I strives to meet its net financing target of &pound;15 billion for the 2026/27 tax year, up from &pound;13 billion in 2025/26.Andrew Westhead, retail director at NS&amp;I, said the move to increase interest rates comes in response to c]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nsampi-boosts-rates-on-eight-savings-accounts-ndash-are-they-best-buys/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nsampi-boosts-rates-on-eight-savings-accounts-ndash-are-they-best-buys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[NS&amp;I boosts rates on eight savings accounts – are they best buys?]]></title><description><![CDATA[NS&amp;I has hiked rates on eight of its fixed-rate savings accounts for the second time in two months.The Treasury-backed bank has improved the rate on its one, two, three and five-year fixed rate accounts, with several now paying more than 5%.It comes as NS&amp;I strives to meet its net financing target of £15 billion for the 2026/27 tax year, up from £13 billion in 2025/26.Andrew Westhead, retail director at NS&amp;I, said the move to increase interest rates comes in response to changes acr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nsampi-boosts-rates-on-eight-savings-accounts-are-they-best-buys/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 13:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nsampi-boosts-rates-on-eight-savings-accounts-are-they-best-buys/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey warns banks that UK faces   ‘challenging’ fiscal picture but stays tight-lipped on tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor refuses to give executives from banks including Barclays, HSBC and NatWest any guidance on whether they will face Budget tax increases]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-warns-banks-that-uk-faces-challenging-fiscal-picture-but-stays-tight-lipped-on-tax/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-warns-banks-that-uk-faces-challenging-fiscal-picture-but-stays-tight-lipped-on-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK risks ‘uninvestable’ reputation if North Sea projects are blocked, says energy boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Equinor chief says refusal to approve Rosebank and Jackdaw projects would be &lsquo;major setback&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-risks-uninvestable-reputation-if-north-sea-projects-are-blocked-says-energy-boss/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 12:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-risks-uninvestable-reputation-if-north-sea-projects-are-blocked-says-energy-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Le Pen lays out economic plan for France]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Brazil&rsquo;s stock market surges and Trump eases limits on use of red diesel]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-le-pen-lays-out-economic-plan-for-france/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-le-pen-lays-out-economic-plan-for-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany’s pivot on China trade is a long time coming for other EU capitals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Moldova&rsquo;s PM urges Brussels to keep enlargement window &lsquo;open&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/germanys-pivot-on-china-trade-is-a-long-time-coming-for-other-eu-capitals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/germanys-pivot-on-china-trade-is-a-long-time-coming-for-other-eu-capitals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: French central bank chief warns on rising rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: &lsquo;rogue&rsquo; AI liability and London gold futures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-french-central-bank-chief-warns-on-rising-rates/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-french-central-bank-chief-warns-on-rising-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The common ‘misconception’ about the inheritance tax seven-year rule]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lifetime gifting can be an effective way to reduce the value of your estate and lower an inheritance tax (IHT) bill.Larger gifts that fall outside other allowances, such as the &pound;3,000 per year annual exemption and the &pound;250 small gift allowance, are known as potentially exempt transfers (PETs).How much inheritance tax is owed will depend on when the PETs were made. Under the seven-year rule, if gifts were given at least seven years before death, they won&rsquo;t be subject to inherita]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-common-misconception-about-the-inheritance-tax-seven-year-rule/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-common-misconception-about-the-inheritance-tax-seven-year-rule/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The bond market turns on France]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country is being hit by a pre-election debt sell-off. Many fear it could shake the Eurozone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-bond-market-turns-on-france/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-bond-market-turns-on-france/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour mayor of West Midlands urges chancellor to relax electric car targets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Richard Parker says mandate for 80% of all new vehicles sold by end of decade to be all-electric will damage carmakers and suppliers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-mayor-of-west-midlands-urges-chancellor-to-relax-electric-car-targets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-mayor-of-west-midlands-urges-chancellor-to-relax-electric-car-targets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France, the bond vigilantes and the streets]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country is being hit by a pre-election debt sell-off. Many fear it could shake the Eurozone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/france-the-bond-vigilantes-and-the-streets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/france-the-bond-vigilantes-and-the-streets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France: between the bond market and the barricades]]></title><description><![CDATA[The country is being hit by a pre-election debt sell-off. Many fear it could shake the Eurozone]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/france-between-the-bond-market-and-the-barricades/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/france-between-the-bond-market-and-the-barricades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BT’s swoop on TalkTalk has regulators over a barrel]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK watchdog typically takes a robust view of reduced competition in telecoms market but is taking a back seat this time]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bts-swoop-on-talktalk-has-regulators-over-a-barrel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bts-swoop-on-talktalk-has-regulators-over-a-barrel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Reflection AI boosts US ambition to compete with Chinese ‘open’ models]]></title><description><![CDATA[Start-up claims new model Beam is on par with leading Chinese competitor as battle with Beijing intensifies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/reflection-ai-boosts-us-ambition-to-compete-with-chinese-open-models/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 21:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/reflection-ai-boosts-us-ambition-to-compete-with-chinese-open-models/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tories pledge big tax cuts in push to win over wealthy voters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kemi Badenoch heralds &lsquo;morally right&rsquo; plan to cut inheritance tax while shadow chancellor vows to cut mansion tax]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tories-pledge-big-tax-cuts-in-push-to-win-over-wealthy-voters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tories-pledge-big-tax-cuts-in-push-to-win-over-wealthy-voters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Conservatives promise big tax cuts in push to win over wealthy voters]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kemi Badenoch heralds &lsquo;morally right&rsquo; plan to cut inheritance tax while shadow chancellor vows to cut mansion tax]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/conservatives-promise-big-tax-cuts-in-push-to-win-over-wealthy-voters/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/conservatives-promise-big-tax-cuts-in-push-to-win-over-wealthy-voters/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French central bank head warns country at risk of being ‘strangled by interest rates’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emmanuel Moulin says France can still reassure bond investors despite &lsquo;serious and worrying&rsquo; market moves in recent days]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/french-central-bank-head-warns-country-at-risk-of-being-strangled-by-interest-rates/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/french-central-bank-head-warns-country-at-risk-of-being-strangled-by-interest-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Very sensible’: Business warms to Badenoch’s pitch]]></title><description><![CDATA[Executives left unconvinced by Andy Burnham&rsquo;s plans are signalling that they are prepared to give the Tories a second chance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/very-sensible-business-warms-to-badenochs-pitch/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 18:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/very-sensible-business-warms-to-badenochs-pitch/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham’s Budget must not be overshadowed by the OBR]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rather than being buffeted by the official forecasts, Number 10 should seek to turn them to their advantage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnhams-budget-must-not-be-overshadowed-by-the-obr/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnhams-budget-must-not-be-overshadowed-by-the-obr/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Germany and France agree on last-resort tool against trade threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berlin on board with &lsquo;second-strike weapon&rsquo; to deter threats over key supplies such as exports of Chinese rare earths and magnets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/germany-and-france-agree-on-last-resort-tool-against-trade-threats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/germany-and-france-agree-on-last-resort-tool-against-trade-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s diesel export coercion will not strengthen the US]]></title><description><![CDATA[The demand-destroying response to the 1973 Arab oil embargo shows the risk of stopping exports]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-diesel-export-coercion-will-not-strengthen-the-us/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-diesel-export-coercion-will-not-strengthen-the-us/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Flávio Bolsonaro secures early lead in Brazil’s election]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Spain&rsquo;s Pedro S&aacute;nchez calls snap election and the euro falls to 17-month low against the dollar]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-flvio-bolsonaro-secures-early-lead-in-brazils-election/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-flvio-bolsonaro-secures-early-lead-in-brazils-election/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond turbulence means it’s time for the ECB to put QT on hold]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prudence suggests a halt by the central bank until more stable conditions are restored]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-turbulence-means-its-time-for-the-ecb-to-put-qt-on-hold/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-turbulence-means-its-time-for-the-ecb-to-put-qt-on-hold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK business secretary weighs up tariffs on Chinese EVs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Jonathan Reynolds authorises officials to draw up package of potential levies that could be imposed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-business-secretary-weighs-up-tariffs-on-chinese-evs/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-business-secretary-weighs-up-tariffs-on-chinese-evs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Chinese billionaire reckons with the limits of building AI across borders]]></title><description><![CDATA[One-time gaming tycoon Chen Tianqiao bet billions on a second act in agentic research but ran headlong into US-China trade tensions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-chinese-billionaire-reckons-with-the-limits-of-building-ai-across-borders/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-chinese-billionaire-reckons-with-the-limits-of-building-ai-across-borders/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Average five-year mortgage rate hits 6% for first time in three years]]></title><description><![CDATA[The cost of a new fixed-rate mortgage has been rising in recent weeks as lenders face higher costs.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/average-five-year-mortgage-rate-hits-6-for-first-time-in-three-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/average-five-year-mortgage-rate-hits-6-for-first-time-in-three-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Saudi Aramco chief warns world’s oil stockpiles are ‘scarily thin’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Amin Nasser says inventories depleted by Middle East conflict could take up to two years to rebuild]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/saudi-aramco-chief-warns-worlds-oil-stockpiles-are-scarily-thin/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/saudi-aramco-chief-warns-worlds-oil-stockpiles-are-scarily-thin/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The MoneyWeek ETF portfolio update – October 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[We last updated the MoneyWeek ETF portfolio in July, when we added one new position, bringing in WisdomTree True Emerging Markets (LSE: WEMP) to balance the growing technology tilt in our long-standing iShares Core MSCI Emerging Markets (LSE: EMIM) position.We now have 15% in emerging markets, which sounds high &ndash; but the Korea and Taiwan element (which is around 50% of EMIM) is now a play on the AI investment cycle to such an extent that it no longer seems to make sense to think of them as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-moneyweek-etf-portfolio-update-october-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-moneyweek-etf-portfolio-update-october-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Euro slides to 17-month low against dollar]]></title><description><![CDATA[High energy prices and concerns over France&rsquo;s public finances add to pressure on the single currency]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/euro-slides-to-17-month-low-against-dollar/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/euro-slides-to-17-month-low-against-dollar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BT buys struggling rival TalkTalk out of administration]]></title><description><![CDATA[Deal will result in estimated &pound;400mn cash hit for UK&rsquo;s broadband leader and wipe out TalkTalk&rsquo;s debts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bt-buys-struggling-rival-talktalk-out-of-administration/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bt-buys-struggling-rival-talktalk-out-of-administration/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Stocks to profit from strategic materials]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our fund, JSS Sustainable Equity &ndash; Strategic Materials, invests across the whole value chain for strategic materials. Around 70% to 80% is invested in upstream mining companies. The remainder goes to recyclers, mining equipment manufacturers, battery producers and advanced materials companies. These businesses benefit from the same structural trends, but their earnings often swing less than those of miners.I score every commodity each month on five factors: the marginal cost of production,]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/stocks-to-profit-from-strategic-materials/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/stocks-to-profit-from-strategic-materials/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Self-employed? Reasons why you should pay into a SIPP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Just 4% of fully self-employed people currently save into a private pension, according to figures from the Pensions Commission, the inquiry set up by the government to investigate the state of the UK population&rsquo;s retirement planning.One problem is that self-employed people sit outside the auto-enrolment system, under which all employers must offer their staff access to a pension scheme and sign them up for it unless they explicitly opt out. This also means self-employed people miss out on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/self-employed-reasons-why-you-should-pay-into-a-sipp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/self-employed-reasons-why-you-should-pay-into-a-sipp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The jobs market is still fine]]></title><description><![CDATA[But the stock market is losing a lot of weight]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-jobs-market-is-still-fine/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-jobs-market-is-still-fine/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BT closes in on deal for embattled TalkTalk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Takeover would hand another 1.6mn broadband customers to UK market leader]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bt-closes-in-on-deal-for-embattled-talktalk/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 07:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bt-closes-in-on-deal-for-embattled-talktalk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US withdraws bombers from UK base]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: global dealmaking falls and UK banks to press Healey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-withdraws-bombers-from-uk-base/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-withdraws-bombers-from-uk-base/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why a booming economy is not helping Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Anxiety about AI and affordability has turned his populist party into a popular target]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-a-booming-economy-is-not-helping-trump/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-a-booming-economy-is-not-helping-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Banks will lobby Healey for capital rules cut, says senior MP]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chair of the Treasury select committee says chancellor cannot ignore global shift to lower capital requirements]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/banks-will-lobby-healey-for-capital-rules-cut-says-senior-mp/</link><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/banks-will-lobby-healey-for-capital-rules-cut-says-senior-mp/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Election season starts with possibly the most contentious result]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nobel Peace Prize announced, and another moment of British by-election jeopardy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/election-season-starts-with-possibly-the-most-contentious-result/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/election-season-starts-with-possibly-the-most-contentious-result/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BT weighs improved TalkTalk offer after initial approach rejected]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telecoms group seeks deal within days for debt-laden broadband provider]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bt-weighs-improved-talktalk-offer-after-initial-approach-rejected/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bt-weighs-improved-talktalk-offer-after-initial-approach-rejected/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What can revive the battered government bond market?]]></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/what-can-revive-the-battered-government-bond-market/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-can-revive-the-battered-government-bond-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[In defence of big business]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite the lionisation of small companies, prosperity hinges on a handful of large firms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/in-defence-of-big-business/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/in-defence-of-big-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s Budget needs to tame spending and boost growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor Healey can still make a low-key fiscal event a constructive one]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-budget-needs-to-tame-spending-and-boost-growth/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-budget-needs-to-tame-spending-and-boost-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tories vow to end £100,000 childcare trap but keep pensions triple lock]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kemi Badenoch says current threshold for free hours, introduced by previous Conservative government, punishes parents for working more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tories-vow-to-end-100000-childcare-trap-but-keep-pensions-triple-lock/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tories-vow-to-end-100000-childcare-trap-but-keep-pensions-triple-lock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US to receive potash shipment from Belarus as relations thaw]]></title><description><![CDATA[Washington has begun to ease sanctions on Minsk in exchange for the release of political prisoners]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-to-receive-potash-shipment-from-belarus-as-relations-thaw/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-to-receive-potash-shipment-from-belarus-as-relations-thaw/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Dutch start-up ASML rose to rule the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[ASML (Amsterdam: ASML) is the only commercial supplier of EUV lithography systems &ndash; machines that sit at the heart of the modern semiconductor industry. An extreme ultraviolet (EUV) lithography system is roughly the size of a double-decker bus, weighs roughly 180 tonnes and costs more than &euro;180 million. It fires lasers at tens of thousands of microscopic droplets of molten tin every second, creating a plasma that emits light at a wavelength of 13.5 nanometres. That light is used to pr]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-dutch-start-up-asml-rose-to-rule-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-dutch-start-up-asml-rose-to-rule-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Personal Assets Trust is being outstripped by inflation – can it recover?]]></title><description><![CDATA[With Personal Assets Trust (LSE: PNL), Capital Gearing (LSE: CGT) and Ruffer (LSE: RICA) all losing value after inflation, many investors who turned to wealth preservation trusts over the past five years will have been disappointed.In that time, UK inflation &ndash; as defined by the consumer price index (CPI) &ndash; has averaged 5% per year, or 27.5%. Meanwhile, Personal Assets is up 20.8% on a net asset value (NAV) basis to the end of August or 3.85% per year. Ruffer has gained 20% (3.7% per]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/personal-assets-trust-is-being-outstripped-by-inflation-can-it-recover/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/personal-assets-trust-is-being-outstripped-by-inflation-can-it-recover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monet paintings fuel hopes for a bumper autumn sale season]]></title><description><![CDATA[Art market watchers are hoping that Claude Monetwill fuel a recovery in sales in this year's important autumn auction season. The French painter, best known for his late-19th-century Impressionist works, died 100 years ago this December. To mark the occasion, a number of his paintings are appearing at auction in Paris, the city where Monet was born in 1840.Fittingly, Sotheby's is focusing on Monet's late career, when the artist was working on a painting called Iris in his famously colourful gard]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/monet-paintings-fuel-hopes-for-a-bumper-autumn-sale-season/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/monet-paintings-fuel-hopes-for-a-bumper-autumn-sale-season/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour grapples with the Deliveroo rider question]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds proposes that rules place less emphasis on whether workers can appoint a substitute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-grapples-with-the-deliveroo-rider-question/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-grapples-with-the-deliveroo-rider-question/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are Deliveroo riders really self-employed? Labour wants to change the test]]></title><description><![CDATA[Business secretary Jonathan Reynolds proposes that rules place less emphasis on whether workers can appoint a substitute]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/are-deliveroo-riders-really-self-employed-labour-wants-to-change-the-test/</link><pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/are-deliveroo-riders-really-self-employed-labour-wants-to-change-the-test/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tories vow to scrap £100,000 ‘tax trap’ for UK’s higher earners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Badenoch says current threshold, introduced by previous Conservative government, punishes parents for working more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tories-vow-to-scrap-100000-tax-trap-for-uks-higher-earners/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tories-vow-to-scrap-100000-tax-trap-for-uks-higher-earners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tories vow to scrap £100,000 childcare trap for UK’s higher earners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Badenoch says current threshold, introduced by previous Conservative government, punishes parents for working more]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tories-vow-to-scrap-100000-childcare-trap-for-uks-higher-earners/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tories-vow-to-scrap-100000-childcare-trap-for-uks-higher-earners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Temu’s UK sales more than double to $171mn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese ecommerce company has been exploiting tax loophole that exempts small parcels from customs duty]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/temus-uk-sales-more-than-double-to-171mn/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 15:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/temus-uk-sales-more-than-double-to-171mn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The town where 94% voted for Lula — and some now waver]]></title><description><![CDATA[Despite his hallowed status, some voters are growing disaffected with Brazil&rsquo;s president in Guaribas, the cradle of his flagship Bolsa Fam&iacute;lia welfare programme]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-town-where-94-voted-for-lula-and-some-now-waver/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-town-where-94-voted-for-lula-and-some-now-waver/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China launches anti-dumping probe into European chemical exports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Latest tit-for-tat move follows three similar investigations launched by the EU last week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-launches-anti-dumping-probe-into-european-chemical-exports/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 12:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-launches-anti-dumping-probe-into-european-chemical-exports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s driving the global bond sell-off?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Looking at the most cited factors reveals a mixed picture]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whats-driving-the-global-bond-sell-off/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whats-driving-the-global-bond-sell-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Catch the arms-spending wave with Kongsberg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Norwegian arms manufacturer Kongsberg Gruppen (Oslo: KOG) is likely to benefit from a big increase in defence spending. The Nato summit in Ankara in July 2026 reported that European allies and Canada had invested more than $139 billion in core defence requirements over the previous year, together with $50 billion of new procurements and a commitment to expand manufacturing capacity. In addition, the allies pledged $70 billion of military equipment, training and support to Ukraine for 2026, with]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/catch-the-arms-spending-wave-with-kongsberg/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/catch-the-arms-spending-wave-with-kongsberg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain&rsquo;s productivity problem isn't as bad as we thought]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Office for National Statistics has changed how it measures productivity &ndash; economic output per hour worked &ndash; and it turns out we&rsquo;ve been doing rather better than we realised. In particular, the government&rsquo;s official statisticians now reckon the rate of growth in the decade following the global financial crisis, from 2009-2019, was 1.3% each year, on average, rather than the 0.7% they had previously thought.Alas, this doesn&rsquo;t mean the UK economic output was any hi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britainrsquos-productivity-problem-isnt-as-bad-as-we-thought/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britainrsquos-productivity-problem-isnt-as-bad-as-we-thought/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 of the best houses for sale with stables]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pennington House, Lymington, HampshireKnight FrankKnight FrankKnight FrankA Grade II-listed house dating from 1735 set in formal gardens and parkland. There is a large walled kitchen garden and a stable courtyard. 8 bedrooms, 5 bathrooms, 2 receptions, library, wine cellar, office, coach house, 2 cottages, 2 lakes, woodland, 42.4 acres.Price: &pound;8.25m Knight Frank 01962-834010Alderton Hall, Montford Bridge, Shrewsbury, ShropshireSavillsSavillsSavillsA Grade II-listed country house with forma]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/8-of-the-best-houses-for-sale-with-stables/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/8-of-the-best-houses-for-sale-with-stables/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Government bonds are a buy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[The relentless rise in government bond yields &ndash; the cost of countries&rsquo; borrowing and the pressure that puts on their finances &ndash; has become headline news. A crisis in which governments will be forced to slash public spending to reduce their deficits and stop the relentless rise in ratios of government debt to GDP is widely predicted. But it is rare for crises to be widely predicted, and, if they are, they never unfold as expected. In the popular narrative, &ldquo;the bond vigila]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/government-bonds-are-a-buy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/government-bonds-are-a-buy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trouble in the House of Liechtenstein – who is to blame?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Principality of Liechtenstein is currently mired in a dispute that is &ldquo;consuming Europe&rsquo;s wealthiest monarchy&rdquo; &ndash; with rebel royals threatening to sue the prince regent, Prince Alois, says the Financial Times. At issue are his progressive plans to reform their &ldquo;dynastic status &ndash; and the allowances that come with it&rdquo;. Extended family members claim the 58-year-old prince has used long overdue reforms &ndash; including opening up the succession to women]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trouble-in-the-house-of-liechtenstein-who-is-to-blame/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trouble-in-the-house-of-liechtenstein-who-is-to-blame/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CGT rise would deter equity investors, wealth bosses warn ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any Budget increase could undermine the government&rsquo;s aim to boost UK investment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/cgt-rise-would-deter-equity-investors-wealth-bosses-warn/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/cgt-rise-would-deter-equity-investors-wealth-bosses-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Capital gains tax rise would deter equity investors, wealth bosses warn ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Any Budget increase could undermine the government&rsquo;s aim to boost UK investment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/capital-gains-tax-rise-would-deter-equity-investors-wealth-bosses-warn/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:23:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/capital-gains-tax-rise-would-deter-equity-investors-wealth-bosses-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The ever-shrinking case for expanding Heathrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Need for giant airport hubs is being challenged by rise of long-range narrow-body planes that go to places their bigger predecessors couldn&rsquo;t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-ever-shrinking-case-for-expanding-heathrow/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-ever-shrinking-case-for-expanding-heathrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tempted to go freelance? Here’s six financial tips for success]]></title><description><![CDATA[Becoming your own boss offers more flexibility, but you have to know your numbers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tempted-to-go-freelance-heres-six-financial-tips-for-success/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tempted-to-go-freelance-heres-six-financial-tips-for-success/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Protests from the City about bank tax ring hollow]]></title><description><![CDATA[No one likes to pay more &mdash; people or corporations &mdash; but this is a time of national need]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/protests-from-the-city-about-bank-tax-ring-hollow/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/protests-from-the-city-about-bank-tax-ring-hollow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China, America and the new Great Game]]></title><description><![CDATA[Which power will prevail? As in the 19th-century struggle between the UK and Russia, the answer may depend on forces beyond either&rsquo;s control]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-america-and-the-new-great-game/</link><pubDate>Sat, 03 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-america-and-the-new-great-game/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey set to delay difficult choices with ‘breathing space’ UK Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor expected to focus statement on targeted help for households and businesses rather than tax rises on the scale of recent budgets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-set-to-delay-difficult-choices-with-breathing-space-uk-budget/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 22:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-set-to-delay-difficult-choices-with-breathing-space-uk-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[October fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Expectations for the Federal Reserve to raise rates later this month have drifted lower]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/october-fall/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 21:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/october-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pensioners withdraw a record £22 billion in tax-free lump sums – beware of the risks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Retirees withdrew over &pound;22 billion from their pensions in tax-free lump sums in the 2025/26 tax year, up more than 20% compared to the previous tax year.Pensioners took over &pound;40 billion in tax-free lump sums in the last two tax years alone, Financial Conduct Authority data shows.Under pension tax-free cash rules, you can normally withdraw up to 25% of your pension pots free from tax.Experts at AJ Bell say the boom in withdrawals may have been driven by fears of increased taxation at]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pensioners-withdraw-a-record-22-billion-in-tax-free-lump-sums-beware-of-the-risks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 18:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pensioners-withdraw-a-record-22-billion-in-tax-free-lump-sums-beware-of-the-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The state pension triple lock is unsustainable – changing the mechanism is overdue’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham knows reforming the state pension triple lock carries a political risk, and it could lose him votes. &ldquo;I won&rsquo;t pretend some of this won&rsquo;t be difficult,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;I accept I may pay a political price. But someone has to go through the pain barrier and rip the plaster off.&rdquo;Speaking at the recent Labour conference, the prime minister announced that he intends to change the triple lock &ndash; the policy which uprates the state pension each year by th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-state-pension-triple-lock-is-unsustainable-changing-the-mechanism-is-overdue/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 17:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-state-pension-triple-lock-is-unsustainable-changing-the-mechanism-is-overdue/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US jobs market sees sharp slowdown ahead of midterm elections]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unemployment rose slightly as American employers paused hiring with midterm elections just a month away.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-jobs-market-sees-sharp-slowdown-ahead-of-midterm-elections/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-jobs-market-sees-sharp-slowdown-ahead-of-midterm-elections/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Aim for profits: Big potential in British small-cap stocks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Aim, the London Stock Exchange's market for smaller or growing companies, is in the doldrums. Hit by negative sentiment towards UK small caps, plus tax reforms that have reduced the attractiveness of many Aim stocks, London's junior stock market has struggled to keep its head above water. The FTSE Aim 100 index, which charts the share-price performance of the largest companies on the market, currently stands at around 3,650. That compares with a peak of almost 6,550 in September 2021.In fact, th]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/aim-for-profits-big-potential-in-british-small-cap-stocks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/aim-for-profits-big-potential-in-british-small-cap-stocks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Italy and Greece seek leeway on EU fiscal rules]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fuel price support and rising inflation put pressure on countries&rsquo; public finances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/italy-and-greece-seek-leeway-on-eu-fiscal-rules/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/italy-and-greece-seek-leeway-on-eu-fiscal-rules/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weak US payrolls  likely to keep rate setters on the sidelines in October]]></title><description><![CDATA[Payrolls were weaker than expected in September and unemployment also ticked higher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/weak-us-payrolls-likely-to-keep-rate-setters-on-the-sidelines-in-october/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 16:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/weak-us-payrolls-likely-to-keep-rate-setters-on-the-sidelines-in-october/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘The diesel crisis will expose Britain’s weakness’]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Monday, the average price of diesel in the UK crossed the &pound;2 per litre threshold and is set to go a lot higher still. The cost of diesel has risen by 54% since the start of the Iran war and is climbing higher all the time. Motorists stuck with diesel cars are starting to feel the full effect of the shortage of the fuel and so will all the haulage companies who rely on it to fuel their vehicles. Why? The Strait of Hormuz has been largely closed to traffic, putting a squeeze on oil suppli]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-diesel-crisis-will-expose-britains-weakness/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 15:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-diesel-crisis-will-expose-britains-weakness/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investors seek refuge from bond rout in haven German debt]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bund yields have fallen this week even as US, French and other governments&rsquo; bonds have sold off sharply over inflation fears]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-seek-refuge-from-bond-rout-in-haven-german-debt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investors-seek-refuge-from-bond-rout-in-haven-german-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[My mortgage is a problem for the Fed, and for America ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homeowners like me are staying put, the market is frozen and affordability is as ugly as it was in the housing bubble]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/my-mortgage-is-a-problem-for-the-fed-and-for-america/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 13:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/my-mortgage-is-a-problem-for-the-fed-and-for-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher Eurozone inflation adds pressure on ECB to tighten again]]></title><description><![CDATA[After two consecutive rate rises, a December move remains our base case even after headline CPI climbed to 3.8% in September]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/higher-eurozone-inflation-adds-pressure-on-ecb-to-tighten-again/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 12:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/higher-eurozone-inflation-adds-pressure-on-ecb-to-tighten-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you might have more to live on in retirement than you think]]></title><description><![CDATA[Relaxing and enjoying retirement is the ultimate life goal for many &ndash; but not everyone is comfortable spending the money needed to achieve it.Almost two thirds (63%) of UK adults are concerned about running out of money in retirement, according to research from investment and retirement firm LV=.And anxiety is particularly prevalent among older people, financial experts have told MoneyWeek.The reasons for this fear can be widespread, said money psychotherapist Vicky Reynal, but they are in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-you-might-have-more-to-live-on-in-retirement-than-you-think/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-you-might-have-more-to-live-on-in-retirement-than-you-think/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eurozone inflation jumps to highest level in three years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumer prices were 3.8% higher in September than a year ago]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eurozone-inflation-jumps-to-highest-level-in-three-years/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eurozone-inflation-jumps-to-highest-level-in-three-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Eurozone inflation hits three-year high of 3.8%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumer prices rose at higher rate than expected in September]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eurozone-inflation-hits-three-year-high-of-38/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eurozone-inflation-hits-three-year-high-of-38/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Get a grounding in Mayan culture at Chablé Yucatán in Mexico]]></title><description><![CDATA[If you're looking for a get-away-from-it-all holiday with an ample helping of nature, let me suggest Chabl&eacute; Yucat&aacute;n, a charming five-star boutique hotel in the heart of the Mexican jungle, 45 minutes from M&eacute;rida airport. This is the first hotel from Mexican-owned company, Chabl&eacute;. There's a second hotel on the coast near Playa del Carmen and a third, which will focus on the farm-to-table experience and local wines, is due to open on the west coast (Baja, California) in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/get-a-grounding-in-mayan-culture-at-chabl-yucatn-in-mexico/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/get-a-grounding-in-mayan-culture-at-chabl-yucatn-in-mexico/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US stocks soldier on through adversity]]></title><description><![CDATA[US stocks continue to climb despite rising interest rates and squealing bond yields. The S&amp;P 500 index has risen another 12% so far this year, with the technology-focused Nasdaq 100 up a fifth. Thank &ldquo;a golden period&rdquo; for company profits, says Iain Snedden of Aegon Asset Management. S&amp;P 500 earnings rose 50% year on year in the second quarter, an &ldquo;incredible number&rdquo; that you usually only see during a recovery after a recession.While mega-cap tech stocks remain in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-stocks-soldier-on-through-adversity/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 10:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-stocks-soldier-on-through-adversity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK watchdog signals it may block major broadband deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[CMA move over Nexfibre-Netomania tie-up could delay consolidation in fragmented sector]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-watchdog-signals-it-may-block-major-broadband-deal/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 09:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-watchdog-signals-it-may-block-major-broadband-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Putin has told military to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: US sends more troops to Middle East and bond sell-off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-putin-has-told-military-to-abandon-rules-of-war-zelenskyy-says/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-putin-has-told-military-to-abandon-rules-of-war-zelenskyy-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What can Burnham learn from Scotland’s social care system?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Free personal care for the over-65s was rolled out in Scotland in 2002]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-can-burnham-learn-from-scotlands-social-care-system/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-can-burnham-learn-from-scotlands-social-care-system/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK ministers resist union demands to rescue Scottish steelmaker]]></title><description><![CDATA[Liberty Steel Dalzell has its main steel plate mill in Motherwell and remains owned by Sanjeev Gupta&rsquo;s faltering empire]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-ministers-resist-union-demands-to-rescue-scottish-steelmaker/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-ministers-resist-union-demands-to-rescue-scottish-steelmaker/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s short-sighted diesel gamble]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, Nixon&rsquo;s export ban did briefly suppress domestic prices but it had a huge long-term cost]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-short-sighted-diesel-gamble/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-short-sighted-diesel-gamble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s diesel threats could go very wrong — just look at the soyabean]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yes, Nixon&rsquo;s export ban did briefly suppress domestic prices but it had a huge long-term cost]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-diesel-threats-could-go-very-wrong-just-look-at-the-soyabean/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-diesel-threats-could-go-very-wrong-just-look-at-the-soyabean/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Quant hedge funds reap big gains from global bond sell-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trend-following portfolios have latched on to sharp rise in yields this year as Iran war and strong US economic data fuel inflation fears]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/quant-hedge-funds-reap-big-gains-from-global-bond-sell-off/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/quant-hedge-funds-reap-big-gains-from-global-bond-sell-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to revive the UK’s zombified housing market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Can the new Help to Buy scheme end the horror?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-revive-the-uks-zombified-housing-market/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-revive-the-uks-zombified-housing-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lloyds: House price affordability hits 11-year high]]></title><description><![CDATA[The gap between earnings and house prices has fallen to an 11-year low, but higher mortgage costs continue to squeeze buyers.The average UK home now costs 7.3 times median earnings, down from 7.6 in 2025 and at its lowest point since 2015, according to new research by Lloyds Bank.Lloyds data showed the average UK house price rose by 0.5% to &pound;299,131 between the second quarter (Q2) of 2025 and Q2 2026, while median earnings went up by 4.5% to &pound;40,790 over the same period.But higher mo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lloyds-house-price-affordability-hits-11-year-high/</link><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lloyds-house-price-affordability-hits-11-year-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham searches for UK alternative to Palantir]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister&rsquo;s &lsquo;buy British&rsquo; push triggers hunt to find replacement for controversial US tech group awarded health service and defence contracts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-searches-for-uk-alternative-to-palantir/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-searches-for-uk-alternative-to-palantir/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US mortgage rates jump the most in four years in blow to housing market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Homebuilders and prospective buyers continue to face challenging market conditions with midterms looming weeks away]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-mortgage-rates-jump-the-most-in-four-years-in-blow-to-housing-market/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 21:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-mortgage-rates-jump-the-most-in-four-years-in-blow-to-housing-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Fed official signals central bank will keep rates on hold in October]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vice-chair for monetary policy Philip Jefferson echoes dovish remarks made by New York central bank head John Williams]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/top-fed-official-signals-central-bank-will-keep-rates-on-hold-in-october/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/top-fed-official-signals-central-bank-will-keep-rates-on-hold-in-october/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ex-HSBC banker banned for dodging £5,900 in train fares]]></title><description><![CDATA[Joseph Molloy was convicted this year of using a &lsquo;doughnutting&rsquo; scam to avoid paying for tickets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ex-hsbc-banker-banned-for-dodging-5900-in-train-fares/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ex-hsbc-banker-banned-for-dodging-5900-in-train-fares/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starling Bank launches 5% easy-access saver – is it worth it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Starling Bank has launched a market-leading easy-access savings account which pays an interest rate of 5%.The account is available for new customers, and you can make unlimited withdrawals without incurring a penalty.What does Starling&rsquo;s easy-access saver offer?Starling&rsquo;s Easy Saver is paying new customers 5% on balances of up to &pound;25,000. The account has a fixed bonus of 2.5% for six months, on top of an underlying standard variable rate of 2.5%. While you can save up to &pound]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/starling-bank-launches-5-easy-access-saver-is-it-worth-it/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/starling-bank-launches-5-easy-access-saver-is-it-worth-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BT seeks government nod for potential TalkTalk takeover]]></title><description><![CDATA[Telecoms group holds talks with UK officials over possible antitrust issues involved in buying smaller competitor]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bt-seeks-government-nod-for-potential-talktalk-takeover/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 17:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bt-seeks-government-nod-for-potential-talktalk-takeover/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fund flows mark tenth consecutive positive month in August – what are UK investors buying and selling?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fund flows from UK retail investors were positive during August for the tenth consecutive month, but some sectors have seen a.Latest data from the Investment Association (IA), an industry body representing the UK&rsquo;s fund managers, shows UK-based investment funds registered &pound;894 million in net sales to retail investors during August, in marked contrast from the &pound;1.8 billion in outflows registered in the same month last year.&ldquo;Despite the summer break typically slowing flows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fund-flows-mark-tenth-consecutive-positive-month-in-august-what-are-uk-investors-buying-and-selling/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fund-flows-mark-tenth-consecutive-positive-month-in-august-what-are-uk-investors-buying-and-selling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What’s next for the global economy? You asked, we answered]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economics leader writer Tej Parikh and European economics commentator Martin Sandbu replied to reader questions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whats-next-for-the-global-economy-you-asked-we-answered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whats-next-for-the-global-economy-you-asked-we-answered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does the bond sell-off mean for the global economy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economics leader writer Tej Parikh and European economics commentator Martin Sandbu replied to reader questions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-does-the-bond-sell-off-mean-for-the-global-economy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-does-the-bond-sell-off-mean-for-the-global-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Train driver accelerated through red signal before fatal crash]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigators say &lsquo;black box&rsquo; showed Shaun Burton acknowledged automated alert ahead of Bedfordshire collision]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/train-driver-accelerated-through-red-signal-before-fatal-crash/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/train-driver-accelerated-through-red-signal-before-fatal-crash/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Driver received warning before fatal Bedfordshire rail crash, report finds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investigators say &lsquo;black box&rsquo; showed Shaun Burton acknowledged automated alert but train continued to accelerate past red signal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/driver-received-warning-before-fatal-bedfordshire-rail-crash-report-finds/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/driver-received-warning-before-fatal-bedfordshire-rail-crash-report-finds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does the bond sell-off mean for the global economy? Live Q&amp;A]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economics leader writer Tej Parikh and European economics commentator Martin Sandbu will answer your questions now]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-does-the-bond-sell-off-mean-for-the-global-economy-live-qampa/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-does-the-bond-sell-off-mean-for-the-global-economy-live-qampa/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does the bond sell-off mean for the global economy? Submit a question]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economics leader writer Tej Parikh and European economics commentator Martin Sandbu will answer reader questions in a live Q&amp;A today, at 1pm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-does-the-bond-sell-off-mean-for-the-global-economy-submit-a-question/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 13:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-does-the-bond-sell-off-mean-for-the-global-economy-submit-a-question/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: A ‘vicious loop’ of selling grips government bond market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: inside Flydubai flight FZ 1073 and the world&rsquo;s fastest-growing power technology]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-a-vicious-loop-of-selling-grips-government-bond-market/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-a-vicious-loop-of-selling-grips-government-bond-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Submit a question: What does the bond sell-off mean for the global economy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economics leader writer Tej Parikh and European economics commentator Martin Sandbu will answer reader questions in a live Q&amp;A today, at 1pm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/submit-a-question-what-does-the-bond-sell-off-mean-for-the-global-economy-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/submit-a-question-what-does-the-bond-sell-off-mean-for-the-global-economy-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Submit a question: What does the bond sell off mean for the global economy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economics leader writer Tej Parikh and European economics commentator Martin Sandbu will answer reader questions in a live Q&amp;A today, at 1pm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/submit-a-question-what-does-the-bond-sell-off-mean-for-the-global-economy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/submit-a-question-what-does-the-bond-sell-off-mean-for-the-global-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI boom could trigger market shocks, Bank of England boss warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andrew Bailey says the central bank is watching the waves of cash being invested in artificial intelligence "very carefully".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-boom-could-trigger-market-shocks-bank-of-england-boss-warns/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-boom-could-trigger-market-shocks-bank-of-england-boss-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We have forgotten what budgets are for]]></title><description><![CDATA[The biggest problem with public finances is when they cease to be tools for governance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/we-have-forgotten-what-budgets-are-for/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/we-have-forgotten-what-budgets-are-for/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[BoJ’s summary of opinions points to accelerated pace of rate rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most rate-setters saw the case for more interest rate increases and some suggested tightening should proceed faster]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bojs-summary-of-opinions-points-to-accelerated-pace-of-rate-rises/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bojs-summary-of-opinions-points-to-accelerated-pace-of-rate-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Premium Bonds saver wins £1 million jackpot with bond bought in July – who else scooped the top prize?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two Premium Bonds holders have woken up millionaires thanks to NS&amp;I&rsquo;s October prize draw.The first &pound;1 million jackpot winner is from East Sussex. They bought their winning bond for &pound;5,900 in May 2018.Their winning bond number is 331QY484133 and they have the maximum holding of &pound;50,000.The second bought the winning bond only months ago, in July 2026, and holds &pound;16,000 in total in Premium Bonds. Their winning bond number is 681KK770541.Meanwhile, 96 people have wo]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/premium-bonds-saver-wins-1-million-jackpot-with-bond-bought-in-july-who-else-scooped-the-top-prize/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 11:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/premium-bonds-saver-wins-1-million-jackpot-with-bond-bought-in-july-who-else-scooped-the-top-prize/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese companies exit China in record numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diplomatic tensions, slowing Chinese growth and US tariff pressure spur rebalancing of supply chain]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japanese-companies-exit-china-in-record-numbers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japanese-companies-exit-china-in-record-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK house prices fall as higher mortgage rates ‘subdue’ market]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prospect of interest rate rises weighs on demand for properties]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-house-prices-fall-as-higher-mortgage-rates-subdue-market/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 09:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-house-prices-fall-as-higher-mortgage-rates-subdue-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[An optimist’s guide to the bond market]]></title><description><![CDATA[It could be a lot worse. Really!]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/an-optimists-guide-to-the-bond-market/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/an-optimists-guide-to-the-bond-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Big Tech’s heavy Brussels lobbying]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: US bond rout and warming UK-EU ties]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-big-techs-heavy-brussels-lobbying/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-big-techs-heavy-brussels-lobbying/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU steel exports hit by high energy costs, tariffs and China oversupply]]></title><description><![CDATA[Shipments abroad have fallen by a fifth with production at historic lows]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-steel-exports-hit-by-high-energy-costs-tariffs-and-china-oversupply/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-steel-exports-hit-by-high-energy-costs-tariffs-and-china-oversupply/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philippines’ central bank braces for ‘Godzilla’ El Niño]]></title><description><![CDATA[Severe Pacific Ocean weather event could fuel inflationary pressures and hit agricultural production across region]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/philippines-central-bank-braces-for-godzilla-el-nio-2/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/philippines-central-bank-braces-for-godzilla-el-nio-2/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Philippines central bank braces for ‘Godzilla’ El Niño]]></title><description><![CDATA[Severe Pacific Ocean weather event could fuel inflationary pressures and hit agricultural production across region]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/philippines-central-bank-braces-for-godzilla-el-nio/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 02:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/philippines-central-bank-braces-for-godzilla-el-nio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says South Korea will invest $200bn in US energy projects]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pledges to launch initiatives in states including Alaska and Texas come as midterm elections loom]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-says-south-korea-will-invest-200bn-in-us-energy-projects/</link><pubDate>Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-says-south-korea-will-invest-200bn-in-us-energy-projects/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US government debt rout triggers ‘vicious loop’ of selling]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yields on 10-year Treasuries soar half a percentage point in worst month in four years]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-government-debt-rout-triggers-vicious-loop-of-selling/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 23:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-government-debt-rout-triggers-vicious-loop-of-selling/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham clears path to EU summit with post-Brexit breakthrough]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK and Brussels to go ahead with key November meeting after agreeing to kick talks on industrial subsidies into next year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-clears-path-to-eu-summit-with-post-brexit-breakthrough/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-clears-path-to-eu-summit-with-post-brexit-breakthrough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond markets resume sell-off after strong US data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury yields rise further on news that economy grew faster than previously estimated, although personal consumption expenditures inflation falls]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-markets-resume-sell-off-after-strong-us-data/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 19:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-markets-resume-sell-off-after-strong-us-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[To fix housing affordability, build more homes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faced with rising mortgage costs, governments should resist stoking demand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/to-fix-housing-affordability-build-more-homes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 18:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/to-fix-housing-affordability-build-more-homes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should you unlock your property wealth to fund retirement?]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than half of UK savers do not expect to have enough to retire on, meaning more people could be forced to use their property wealth for an income boost. This typically involves equity release plans, which enable homeowners to exchange some of the home equity for tax-free cash payments. Insurance firm LV= found that almost six in 10 (58%) non-retired UK adults aren&rsquo;t confident they will have saved enough for a comfortable retirement, and that 39% would consider using property wealth as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-you-unlock-your-property-wealth-to-fund-retirement/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 17:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-you-unlock-your-property-wealth-to-fund-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond markets steady after sell-off despite strong US data]]></title><description><![CDATA[Oil prices rise after falling earlier in the day]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-markets-steady-after-sell-off-despite-strong-us-data/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-markets-steady-after-sell-off-despite-strong-us-data/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Weak PCE inflation eases pressure for Fed rate increases]]></title><description><![CDATA[Both core and headline personal consumption spending inflation arrived below expectations for August]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/weak-pce-inflation-eases-pressure-for-fed-rate-increases/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/weak-pce-inflation-eases-pressure-for-fed-rate-increases/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Regulating AI 'not the right place to start' says Bailey]]></title><description><![CDATA[AI needs "rigorous" testing and safeguards to contain risk, Andrew Bailey says.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/regulating-ai-not-the-right-place-to-start-says-bailey/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/regulating-ai-not-the-right-place-to-start-says-bailey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Inflation accelerates in Eurozone’s biggest economies]]></title><description><![CDATA[Faster-than-expected consumer price growth could increase pressure on the ECB to raise rates]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inflation-accelerates-in-eurozones-biggest-economies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/inflation-accelerates-in-eurozones-biggest-economies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ECB ‘cannot wait’ for high energy prices to fuel wider inflation, top policymaker warns]]></title><description><![CDATA[Isabel Schnabel calls for pre-emptive action as price growth accelerates faster than expected in Eurozone&rsquo;s biggest economies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-cannot-wait-for-high-energy-prices-to-fuel-wider-inflation-top-policymaker-warns/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ecb-cannot-wait-for-high-energy-prices-to-fuel-wider-inflation-top-policymaker-warns/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to escape the low-pay, low-productivity jobs trap  ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Informal employment may absorb surplus labour in developing countries but it can also weaken skills and economic resilience]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-escape-the-low-pay-low-productivity-jobs-trap-/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-escape-the-low-pay-low-productivity-jobs-trap-/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham says rejoining EU an option for UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister says &lsquo;going all the way&rsquo; is a possibility as government reviews relations with 27-country bloc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-says-rejoining-eu-an-option-for-uk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-says-rejoining-eu-an-option-for-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should you invest in gold or crypto?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors appear to have piled into both crypto and gold in the later part of this summer.Gold was a standout asset during 2025 with gains of 64% during the year, though the price of gold has fallen off in 2026 after hitting an all-time high of $5,595 on 29 January.Similarly, cryptocurrencies (crypto) endured a challenging start to the year. The price of Bitcoin, the largest and most influential cryptocurrency, fell 28% between the start of the year and 31 July, while Ethereum, the second larges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-you-invest-in-gold-or-crypto/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-you-invest-in-gold-or-crypto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Should you invest in gold and crypto?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors appear to have piled into both crypto and gold in the later part of this summer.Gold was a standout asset during 2025 with gains of 64% during the year, though the price of gold has fallen off in 2026 after hitting an all-time high of $5,595 on 29 January.Similarly, cryptocurrencies (crypto) endured a challenging start to the year. The price of Bitcoin, the largest and most influential cryptocurrency, fell 28% between the start of the year and 31 July, while Ethereum, the second larges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-you-invest-in-gold-and-crypto/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/should-you-invest-in-gold-and-crypto/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Trump holds crunch talks over diesel export ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: AI industry moves to thwart data centre backlash and HSBC&rsquo;s return to its roots]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-trump-holds-crunch-talks-over-diesel-export-ban/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 11:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-trump-holds-crunch-talks-over-diesel-export-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MoneyWeek Investment Trusts Report 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[MoneyWeek Investment Trusts Report 2026Click here for the reportMoneyWeek has always been a strong supporter of investment trusts, largely because they offer their managers freedom to take a longer-term view when constructing their portfolios. Other characteristics such as the ability to use gearing (borrowed money) or the chance for investors to buy at a discount to the value of their assets can help to improve returns, but it&rsquo;s their &ldquo;permanent capital&rdquo; that is most valuable.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/moneyweek-investment-trusts-report-2026/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/moneyweek-investment-trusts-report-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham’s courageous speech had one striking omission]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister touched some of the most controversial policy areas, but said nothing about Budget or spending review]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnhams-courageous-speech-had-one-striking-omission/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnhams-courageous-speech-had-one-striking-omission/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond markets rebound after sell-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[US long-term borrowing costs hit highest level in almost 25 years on Tuesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-markets-rebound-after-sell-off/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 10:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-markets-rebound-after-sell-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham says rejoining EU an option for the UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister says &lsquo;going all the way&rsquo; is an option as government reviews relations with 27-country bloc]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-says-rejoining-eu-an-option-for-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 09:17:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-says-rejoining-eu-an-option-for-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK energy price cap forecast to rise to nearly £2,000 as Iran war drives up prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Household energy bills forecast to see biggest rise in four years between January and March]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-energy-price-cap-forecast-to-rise-to-nearly-2000-as-iran-war-drives-up-prices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-energy-price-cap-forecast-to-rise-to-nearly-2000-as-iran-war-drives-up-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK economy grows faster than first estimated in second quarter]]></title><description><![CDATA[Modest upward revision comes ahead of Budget next month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-economy-grows-faster-than-first-estimated-in-second-quarter/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 08:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-economy-grows-faster-than-first-estimated-in-second-quarter/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond markets steady after sell-off]]></title><description><![CDATA[US long-term borrowing costs hit their highest level in almost 25 years on Tuesday]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-markets-steady-after-sell-off/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-markets-steady-after-sell-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU decarbonisation incentives do not add up, says US chemicals giant]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: Turkey warns of &lsquo;Made in Europe&rsquo; retaliation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-decarbonisation-incentives-do-not-add-up-says-us-chemicals-giant/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-decarbonisation-incentives-do-not-add-up-says-us-chemicals-giant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Political Fix from the Labour Party conference: Hope again?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The main takeaways from Andy Burnham&rsquo;s Labour conference speech]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/political-fix-from-the-labour-party-conference-hope-again/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/political-fix-from-the-labour-party-conference-hope-again/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US holds crunch talks over diesel export ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: UK social care shake-up and French credit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-holds-crunch-talks-over-diesel-export-ban/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-holds-crunch-talks-over-diesel-export-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will AI safety concerns hinder spending?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Artificial Intelligence (AI) has received bad press in recent weeks. Major AI models from OpenAI and Anthropic have been caught hacking other companies and even the Australian government, &lsquo;going rogue&rsquo; and leaving their testing environments in the process.Meanwhile, debates around the environmental impact of AI technology are heating up, with protests centred on data centres and their water usage.Some are calling for a pause in the technology&rsquo;s development. But concerns around]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-ai-safety-concerns-hinder-spending/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-ai-safety-concerns-hinder-spending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the world really drowning in debt?]]></title><description><![CDATA[We may not be on the eve of disaster but room for manoeuvre is shrinking for major economies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-the-world-really-drowning-in-debt/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-the-world-really-drowning-in-debt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battery groups push to stick with post-Brexit rules on electric cars]]></title><description><![CDATA[Warning over U-turn undermining European investments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/battery-groups-push-to-stick-with-post-brexit-rules-on-electric-cars/</link><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/battery-groups-push-to-stick-with-post-brexit-rules-on-electric-cars/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Trump says AI bosses agreed to ‘self-regulation’ amid safety fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Lady Gaga urges Japanese to work at FamilyMart and China unveils mortgage subsidies to boost economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-trump-says-ai-bosses-agreed-to-self-regulation-amid-safety-fears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-trump-says-ai-bosses-agreed-to-self-regulation-amid-safety-fears/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK bosses left in dark by Burnham and Healey’s emphasis on ‘cost of business’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chief executives welcome bold action on pensions triple lock but brace for potential tax rises in Budget next month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-bosses-left-in-dark-by-burnham-and-healeys-emphasis-on-cost-of-business/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 22:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-bosses-left-in-dark-by-burnham-and-healeys-emphasis-on-cost-of-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham’s ‘jam tomorrow’ vision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Speech was more a bold manifesto for the next election than an urgent action plan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnhams-jam-tomorrow-vision/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 19:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnhams-jam-tomorrow-vision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faisal Islam: Triple lock move is significant, but it's a gamble]]></title><description><![CDATA[I had expected him to try to forge a political consensus on this thorny issue at this stage, but he has gone further than that.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/faisal-islam-triple-lock-move-is-significant-but-its-a-gamble/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/faisal-islam-triple-lock-move-is-significant-but-its-a-gamble/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Average UK diesel price set to reach £2 per litre within days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fuel predicted to breach &lsquo;psychological price point&rsquo; for the first time ever due to US export threat and disruption to Middle East and Russian supplies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/average-uk-diesel-price-set-to-reach-2-per-litre-within-days/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/average-uk-diesel-price-set-to-reach-2-per-litre-within-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Average UK diesel price set to reach £2 a litre within days]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fuel predicted to breach &lsquo;psychological price point&rsquo; for first time owing to US export threat and disruption to Middle East and Russian supplies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/average-uk-diesel-price-set-to-reach-2-a-litre-within-days/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 14:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/average-uk-diesel-price-set-to-reach-2-a-litre-within-days/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breaking a central banking taboo]]></title><description><![CDATA[It turns out that monetary policy affects supply as well as demand]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/breaking-a-central-banking-taboo/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/breaking-a-central-banking-taboo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could high pension fees cost you money in retirement?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saving for your retirement is one of the most important financial goals of your working life as you build up enough money to cover you later in life.Most people build up their retirement pots through their workplace pensions, but you could use a self-invested personal pension (SIPP). If you're self-employed, you might decide a SIPP is a good option.But when building up a retirement fund in a SIPP, you should be aware of the fees involved, which over the long term could cost you tens or even hund]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-high-pension-fees-cost-you-money-in-retirement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-high-pension-fees-cost-you-money-in-retirement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour conference as it happened: Andy Burnham vows to scrap ‘triple lock’ to fund social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister says &lsquo;change will be difficult&rsquo; in first conference speech as leader]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-conference-as-it-happened-andy-burnham-vows-to-scrap-triple-lock-to-fund-social-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-conference-as-it-happened-andy-burnham-vows-to-scrap-triple-lock-to-fund-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham willing to ‘burn’ all his political capital on triple lock, says Rayner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister pitches &lsquo;honest conversation&rsquo; with voters about problems facing the UK]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-willing-to-burn-all-his-political-capital-on-triple-lock-says-rayner/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-willing-to-burn-all-his-political-capital-on-triple-lock-says-rayner/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham vows to scrap triple lock to pay for social care]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister says &lsquo;change will be difficult&rsquo; in first conference speech as leader]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-vows-to-scrap-triple-lock-to-pay-for-social-care/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-vows-to-scrap-triple-lock-to-pay-for-social-care/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham vows to scrap pensions triple lock from 2030]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister says &lsquo;change will be difficult&rsquo; in first conference speech as leader]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-vows-to-scrap-pensions-triple-lock-from-2030/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-vows-to-scrap-pensions-triple-lock-from-2030/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham says ‘change will be difficult’ in first party conference speech as Labour leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister pledges to give &lsquo;real speech&rsquo; as he lays out problems facing the country]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-says-change-will-be-difficult-in-first-party-conference-speech-as-labour-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-says-change-will-be-difficult-in-first-party-conference-speech-as-labour-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham gives first party conference speech as Labour leader]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister expected to pledge to &lsquo;be straight&rsquo; with voters about the problems facing the country]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-gives-first-party-conference-speech-as-labour-leader/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 10:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-gives-first-party-conference-speech-as-labour-leader/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Australia raises interest rate to highest level in 15 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[RBA points to persistent inflation and more expensive energy as it undertakes fourth increase this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/australia-raises-interest-rate-to-highest-level-in-15-years/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/australia-raises-interest-rate-to-highest-level-in-15-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brussels’ protectionist turn spooks bloc’s free-market stalwarts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: energy ministers brace for winter]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brussels-protectionist-turn-spooks-blocs-free-market-stalwarts/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brussels-protectionist-turn-spooks-blocs-free-market-stalwarts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Anthropic IPO filing warns of ‘existential risks’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: oil-bonds link and EU budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-anthropic-ipo-filing-warns-of-existential-risks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-anthropic-ipo-filing-warns-of-existential-risks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK tech founders urge Burnham to curb non-competes to match US rivals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Founders behind several leading London AI labs claim British businesses are hampered by employment restrictions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-tech-founders-urge-burnham-to-curb-non-competes-to-match-us-rivals/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-tech-founders-urge-burnham-to-curb-non-competes-to-match-us-rivals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil price and US Treasury yields in tightest relationship since 1990]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bond investors watch Iran conflict and crude price for signs as to where government borrowing costs will go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-price-and-us-treasury-yields-in-tightest-relationship-since-1990/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-price-and-us-treasury-yields-in-tightest-relationship-since-1990/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Non-profit model won’t fix water industry, says boss of non-profit utility]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welsh Water has fallen short on sewage pollution, despite having no shareholders for over two decades, chief acknowledges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/non-profit-model-wont-fix-water-industry-says-boss-of-non-profit-utility/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/non-profit-model-wont-fix-water-industry-says-boss-of-non-profit-utility/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Copying Welsh model will not fix UK water industry, says non-profit boss]]></title><description><![CDATA[Welsh Water has fallen short on sewage pollution, despite having no shareholders for over two decades, chief acknowledges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/copying-welsh-model-will-not-fix-uk-water-industry-says-non-profit-boss/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/copying-welsh-model-will-not-fix-uk-water-industry-says-non-profit-boss/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond investors become oil traders as Iran war drives yields]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bond investors watch Iran conflict and crude price for signs as to where government borrowing costs will go]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-investors-become-oil-traders-as-iran-war-drives-yields/</link><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-investors-become-oil-traders-as-iran-war-drives-yields/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond sell-off deepens and oil rises as Iran-US deal hopes fade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent crude jumps and 10-year Treasury yield surpasses 5.2% as hopes for US-Iran agreement fade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-sell-off-deepens-and-oil-rises-as-iran-us-deal-hopes-fade/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-sell-off-deepens-and-oil-rises-as-iran-us-deal-hopes-fade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham vows to break with ‘politics as usual’ by tackling UK’s biggest issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM will unveil at Labour conference a &lsquo;serious prospectus&rsquo; that aims to confront problems including social care crisis and youth unemployment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-vows-to-break-with-politics-as-usual-by-tackling-uks-biggest-issues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-vows-to-break-with-politics-as-usual-by-tackling-uks-biggest-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham vows to break ‘politics as usual’ by tackling UK’s biggest issues]]></title><description><![CDATA[PM will unveil at Labour conference a &lsquo;serious prospectus&rsquo; that aims to confront problems such as social care crisis and youth unemployment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-vows-to-break-politics-as-usual-by-tackling-uks-biggest-issues/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-vows-to-break-politics-as-usual-by-tackling-uks-biggest-issues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Seoul accuses Ukraine of violating secrecy agreement on North Korean soldiers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Nvidia&rsquo;s $150bn share buyback and Tata family scion hits back with plan to keep holding company private]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-seoul-accuses-ukraine-of-violating-secrecy-agreement-on-north-korean-soldiers/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 23:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-seoul-accuses-ukraine-of-violating-secrecy-agreement-on-north-korean-soldiers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ministers abandon plan to make overseas visitors pay for England’s top museums]]></title><description><![CDATA[Culture secretary Lisa Nandy says the 15 national museums and galleries &lsquo;must be free, forever, for everyone to access&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ministers-abandon-plan-to-make-overseas-visitors-pay-for-englands-top-museums/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ministers-abandon-plan-to-make-overseas-visitors-pay-for-englands-top-museums/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What a US diesel export ban could mean for you]]></title><description><![CDATA[The threatened proposal aims to protect US consumers from rising costs, but it could trigger major economic waves if it were to happen.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-a-us-diesel-export-ban-could-mean-for-you/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-a-us-diesel-export-ban-could-mean-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Without a resilient economy, central banks have limited choices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Responding to geopolitical or climate-related supply shocks after the fact is never as effective as taking preventive action]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/without-a-resilient-economy-central-banks-have-limited-choices/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/without-a-resilient-economy-central-banks-have-limited-choices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK housebuilder stocks surge: should you buy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Prime minister Andy Burnham has delivered a welcome lift to beleaguered UK housebuilding stocks ahead of the first Autumn Budget of his tenure with the announcement of a new scheme, which some analysts say could boost housebuilder profits by as much as 70% over coming years.Hopes that UK housebuilders could benefit from a Burnham boost were vindicated when markets opened on 28 September, following the announcement of the Your First Home scheme aimed at helping first-time buyers get onto the prop]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-housebuilder-stocks-surge-should-you-buy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-housebuilder-stocks-surge-should-you-buy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State pension triple lock to be scrapped in 2030]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state pension triple lock is set to be replaced with a double lock system in April 2030 to help fund a new free social care service, prime minister Andy Burnham has announced. Burnham affirmed that he will stick to the 2024 Labour manifesto commitment to keep the triple lock in place for the rest of this parliament, but said he will &ldquo;adjust&rdquo; the promise if Labour win a second term in power. &ldquo;I won't pretend some of this won't be difficult. I accept I may pay a political pri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/state-pension-triple-lock-to-be-scrapped-in-2030/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/state-pension-triple-lock-to-be-scrapped-in-2030/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State pension triple lock set to be scrapped in 2030 to fund new social care service]]></title><description><![CDATA[The state pension triple lock is set to be replaced with a double lock system in April 2030 to help fund a new free social care service, prime minister Andy Burnham has announced. Burnham affirmed that he will stick to the 2024 Labour manifesto commitment to keep the triple lock in place for the rest of this parliament, but said he will &ldquo;adjust&rdquo; the promise if Labour win a second term in power. &ldquo;I won't pretend some of this won't be difficult. I accept I may pay a political pri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/state-pension-triple-lock-set-to-be-scrapped-in-2030-to-fund-new-social-care-service/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/state-pension-triple-lock-set-to-be-scrapped-in-2030-to-fund-new-social-care-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could Labour scrap the triple lock to fund social care service?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour could reportedly scrap the state pension triple lock to help fund a new free social care service if they win another term in power.Ministers are expected to look at plans to divert money spent on the triple lock to build a new national care service, The Times reports.The new system would provide social care for the elderly and operate under NHS principles of being universal and free at the point of use, and would be at the heart of Labour&rsquo;s next general election manifesto.Prime mini]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-labour-scrap-the-triple-lock-to-fund-social-care-service/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-labour-scrap-the-triple-lock-to-fund-social-care-service/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post-Covid economic inactivity was much lower than thought, ONS says]]></title><description><![CDATA[Findings come days after agency said UK productivity grew twice as fast as estimated after global financial crisis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/post-covid-economic-inactivity-was-much-lower-than-thought-ons-says/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/post-covid-economic-inactivity-was-much-lower-than-thought-ons-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Post-Covid economic inactivity in UK was much lower than thought, says ONS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Findings come days after agency said UK productivity grew twice as fast as estimated after global financial crisis]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/post-covid-economic-inactivity-in-uk-was-much-lower-than-thought-says-ons/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/post-covid-economic-inactivity-in-uk-was-much-lower-than-thought-says-ons/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond sell-off deepens as oil prices rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent crude jumps and 10-year Treasury yield surpasses 5.2% as hopes for US-Iran agreement fade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-sell-off-deepens-as-oil-prices-rise/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-sell-off-deepens-as-oil-prices-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When cash pays 5%, why hold shares at all?]]></title><description><![CDATA[For years, cash had to apologise for itself. It was safe, certainly, but the return was miserable. Cash can now look investors in the eye with a promise of return that beats inflation.The best one-year savings accounts pay about 5%, with no stock market drama and no risk of waking up to find your investment has fallen sharply. It is a fair question to ask: are shares worth the risk at all, or is saving better than investing?The answer starts with time. Cash is for money you may need soon and sha]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/when-cash-pays-5-why-hold-shares-at-all/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/when-cash-pays-5-why-hold-shares-at-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is the Budget and what could be in it?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor John Healey will set out his plans for UK taxes in October.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-is-the-budget-and-what-could-be-in-it/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-is-the-budget-and-what-could-be-in-it/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond sell-off deepens as oil price rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent crude jumps and 10-year Treasury yield surpasses 5.2% as hopes for US-Iran agreement fade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-sell-off-deepens-as-oil-price-rises/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-sell-off-deepens-as-oil-price-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blair-era money is ‘not there now’, Healey warns Labour]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK chancellor uses conference speech to prepare ruling party for possible Budget tax rises]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/blair-era-money-is-not-there-now-healey-warns-labour/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 14:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/blair-era-money-is-not-there-now-healey-warns-labour/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The UK ‘aircraft carrier’ launching Chinese cars into the EU]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brussels is urging UK tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, but it might take more than that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-uk-aircraft-carrier-launching-chinese-cars-into-the-eu/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-uk-aircraft-carrier-launching-chinese-cars-into-the-eu/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Oil price rise puts more pressure on government bonds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Donald Trump hosts Anthropic chief Dario Amodei at White House dinner and inside the House of Bolsonaro]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-oil-price-rise-puts-more-pressure-on-government-bonds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 12:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-oil-price-rise-puts-more-pressure-on-government-bonds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bond sell-off deepens as oil rises above $108]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ten-year Treasury yield hits 5.2% and Brent jumps as hopes for US-Iran agreement fade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-sell-off-deepens-as-oil-rises-above-108/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bond-sell-off-deepens-as-oil-rises-above-108/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Buy-to-let vs stock market: Which one could give you better growth?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investing in property has been a popular strategy since the first buy-to-let (BTL) mortgages came to market 30 years ago, as landlords receive rental income as well as asset appreciation.When BTL mortgages began, buying a home was much more affordable than it is now. The average home cost just &pound;54,900 in 1996 &ndash; adjusted for inflation, this is around &pound;114,400 today. That is much less than the average house price in the UK today of just over &pound;270,000, according to HM Land R]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/buy-to-let-vs-stock-market-which-one-could-give-you-better-growth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/buy-to-let-vs-stock-market-which-one-could-give-you-better-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Northern Ireland’s political parties agree on one thing: £1.5bn is not enough]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stormont risks having budget imposed by Westminster as deadline looms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/northern-irelands-political-parties-agree-on-one-thing-15bn-is-not-enough/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/northern-irelands-political-parties-agree-on-one-thing-15bn-is-not-enough/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Shares in UK housebuilders surge on new Help to Buy scheme]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham unveils scheme to help first-time buyers on to housing ladder]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/shares-in-uk-housebuilders-surge-on-new-help-to-buy-scheme/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/shares-in-uk-housebuilders-surge-on-new-help-to-buy-scheme/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three undervalued emerging market stocks to consider]]></title><description><![CDATA[When picking emerging market stocks at Fidelity Emerging Markets, our approach is a flexible one. We have a variety of tools to exploit the best opportunities across the full breadth of the emerging market universe &ndash; taking both long and short positions, investing in companies ranging from the very largest to small caps and off-benchmark stocks, and using gearing to extend high-conviction long positions.We select emerging market stocks based on fundamentals and quality. We look to go long]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-undervalued-emerging-market-stocks-to-consider/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-undervalued-emerging-market-stocks-to-consider/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What to do with dud investment trusts]]></title><description><![CDATA[What to do with a dud investment trust is a dilemma that we all face, and there is no easy answer. Sell and risk a dramatic recovery? Hold on and see poor performance continue? Double down and risk throwing good money after bad? Reduce and wish you had sold all?Patience can pay off. Scottish Mortgage (LSE: SMT) went from the top of the table to the bottom, but is now at the top again over three years. Conversely, European Opportunities was the star of its sector but never recovered from the coll]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-to-do-with-dud-investment-trusts/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-to-do-with-dud-investment-trusts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Xi got face’: China relishes equal treatment from Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese state media hail the respect that US president offered their country&rsquo;s leader]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/xi-got-face-china-relishes-equal-treatment-from-trump/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/xi-got-face-china-relishes-equal-treatment-from-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Helen Thompson: “I don’t think we’re ever going back.”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Geopolitical phase change]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/helen-thompson-i-dont-think-were-ever-going-back/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/helen-thompson-i-dont-think-were-ever-going-back/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: EU weighs response to Russian hybrid attacks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: US-China trade and Healey&rsquo;s navy plan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-eu-weighs-response-to-russian-hybrid-attacks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-eu-weighs-response-to-russian-hybrid-attacks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Pressure on government bonds resumes as oil prices gain ground]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent trades above $106 a barrel as 10-year Treasury yields hit 5.2%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pressure-on-government-bonds-resumes-as-oil-prices-gain-ground/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pressure-on-government-bonds-resumes-as-oil-prices-gain-ground/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil price rise puts more pressure on government bonds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent trades above $106 a barrel as 10-year Treasury yields hit 5.2%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-price-rise-puts-more-pressure-on-government-bonds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-price-rise-puts-more-pressure-on-government-bonds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Analysts’ views: forecasters see further insurance increases in 2026]]></title><description><![CDATA[Professional forecasters expect rates to rise again this year but remain well behind the tightening markets are pricing in]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/analysts-views-forecasters-see-further-insurance-increases-in-2026/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/analysts-views-forecasters-see-further-insurance-increases-in-2026/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and China agree $60bn low tariff regime for goods from foie gras to camels]]></title><description><![CDATA[Board of trade will lower levies on non-sensitive goods as superpowers seek to ease tensions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-and-china-agree-60bn-low-tariff-regime-for-goods-from-foie-gras-to-camels/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-and-china-agree-60bn-low-tariff-regime-for-goods-from-foie-gras-to-camels/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why investors think Panama will overcome Trump threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central American country&rsquo;s bonds perform better than many investors expected despite crisis that threatened to hamstring its economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-investors-think-panama-will-overcome-trump-threats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-investors-think-panama-will-overcome-trump-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK biodiesel industry attacks rejection of duties on cheaper US imports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decision ignored recommendation that levies of more than &pound;250 a tonne were warranted to protect local producers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-biodiesel-industry-attacks-rejection-of-duties-on-cheaper-us-imports/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-biodiesel-industry-attacks-rejection-of-duties-on-cheaper-us-imports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How London became the property market’s black sheep]]></title><description><![CDATA[Capital&rsquo;s once-relentless property boom has gone into reverse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-london-became-the-property-markets-black-sheep/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-london-became-the-property-markets-black-sheep/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Glencore says HMRC was 18 months late with £264mn tax bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal challenge forms part of wider &pound;1.6bn dispute with UK tax authorities over how the commodities group structured parts of its business]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/glencore-says-hmrc-was-18-months-late-with-264mn-tax-bill/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/glencore-says-hmrc-was-18-months-late-with-264mn-tax-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign investors bet Panama can shrug off social unrest and Trump threats]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central American country&rsquo;s bonds perform better than many investors expected despite crisis that threatened to hamstring its economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/foreign-investors-bet-panama-can-shrug-off-social-unrest-and-trump-threats/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/foreign-investors-bet-panama-can-shrug-off-social-unrest-and-trump-threats/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[For once, the Fed has put Main Street before Wall Street]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rather than criticising the central bank&rsquo;s rate increase, Republicans should be praising Warsh for putting American families first]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/for-once-the-fed-has-put-main-street-before-wall-street/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/for-once-the-fed-has-put-main-street-before-wall-street/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A message for the chancellor: the time is now ripe for tax reform]]></title><description><![CDATA[Healey&rsquo;s challenge is to improve the efficiency of the UK&rsquo;s fiscal system]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-message-for-the-chancellor-the-time-is-now-ripe-for-tax-reform/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-message-for-the-chancellor-the-time-is-now-ripe-for-tax-reform/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[JCB’s Anthony Bamford names youngest child George as co-chair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Construction equipment billionaire&rsquo;s heir steps up as family-owned digger maker reports drop in profits]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jcbs-anthony-bamford-names-youngest-child-george-as-co-chair/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/jcbs-anthony-bamford-names-youngest-child-george-as-co-chair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey to promise ‘new age of industrialisation’ with £6bn Royal Navy plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor will pledge that work on building three new floating docks on the Clyde in Scotland will be carried out by British firms]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-to-promise-new-age-of-industrialisation-with-6bn-royal-navy-plan/</link><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-to-promise-new-age-of-industrialisation-with-6bn-royal-navy-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham’s high-stakes speech unlikely to produce a Clause IV moment]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister addresses his party and the nation, Brazilian presidential elections get under way, US-Canada trade war intensifies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnhams-high-stakes-speech-unlikely-to-produce-a-clause-iv-moment/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnhams-high-stakes-speech-unlikely-to-produce-a-clause-iv-moment/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The real lesson from the Man City affair]]></title><description><![CDATA[Owners should be free to spend their own money on football &mdash; as long as they&rsquo;re fit and proper]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-real-lesson-from-the-man-city-affair/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 18:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-real-lesson-from-the-man-city-affair/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Andy Burnham refuses to back third runway at Heathrow]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham said he would wait for the results of a consultation on a scheme estimated to cost &pound;33bn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-refuses-to-back-third-runway-at-heathrow/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/andy-burnham-refuses-to-back-third-runway-at-heathrow/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will US jobs data add to pressure on Fed policymakers?]]></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-jobs-data-add-to-pressure-on-fed-policymakers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-us-jobs-data-add-to-pressure-on-fed-policymakers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The India shock: exporting workers to the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Emigration has helped New Delhi manage its labour surplus, but the strategy has limits]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-india-shock-exporting-workers-to-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-india-shock-exporting-workers-to-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The EU needs a clearer strategy for partners like Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Bloc should define what it can offer to prosperous fellow democracies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-eu-needs-a-clearer-strategy-for-partners-like-canada/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-eu-needs-a-clearer-strategy-for-partners-like-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolut IPO may be London stock market's last chance]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few years ago we might have assumed that the Revolut IPO would happen in London. It's a British company that built its business here, so why wouldn't it? London was one of the major global stock markets and a natural home for a fast-growing company. Sadly, that is no longer true.Revolut confirmed last week that it was exploring a &ldquo;dual listing&rdquo; IPO, split between the Nasdaq stock exchange in New York and the London Stock Exchange. It is a measure of how far the City has fallen that]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/revolut-ipo-may-be-london-stock-markets-last-chance/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/revolut-ipo-may-be-london-stock-markets-last-chance/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Who is Daniel Vorcaro, the man behind Brazil’s Banco Master scam?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Last November, Brazilian federal agents pulled banker Daniel Vorcaro off the tarmac at S&atilde;o Paulo's Guarulhos airport as he prepared to board a private flight out of the country. He was subsequently charged with multiple counts of bank fraud, corruption and money laundering, and is currently awaiting judgement, says The Conversation. Daniel Vorcaro, 42, presided over Brazil's biggest banking failure in a generation &ndash; his defunct Banco Master left a $10 billion black hole and many tho]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/who-is-daniel-vorcaro-the-man-behind-brazils-banco-master-scam/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/who-is-daniel-vorcaro-the-man-behind-brazils-banco-master-scam/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Value of old supertankers soars past new builds as market goes ‘bananas’]]></title><description><![CDATA[As freight rates soar, vessel prices are being determined by how quickly a ship can be delivered to buyers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/value-of-old-supertankers-soars-past-new-builds-as-market-goes-bananas/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/value-of-old-supertankers-soars-past-new-builds-as-market-goes-bananas/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The UK’s IMF bailout has things to teach us 50 years on]]></title><description><![CDATA[A different Healey may be chancellor but he faces a set of parallel challenges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-uks-imf-bailout-has-things-to-teach-us-50-years-on/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-uks-imf-bailout-has-things-to-teach-us-50-years-on/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Faisal Islam: The two big decisions the chancellor must make]]></title><description><![CDATA[He must consider the longevity of Iran war economic pressures and how to sustain modest optimism, writes the BBC's Faisal Islam.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/faisal-islam-the-two-big-decisions-the-chancellor-must-make/</link><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/faisal-islam-the-two-big-decisions-the-chancellor-must-make/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and Xi to meet twice more after summit fails to resolve tensions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Observers say the US and China maintained good communications during state visit but achieved no breakthroughs in trade stand-off]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-and-xi-to-meet-twice-more-after-summit-fails-to-resolve-tensions/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 20:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-and-xi-to-meet-twice-more-after-summit-fails-to-resolve-tensions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham to revive Help to Buy scheme in bid to aid first-time buyers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concern mounts among ministers that low housing construction volumes could hit growth forecasts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-to-revive-help-to-buy-scheme-in-bid-to-aid-first-time-buyers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-to-revive-help-to-buy-scheme-in-bid-to-aid-first-time-buyers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham set to revive Help to Buy scheme to boost housebuilding]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concern mounts among ministers that low construction activity could hit growth forecasts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-set-to-revive-help-to-buy-scheme-to-boost-housebuilding/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-set-to-revive-help-to-buy-scheme-to-boost-housebuilding/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The false promise of private credit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Private equity, and increasingly now private credit , portray themselves as a superior and more exclusive version of stock and bond markets. A curious artefact of financial services is that adding the word &ldquo;private&rdquo; in front of an asset class can magically convey the perception of higher returns. Like a Louis Vuitton handbag or Rolex watch, these returns are hard to access, only available to favoured institutions and high net worth individuals (HNWIs). The price of admission to a hot]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-false-promise-of-private-credit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-false-promise-of-private-credit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why are British schools doing well?]]></title><description><![CDATA[What's happening with British schools?British schools &ndash; and English schools in particular &ndash;are doing remarkably well. Results from the OECD's 2025 Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) were published earlier this month, and the UK is close to the top of the class among European peers. The closely watched comparative survey, which began in 2000, is conducted every three years, assessing the educational skill levels of 15-year-olds around the world, with an emphasis on]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-are-british-schools-doing-well/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-are-british-schools-doing-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Whitbread acts out the UK’s growth challenge in miniature]]></title><description><![CDATA[If the budget hotel chain owner is struggling to make its numbers stack up, other operators will be too]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whitbread-acts-out-the-uks-growth-challenge-in-miniature/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whitbread-acts-out-the-uks-growth-challenge-in-miniature/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The climate doom-mongers now dread sovereign debt blowouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[The same people are gnashing the same teeth and making the same arguments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-climate-doom-mongers-now-dread-sovereign-debt-blowouts/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-climate-doom-mongers-now-dread-sovereign-debt-blowouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business urges John Healey to show restraint on raising UK minimum wage]]></title><description><![CDATA[Companies warn that a steep rise in labour costs will fuel inflation and cut jobs for young people]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/business-urges-john-healey-to-show-restraint-on-raising-uk-minimum-wage/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/business-urges-john-healey-to-show-restraint-on-raising-uk-minimum-wage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK parents charge adult children £300 a month to live at home]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many in the &lsquo;boomerang&rsquo; cohort are saving for a property deposit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-parents-charge-adult-children-300-a-month-to-live-at-home/</link><pubDate>Sat, 26 Sep 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-parents-charge-adult-children-300-a-month-to-live-at-home/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US bond sell-off pushes long-term yields to highest since 2004]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors &lsquo;don&rsquo;t want to hold risk going into the weekend&rsquo;, said one investor, as market heads for worst week since 2024]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-bond-sell-off-pushes-long-term-yields-to-highest-since-2004/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-bond-sell-off-pushes-long-term-yields-to-highest-since-2004/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soaring bond yields ‘not even close’ to cooling red-hot US economy, investors say]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising borrowing costs so far show no sign of putting a brake on activity in world&rsquo;s biggest economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/soaring-bond-yields-not-even-close-to-cooling-red-hot-us-economy-investors-say/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/soaring-bond-yields-not-even-close-to-cooling-red-hot-us-economy-investors-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yields up]]></title><description><![CDATA[Higher real yields will need tighter monetary policy to keep inflation pressures down]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/yields-up/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 19:06:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/yields-up/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The case for talking to China is not a case for détente]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summits, like this week&rsquo;s between Trump and Xi, are never cost-free]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-case-for-talking-to-china-is-not-a-case-for-dtente/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 18:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-case-for-talking-to-china-is-not-a-case-for-dtente/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Submit a question: What’s next for the global economy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economics leader writer Tej Parikh and European economics commentator Martin Sandbu will answer reader questions in a live Q&amp;A on Thursday October 1 at 1pm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/submit-a-question-whats-next-for-the-global-economy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/submit-a-question-whats-next-for-the-global-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US bond sell-off pushes long-term yields to new post-2004 high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors &lsquo;don&rsquo;t want to hold risk going into the weekend&rsquo; said one investor, as market heads for worst week since 2024]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-bond-sell-off-pushes-long-term-yields-to-new-post-2004-high/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 17:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-bond-sell-off-pushes-long-term-yields-to-new-post-2004-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK graduates paying 50% more of university costs since 2012]]></title><description><![CDATA[New analysis raises questions over fairest way to split bill for higher education]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-graduates-paying-50-more-of-university-costs-since-2012/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-graduates-paying-50-more-of-university-costs-since-2012/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to invest in advertising as the sector enters a new age]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of London's most visible pieces of advertising has greeted railway passengers arriving at London Bridge station for the best part of 100 years. Emblazoned on a Grade II-listed building next to the track on Park Street is the slogan, &ldquo;Take Courage&rdquo;, the motto of the Courage Brewery. This is considered one of the largest and most memorable so-called &ldquo;ghost adverts&rdquo; in London, although it's unclear when it was first painted. The Anchor Brewery originally built the proper]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-invest-in-advertising-as-the-sector-enters-a-new-age/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-invest-in-advertising-as-the-sector-enters-a-new-age/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global insurer Axa is going cheap – should you buy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Back in 2016, French insurance giant Axa (Paris: CS) was known for its complexity. The majority of the company's earnings came from its life insurance and long-term savings business, the health of which was tied directly to interest rates. That began to change under CEO Thomas Buberl, who took over the group in 2016. Buberl's vision for the company was simple. The new boss wanted to turn Axa into a leading global insurer in the &ldquo;short-tail&rdquo;, relatively capital-light business of prope]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-insurer-axa-is-going-cheap-should-you-buy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-insurer-axa-is-going-cheap-should-you-buy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investment trusts: There is light at the end of the tunnel]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a challenging few years for investment trusts. Rising interest rates, cost-disclosure problems and the dominance of markets by large US tech firms led to wide discounts and the re-emergence of activist shareholders. Yet there is now a series of signals that indicate there is light at the end of the tunnel. Discounts are narrowing. Fundraising is picking up. A solution to the cost-disclosure issue is in place. There are proposals to address loopholes exposed by activists. Investment t]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investment-trusts-there-is-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:37:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investment-trusts-there-is-light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[14 years of the MoneyWeek investment trust portfolio]]></title><description><![CDATA[The MoneyWeek portfolio of investment trusts was created in June 2012 as an easy-to-follow, set-and-forget, all-weather portfolio. Investment trusts were chosen on the grounds of their long-term performance, flexibility, cost, as well as other factors such as their ability to use gearing and for investors to trade in and out of positions with relative ease. The initial six holdings were chosen to cover a range of different strategies, with the aim of changing them as infrequently as possible. Ov]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/14-years-of-the-moneyweek-investment-trust-portfolio/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/14-years-of-the-moneyweek-investment-trust-portfolio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mandarin Oriental Mayfair: A luxury hotel for everyday life]]></title><description><![CDATA[Vivienne Westwood, the late doyenne of punk fashion, may not have been the most obvious bedfellow for the elegant Mandarin Oriental brand. But the Hong Kong-based hotel group needed someone to design the signature fan for its latest opening in Mayfair, and only Westwood would do. It would be her last project before she passed away in 2022, aged 81.Each Mandarin Oriental property gets its own fan, which then becomes that hotel's emblem. The fan for the Mandarin Oriental Mayfair would have to be e]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mandarin-oriental-mayfair-a-luxury-hotel-for-everyday-life/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 13:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mandarin-oriental-mayfair-a-luxury-hotel-for-everyday-life/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: The Xi-Trump finale]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Iran makes proposal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and the financial risks of AI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-the-xi-trump-finale/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 12:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-the-xi-trump-finale/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[“Gold on crack”: why silver is set to soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[To like silver, first you must love gold. One of HSBC's gold traders once described silver as &ldquo;gold on crack&rdquo;. It sums it up beautifully. Silver is highly correlated with gold, around 80%, which means the two metals generally move in sync. But silver has a &ldquo;beta&rdquo; of 1.4 times compared with gold &ndash; in other words, it is 1.4 times more volatile. That means silver wins on the way up and causes mayhem on the way down.The key chart to keep in mind is the gold-to-silver ra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/gold-on-crack-why-silver-is-set-to-soar/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 11:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/gold-on-crack-why-silver-is-set-to-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global bond sell-off eases as oil prices retreat from recent highs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Analysts warn that respite for debt markets remains &lsquo;tentative&rsquo; given changing signals over Iran war]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-bond-sell-off-eases-as-oil-prices-retreat-from-recent-highs/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-bond-sell-off-eases-as-oil-prices-retreat-from-recent-highs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japanese government bond yields hit new high as global sell-off continues]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sharp increase in interest rate expectations across advanced economies, says Capital Economics]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japanese-government-bond-yields-hit-new-high-as-global-sell-off-continues/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japanese-government-bond-yields-hit-new-high-as-global-sell-off-continues/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[We ship our gym equipment all over the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Northern Ireland's economic output, which is broadly equivalent to UK GDP, rose by 2.3% in the year to June.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/we-ship-our-gym-equipment-all-over-the-world/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/we-ship-our-gym-equipment-all-over-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why investment trusts are a solid basis for building wealth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investment trusts are one of three main types of funds, with the other two being exchange-traded funds (ETFs) and what are variously called open-ended investment companies (OEICs) or unit trusts (depending on their exact structure). Each of these has advantages and disadvantages. To see why, let's look at how they work and where investment trusts win out.Investment trusts are closed-ended, which means that they have a fixed amount of shares. They are listed on the stock market, so when you inves]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-investment-trusts-are-a-solid-basis-for-building-wealth/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-investment-trusts-are-a-solid-basis-for-building-wealth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brussels warns capitals to tackle energy crisis or see far right take power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: A solution to the &lsquo;Made in Europe&rsquo; conundrum]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brussels-warns-capitals-to-tackle-energy-crisis-or-see-far-right-take-power/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brussels-warns-capitals-to-tackle-energy-crisis-or-see-far-right-take-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: EU floats customs union option for Burnham]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Russian fleet and Heathrow expansion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-eu-floats-customs-union-option-for-burnham/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-eu-floats-customs-union-option-for-burnham/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England to raise rates in November if energy prices remain high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the September 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-in-november-if-energy-prices-remain-high/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-to-raise-rates-in-november-if-energy-prices-remain-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Burnham means for business]]></title><description><![CDATA[His core message of devolving power from London appeals to corporate leaders. But his government has limited fiscal room to manoeuvre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-burnham-means-for-business/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-burnham-means-for-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welfare system ‘needs to change’, says McFadden]]></title><description><![CDATA[Work and Pensions secretary admits Labour has asked business to pay more and vows to try to ease pressure on public finances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/welfare-system-needs-to-change-says-mcfadden/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/welfare-system-needs-to-change-says-mcfadden/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Peter Hargreaves: Britain cannot afford to lose more ‘big taxpayers’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Lancashire-born entrepreneur who co-founded Hargreaves Lansdown says people with private wealth &lsquo;have been disenfranchised&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/peter-hargreaves-britain-cannot-afford-to-lose-more-big-taxpayers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/peter-hargreaves-britain-cannot-afford-to-lose-more-big-taxpayers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How to be a middle power in a superpower world. With Jenny Bates]]></title><description><![CDATA[Advice for the UK on navigating an increasingly hostile global economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-be-a-middle-power-in-a-superpower-world-with-jenny-bates/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-to-be-a-middle-power-in-a-superpower-world-with-jenny-bates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU urges UK to raise tariffs on Chinese cars to avoid ‘made in Europe’ barriers]]></title><description><![CDATA[London has lobbied intensely to secure equal treatment for British products but continues to rule out a customs union]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-urges-uk-to-raise-tariffs-on-chinese-cars-to-avoid-made-in-europe-barriers/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-urges-uk-to-raise-tariffs-on-chinese-cars-to-avoid-made-in-europe-barriers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham’s opposition to Heathrow expansion puts third runway in doubt]]></title><description><![CDATA[New prime minister has been a longstanding critic of the project]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnhams-opposition-to-heathrow-expansion-puts-third-runway-in-doubt/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnhams-opposition-to-heathrow-expansion-puts-third-runway-in-doubt/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham, economics and business]]></title><description><![CDATA[His core message of devolving power from London appeals to corporate leaders. But his government has limited fiscal room to manoeuvre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-economics-and-business/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-economics-and-business/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain in ‘good position’, McFadden tells business fearful of tax rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Work and Pensions secretary admits Labour has asked business to pay more and vows to try to ease pressure on public finances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-in-good-position-mcfadden-tells-business-fearful-of-tax-rises/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britain-in-good-position-mcfadden-tells-business-fearful-of-tax-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brexit and Trump’s tariffs push UK’s food and drink trade deficit to £21bn]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the first half of 2026, the sector&rsquo;s export volumes fell 11.7% to hit their third-lowest level on record]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brexit-and-trumps-tariffs-push-uks-food-and-drink-trade-deficit-to-21bn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brexit-and-trumps-tariffs-push-uks-food-and-drink-trade-deficit-to-21bn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Xi Jinping says US and China must ‘coexist in peace’ at White House summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Tencent launches payments app for foreign tourists and HSBC scraps another perk for Hong Kong bankers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-xi-jinping-says-us-and-china-must-coexist-in-peace-at-white-house-summit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-xi-jinping-says-us-and-china-must-coexist-in-peace-at-white-house-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netanyahu tells UN Israel and US launched Iran war to ‘save civilisation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli leader&rsquo;s speech comes on high-profile day for international relations as Donald Trump hosts Xi Jinping at the White House]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/netanyahu-tells-un-israel-and-us-launched-iran-war-to-save-civilisation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/netanyahu-tells-un-israel-and-us-launched-iran-war-to-save-civilisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Netanyahu addresses UN summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli leader&rsquo;s speech comes on high-profile day for international relations as Donald Trump hosts Xi Jinping at the White House]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/netanyahu-addresses-un-summit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/netanyahu-addresses-un-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Foreign relations as it happened: Xi Jinping says US and China must ‘coexist in peace’ in historic White House visit, Benjamin Netanyahu tells UN Israel and US launched Iran war to ‘save civilisation’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese leader met US counterpart Donald Trump in Washington for wide-ranging talks between the superpowers against the backdrop of UN General Assembly week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/foreign-relations-as-it-happened-xi-jinping-says-us-and-china-must-coexist-in-peace-in-historic-white-house-visit-benjamin-netanyahu-tells-un-israel-and-us-launched-iran-war-to-save-civilisation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/foreign-relations-as-it-happened-xi-jinping-says-us-and-china-must-coexist-in-peace-in-historic-white-house-visit-benjamin-netanyahu-tells-un-israel-and-us-launched-iran-war-to-save-civilisation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global politics live: Netanyahu prepares to address UN summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Israeli leader&rsquo;s speech comes on high-profile day for international relations as Donald Trump hosts Xi Jinping at the White House]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-politics-live-netanyahu-prepares-to-address-un-summit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-politics-live-netanyahu-prepares-to-address-un-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham under pressure to lobby Trump on US diesel export ban]]></title><description><![CDATA[Reform&rsquo;s Robert Jenrick contacts Trump administration as prices at UK pumps near record high]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-under-pressure-to-lobby-trump-on-us-diesel-export-ban/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-under-pressure-to-lobby-trump-on-us-diesel-export-ban/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US mortgage rates breach 7% as affordability pressures mount]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surging yields on government bonds and rising oil prices from the war in Iran drive inflation fears as national elections near]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-mortgage-rates-breach-7-as-affordability-pressures-mount/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-mortgage-rates-breach-7-as-affordability-pressures-mount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tax-free UK pension withdrawals have doubled since Labour came to power]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fears of tax relief cut driving &lsquo;damaging decisions&rsquo; by savers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tax-free-uk-pension-withdrawals-have-doubled-since-labour-came-to-power/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tax-free-uk-pension-withdrawals-have-doubled-since-labour-came-to-power/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[MPs to consider whether Bank of England’s remit is ‘fit for purpose’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Inquiry comes against backdrop of populist pressure on central banks in many countries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mps-to-consider-whether-bank-of-englands-remit-is-fit-for-purpose/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 17:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mps-to-consider-whether-bank-of-englands-remit-is-fit-for-purpose/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Revolut rolls out facial recognition checkouts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Revolut co-founder and CEO, Nik Storonsky, has often boasted about his plans to take Revolut from a private tech start-up to a banking giant with technology so advanced, other banks would not be able to compete.In just over a year after receiving its full banking license, Revolut has done just that being the first UK bank to roll out biometric payments, allowing you to make payments at a store using facial recognition only.I was invited to demo the system - Pay with Smile - at a nearby coffee sh]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/revolut-rolls-out-facial-recognition-checkouts/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/revolut-rolls-out-facial-recognition-checkouts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US long-term borrowing costs touch highest level since 2004]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising yields strain public finances after brutal sell-off in US Treasuries market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-long-term-borrowing-costs-touch-highest-level-since-2004/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-long-term-borrowing-costs-touch-highest-level-since-2004/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and Xi begin high-stakes summit in Washington]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter, Hasan Piker explains why he has become US conservatives&rsquo; midterm hate figure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-and-xi-begin-high-stakes-summit-in-washington/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-and-xi-begin-high-stakes-summit-in-washington/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global bond sell-off spreads as oil climbs back to $105]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising yields strain public finances after brutal sell-off in US Treasuries market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-bond-sell-off-spreads-as-oil-climbs-back-to-105/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-bond-sell-off-spreads-as-oil-climbs-back-to-105/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xi says US-China competition should be ‘healthy’ at White House summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leaders are expected to discuss trade war truce and AI risks before a state dinner with American business leaders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/xi-says-us-china-competition-should-be-healthy-at-white-house-summit/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/xi-says-us-china-competition-should-be-healthy-at-white-house-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump says he wants to leave AI ‘exactly where it is’ ahead of Xi meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leaders are expected to discuss trade war truce and AI risks before a state dinner with American business leaders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-says-he-wants-to-leave-ai-exactly-where-it-is-ahead-of-xi-meeting/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-says-he-wants-to-leave-ai-exactly-where-it-is-ahead-of-xi-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and Xi meet at the White House]]></title><description><![CDATA[The leaders are expected to discuss trade war truce and AI risks before a state dinner with American business leaders]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-and-xi-meet-at-the-white-house/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-and-xi-meet-at-the-white-house/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[You want honesty, Andy? Britain is out of easy options]]></title><description><![CDATA[The prime minister must tell voters that Labour&rsquo;s manifesto has been superseded by world events, both economic and military]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/you-want-honesty-andy-britain-is-out-of-easy-options/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 13:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/you-want-honesty-andy-britain-is-out-of-easy-options/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK bank tax receipts jump 20% following surge in profits]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry is bracing for a possible raid in next month&rsquo;s Budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-bank-tax-receipts-jump-20-following-surge-in-profits/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-bank-tax-receipts-jump-20-following-surge-in-profits/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: OpenAI ‘agent’ hacks Australian government website]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Treasury yields surge above 5% and judge orders Trump administration to temporarily restore White House access for news outlets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-openai-agent-hacks-australian-government-website/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-openai-agent-hacks-australian-government-website/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Notes on living in a dangerous world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central banks and state-directed capital; Europe and great power rivalry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/notes-on-living-in-a-dangerous-world/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/notes-on-living-in-a-dangerous-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rate rise ‘increasingly likely’ if energy price shock persists, says BoE official]]></title><description><![CDATA[Clare Lombardelli says there would be limits to companies&rsquo; ability to absorb high energy prices]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rate-rise-increasingly-likely-if-energy-price-shock-persists-says-boe-official/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rate-rise-increasingly-likely-if-energy-price-shock-persists-says-boe-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How many funds should you hold?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Diversification is often said to be &lsquo;the only free lunch&rsquo; when it comes to investing, and funds are perhaps the simplest way to achieve this. Any investment fund represents a bundle of stocks, adding instant diversification to your portfolio. So, does it follow that more funds means more diversification and better returns, or is there a limit to how many funds it is sensible to hold? &ldquo;The key is to build a diversified portfolio because this helps you weather different market co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-many-funds-should-you-hold/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-many-funds-should-you-hold/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global bond sell-off deepens as oil climbs back to $105]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising yields strain public finances after brutal sell-off in US Treasuries market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-bond-sell-off-deepens-as-oil-climbs-back-to-105/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-bond-sell-off-deepens-as-oil-climbs-back-to-105/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global bond sell-off spreads as oil holds above $100]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising yields strain public finances as expectations of Fed rate rise in October jump to about 70%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-bond-sell-off-spreads-as-oil-holds-above-100/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-bond-sell-off-spreads-as-oil-holds-above-100/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why can’t you leave your pension in a will? How to pass on your pension]]></title><description><![CDATA[Most people expect that if they still have money left in their pension pots when they die, their spouse or children will inherit it.While you can pass on a pension, you cannot do so solely through your will. Instead, most people will need to tell their pension provider who to pay their pension to when they die through a form.Why you can&rsquo;t leave your pension in a willUnder current rules, you are not able to leave a pension in your will.This is because pensions are not treated as part of you]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-cant-you-leave-your-pension-in-a-will-how-to-pass-on-your-pension/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-cant-you-leave-your-pension-in-a-will-how-to-pass-on-your-pension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[France and Germany spar over ‘Made in Europe’ as EU moves to protect its own]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in this newsletter: lifting sanctions is &lsquo;not a good signal&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/france-and-germany-spar-over-made-in-europe-as-eu-moves-to-protect-its-own/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/france-and-germany-spar-over-made-in-europe-as-eu-moves-to-protect-its-own/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: UK weighs smaller fiscal buffer to curb tax rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Reform&rsquo;s civil service overhaul and Belgium&rsquo;s Trump warning]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-uk-weighs-smaller-fiscal-buffer-to-curb-tax-rises/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-uk-weighs-smaller-fiscal-buffer-to-curb-tax-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global bond sell-off deepens as oil holds above $100]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising yields strain public finances as expectations of Fed rate rise in October jump to about 70%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-bond-sell-off-deepens-as-oil-holds-above-100/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-bond-sell-off-deepens-as-oil-holds-above-100/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why your holiday is good news for the UK]]></title><description><![CDATA[For once we should thank the Office for National Statistics for its productivity reporting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-your-holiday-is-good-news-for-the-uk/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-your-holiday-is-good-news-for-the-uk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Treasury yields soar]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders crank up bets on Federal Reserve rate rises after data fuels worries economy is overheating]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-treasury-yields-soar/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-treasury-yields-soar/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK and Germany among economies most exposed to China, new modelling shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study finds Europe&rsquo;s efforts to reduce reliance on Chinese investment, trade and other links have produced only &lsquo;modest&rsquo; results]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-and-germany-among-economies-most-exposed-to-china-new-modelling-shows/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-and-germany-among-economies-most-exposed-to-china-new-modelling-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK and Germany among economies most exposed to China]]></title><description><![CDATA[Study finds Europe&rsquo;s efforts to reduce reliance on Chinese investment, trade and other links have produced only &lsquo;modest&rsquo; results]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-and-germany-among-economies-most-exposed-to-china/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-and-germany-among-economies-most-exposed-to-china/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s tariff war is clobbering the Hanks of America]]></title><description><![CDATA[The end of the &lsquo;de minimis&rsquo; exception can inflict major damage on niche companies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-tariff-war-is-clobbering-the-hanks-of-america/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-tariff-war-is-clobbering-the-hanks-of-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The FT’s Budget dashboard: the data confronting chancellor John Healey]]></title><description><![CDATA[The key indicators ahead of the October Budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-fts-budget-dashboard-the-data-confronting-chancellor-john-healey/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-fts-budget-dashboard-the-data-confronting-chancellor-john-healey/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Paddy Power founder accuses Betfred billionaire of ‘scaremongering’ over tax rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stewart Kenny hits back at warnings over UK job losses, saying he used &lsquo;the same script&rsquo; when he was in the industry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/paddy-power-founder-accuses-betfred-billionaire-of-scaremongering-over-tax-rises/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/paddy-power-founder-accuses-betfred-billionaire-of-scaremongering-over-tax-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Trump’s tariff war is clobbering the Hanks of America]]></title><description><![CDATA[The end of the &lsquo;de minimis&rsquo; exception can inflict major damage on niche companies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-trumps-tariff-war-is-clobbering-the-hanks-of-america/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-trumps-tariff-war-is-clobbering-the-hanks-of-america/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[French far left sparks backlash with debt ‘fire’ plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[Proposal to cancel bonds accumulated during years of ECB quantitative easing is enraging economists but tempting voters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/french-far-left-sparks-backlash-with-debt-fire-plan/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/french-far-left-sparks-backlash-with-debt-fire-plan/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed will act to ensure inflation resumes its moderation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the September forecast from the FT&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Radar team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-will-act-to-ensure-inflation-resumes-its-moderation/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-will-act-to-ensure-inflation-resumes-its-moderation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How the oil capital of the US welcomed a solar power boom]]></title><description><![CDATA[Texas is now the country's biggest producer of solar-farmed electricity.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-the-oil-capital-of-the-us-welcomed-a-solar-power-boom/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-the-oil-capital-of-the-us-welcomed-a-solar-power-boom/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xi arrives for high-stakes summit with Trump as leaders extend trade truce]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says the countries have agreed to January 10 extension]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/xi-arrives-for-high-stakes-summit-with-trump-as-leaders-extend-trade-truce/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/xi-arrives-for-high-stakes-summit-with-trump-as-leaders-extend-trade-truce/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xi arrives for high-stakes summit with Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gathering in Washington comes less than two months before expiry of US-China trade truce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/xi-arrives-for-high-stakes-summit-with-trump/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/xi-arrives-for-high-stakes-summit-with-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and China extend trade truce as Trump welcomes Xi]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says the countries have agreed to extension until January 10]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-and-china-extend-trade-truce-as-trump-welcomes-xi/</link><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 01:04:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-and-china-extend-trade-truce-as-trump-welcomes-xi/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Xi Jinping and Donald Trump set for high-stakes summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Geely&rsquo;s new fast-charging EV battery and US Treasury yields soar most since &lsquo;liberation day&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-xi-jinping-and-donald-trump-set-for-high-stakes-summit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-xi-jinping-and-donald-trump-set-for-high-stakes-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasury open to smaller fiscal headroom to reduce UK tax rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors signal Budget buffer could fall from the &pound;23.6bn forecast to around &pound;14bn without spooking gilt market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/treasury-open-to-smaller-fiscal-headroom-to-reduce-uk-tax-rises/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/treasury-open-to-smaller-fiscal-headroom-to-reduce-uk-tax-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Treasury open to smaller fiscal headroom to reduce UK tax hikes]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors signal Budget buffer could fall from the &pound;23.6bn forecast to around &pound;14bn without spooking gilt market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/treasury-open-to-smaller-fiscal-headroom-to-reduce-uk-tax-hikes/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/treasury-open-to-smaller-fiscal-headroom-to-reduce-uk-tax-hikes/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Xi Jinping arrives for high-stakes summit with Donald Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gathering comes less than two months before expiry of US-China trade truce]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/xi-jinping-arrives-for-high-stakes-summit-with-donald-trump/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 22:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/xi-jinping-arrives-for-high-stakes-summit-with-donald-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Treasury yields soar most since ‘liberation day’ tariffs shook markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Traders crank up bets on Federal Reserve rate rises after new data fuel worries economy is overheating]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-treasury-yields-soar-most-since-liberation-day-tariffs-shook-markets/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-treasury-yields-soar-most-since-liberation-day-tariffs-shook-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s union reforms are a risk to business dynamism]]></title><description><![CDATA[Labour&rsquo;s expansion of workers&rsquo; rights adds to pressures on the private sector]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-union-reforms-are-a-risk-to-business-dynamism/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-union-reforms-are-a-risk-to-business-dynamism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US Treasury yields soar after strong data fuels bets on further rate rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Closely followed survey underscores worries parts of the world&rsquo;s biggest economy are overheating]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-treasury-yields-soar-after-strong-data-fuels-bets-on-further-rate-rises/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-treasury-yields-soar-after-strong-data-fuels-bets-on-further-rate-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Enter your offer code]]></title><description><![CDATA[Promo codeYour code will be applied at checkoutView offer]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/enter-your-offer-code/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 17:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/enter-your-offer-code/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Blow for drought-hit England as opening of new reservoir delayed by 5 years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Concern over water supplies likely to grow as cost of Havant Thicket project more than doubles]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/blow-for-drought-hit-england-as-opening-of-new-reservoir-delayed-by-5-years/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 13:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/blow-for-drought-hit-england-as-opening-of-new-reservoir-delayed-by-5-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bakery owner calls for Budget help for firms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Frankie Dyer has written to the prime minister urging Budget support for businesses.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bakery-owner-calls-for-budget-help-for-firms/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bakery-owner-calls-for-budget-help-for-firms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Oil on track for sixth consecutive day of falls]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: financier Todd Boehly leads consortium to buy Lukoil&rsquo;s international assets, and OECD warns on surging government bond yields]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-oil-on-track-for-sixth-consecutive-day-of-falls/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-oil-on-track-for-sixth-consecutive-day-of-falls/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England does not need to raise interest rates, says OECD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paris-based group says the UK is &lsquo;starting from a different position&rsquo; on monetary policy compared with other countries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-does-not-need-to-raise-interest-rates-says-oecd/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-does-not-need-to-raise-interest-rates-says-oecd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England does not need to interest rates, says OECD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paris-based group says the UK is &lsquo;starting from a different position&rsquo; on monetary policy compared with other countries]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-does-not-need-to-interest-rates-says-oecd/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-does-not-need-to-interest-rates-says-oecd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK and US warned to take action on spiralling debt costs by IMF]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an interview with the BBC, Kristalina Georgieva says economic shocks had pushed "debt levels up like a staircase not to heaven".]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-and-us-warned-to-take-action-on-spiralling-debt-costs-by-imf/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-and-us-warned-to-take-action-on-spiralling-debt-costs-by-imf/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Lib Dems’ unserious tax cut pledge]]></title><description><![CDATA[An unlikely plan to fund increased tax thresholds with extra growth from EU deals will turn away target voters]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-lib-dems-unserious-tax-cut-pledge/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-lib-dems-unserious-tax-cut-pledge/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[OECD sounds alarm on surging government bond yields]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paris-based forecaster says governments&rsquo; debt interest bills are increasing pressure on public finances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oecd-sounds-alarm-on-surging-government-bond-yields/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oecd-sounds-alarm-on-surging-government-bond-yields/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England can avoid raising interest rates, says OECD]]></title><description><![CDATA[Paris-based group says the UK is &lsquo;starting from a different position&rsquo; on monetary policy compared with other countries&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-can-avoid-raising-interest-rates-says-oecd/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-can-avoid-raising-interest-rates-says-oecd/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Boehly gets US and Gulf backing for Lukoil assets bid]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Novo&rsquo;s US listing and oil tanker costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-boehly-gets-us-and-gulf-backing-for-lukoil-assets-bid/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-boehly-gets-us-and-gulf-backing-for-lukoil-assets-bid/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A more hawkish ECB will respond to prolonged high energy prices]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the September forecast from the FT&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Radar team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-more-hawkish-ecb-will-respond-to-prolonged-high-energy-prices/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-more-hawkish-ecb-will-respond-to-prolonged-high-energy-prices/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea selects Texas gas plant as first project under US investment deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seoul to fund $22bn gas-fired power plant in Texas as pressure mounts to deliver on $350bn commitment]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-korea-selects-texas-gas-plant-as-first-project-under-us-investment-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-korea-selects-texas-gas-plant-as-first-project-under-us-investment-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[South Korea bets on Texas gas plant to satisfy Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Seoul to fund $22bn power plant as pressure mounts to deliver on $350bn investment deal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-korea-bets-on-texas-gas-plant-to-satisfy-trump/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/south-korea-bets-on-texas-gas-plant-to-satisfy-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has Trump caged his China hawks?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Xi Jinping will arrive in Washington this week to find a US president wary of jeopardising their d&eacute;tente]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/has-trump-caged-his-china-hawks/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/has-trump-caged-his-china-hawks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[When should you sell a stock?]]></title><description><![CDATA[As the investing truism goes, time in the market is better than timing the market. The spirit of this adage is that it&rsquo;s generally better to sit tight and hold onto your investments rather than frequently buying and selling. It&rsquo;s impossible to know, without the benefit of hindsight, whether you&rsquo;re selling one of your top stocks or funds at its peak price, or if in doing so you&rsquo;re potentially missing out on future gains &ndash; so the best thing to do is usually to sit tig]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/when-should-you-sell-a-stock/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/when-should-you-sell-a-stock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The battle between the Fed and Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[What happens when a fundamentally strong economy faces an irresponsible government?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-battle-between-the-fed-and-trump/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-battle-between-the-fed-and-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Mark Carney and the limits of defying Donald Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s PM has become a rallying figure against the US president. But is the country&rsquo;s economy too exposed to break away?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mark-carney-and-the-limits-of-defying-donald-trump/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mark-carney-and-the-limits-of-defying-donald-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How could Healey raise tax in the Budget?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given the restrictions imposed on him by Labour&rsquo;s manifesto, the chancellor has limited options available to bring in money]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-could-healey-raise-tax-in-the-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-could-healey-raise-tax-in-the-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey’s options for raising taxes in the Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Given the restrictions imposed on him by Labour&rsquo;s manifesto, the chancellor has limited options available to bring in money]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healeys-options-for-raising-taxes-in-the-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healeys-options-for-raising-taxes-in-the-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global banks warn UK windfall tax will trigger shift away from London]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor John Healey is looking for revenues in next month&rsquo;s Budget to compensate for hit from higher borrowing costs due to Iran war]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-banks-warn-uk-windfall-tax-will-trigger-shift-away-from-london/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-banks-warn-uk-windfall-tax-will-trigger-shift-away-from-london/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Global banks threaten to shift investment away from UK if taxes rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor John Healey is looking for revenues in next month&rsquo;s Budget to compensate for hit from higher borrowing costs due to Iran war]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-banks-threaten-to-shift-investment-away-from-uk-if-taxes-rise/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/global-banks-threaten-to-shift-investment-away-from-uk-if-taxes-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could ageing infrastructure offer investors opportunities?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Utilities and infrastructure used to be a sector typically associated with producing steady inflation-linked income, but not now.That&rsquo;s according to Jean-Hugues de Lamaze, manager of the Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure Trust, who said there are strong growth prospects and a high demand for capital expenditure (Capex) in listed infrastructure.Speaking to Cris Sholton Heaton on the MoneyWeek Talks podcast, which is now available on all podcast platforms including YouTube, de Lamaz]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-ageing-infrastructure-offer-investors-opportunities/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-ageing-infrastructure-offer-investors-opportunities/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China takes stock of Broadcom gear amid domestic AI drive]]></title><description><![CDATA[Authorities examine extent of switches made by US company in state-backed data centres]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-takes-stock-of-broadcom-gear-amid-domestic-ai-drive/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-takes-stock-of-broadcom-gear-amid-domestic-ai-drive/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China reviews use of Broadcom hardware in data centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survey comes amid drive to boost domestic players and reduce reliance on foreign AI infrastructure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-reviews-use-of-broadcom-hardware-in-data-centres/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-reviews-use-of-broadcom-hardware-in-data-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China reviews dependence on Broadcom switches in data centres]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survey comes amid drive to boost domestic players and reduce reliance on foreign AI infrastructure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-reviews-dependence-on-broadcom-switches-in-data-centres/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-reviews-dependence-on-broadcom-switches-in-data-centres/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Biotech is one area where the US can afford to let China flourish]]></title><description><![CDATA[Drugmakers are picking through the Chinese biotech sector to find treatments and technologies to bring to overseas markets]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/biotech-is-one-area-where-the-us-can-afford-to-let-china-flourish/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/biotech-is-one-area-where-the-us-can-afford-to-let-china-flourish/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why EU companies are now helping Chinese ones expand into Europe]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many multinationals seem to be adopting an approach of &lsquo;if you can&rsquo;t beat them, join them&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-eu-companies-are-now-helping-chinese-ones-expand-into-europe/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-eu-companies-are-now-helping-chinese-ones-expand-into-europe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why EU companies are helping their Chinese rivals]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many multinationals seem to be adopting an approach of &lsquo;if you can&rsquo;t beat them, join them&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-eu-companies-are-helping-their-chinese-rivals/</link><pubDate>Wed, 23 Sep 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-eu-companies-are-helping-their-chinese-rivals/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour MPs call for end to loophole that trimmed billionaire’s tax bill by £18mn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Quadrature Capital&rsquo;s Suneil Setiya would have been liable for higher rate of stamp duty had he not bought five flats together with London mansion]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-mps-call-for-end-to-loophole-that-trimmed-billionaires-tax-bill-by-18mn/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 21:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-mps-call-for-end-to-loophole-that-trimmed-billionaires-tax-bill-by-18mn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US proposes $10bn fund with Arab allies to bypass Hormuz]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump is in discussions about a fund that would build new energy infrastructure across the Middle East]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-proposes-10bn-fund-with-arab-allies-to-bypass-hormuz/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 19:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-proposes-10bn-fund-with-arab-allies-to-bypass-hormuz/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Claim your exclusive 20% off]]></title><description><![CDATA[We're offering you a free 6 issues of MoneyWeek magazine plus a further 20% off a Digital or Print + Digital subscription.Our team of experts connect market intelligence and economic analysis to give you clear, actionable insight. Keep informed and capitalise on the most lucrative opportunities with MoneyWeek.PRINT + DIGITAL6 free issues then &pound;39.19 every 13 issues&nbsp;6 free issues then pay &pound;48.99 &pound;39.19 every 13 issuesWeekly print magazineAccess the digital edition&nbsp;on y]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/claim-your-exclusive-20-off/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/claim-your-exclusive-20-off/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The UK Budget: what does it mean for growth and security?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Join a webinar for FT subscribers on October 29 and send us your questions]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-uk-budget-what-does-it-mean-for-growth-and-security/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 16:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-uk-budget-what-does-it-mean-for-growth-and-security/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Soaring diesel prices spur export ban calls from Republican lawmakers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter, US and China agree to set up &lsquo;AI dialogue&rsquo; ahead of high-stakes summit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/soaring-diesel-prices-spur-export-ban-calls-from-republican-lawmakers/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/soaring-diesel-prices-spur-export-ban-calls-from-republican-lawmakers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The dying days of the Fed’s dot plot]]></title><description><![CDATA[Notwithstanding Kevin Warsh&rsquo;s criticisms, the FOMC&rsquo;s projections are often incoherent and do not come with an economic narrative]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-dying-days-of-the-feds-dot-plot/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-dying-days-of-the-feds-dot-plot/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: How a Kremlin-backed forgery scheme fooled global banks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: North Korea tests new hypersonic weapon and the risks of the yen carry trade]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-how-a-kremlin-backed-forgery-scheme-fooled-global-banks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 12:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-how-a-kremlin-backed-forgery-scheme-fooled-global-banks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unexpected UK borrowing surge adds to pre-Budget pressure on chancellor]]></title><description><![CDATA[Borrowing was higher than expected in August as inflation piles pressure on the government ahead of the Budget.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/unexpected-uk-borrowing-surge-adds-to-pre-budget-pressure-on-chancellor/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/unexpected-uk-borrowing-surge-adds-to-pre-budget-pressure-on-chancellor/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why your family needs to talk about inheritance tax now]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two things in life are guaranteed: death and taxes. Some of us have to deal with both at the same time.You earn money and income tax takes its cut, with National Insurance following suit. You spend some of what's left and VAT takes its share. Buying a house? Stamp duty. You sell an asset that's grown in value, capital gains tax. You take a dividend from the company you built, dividend tax. Fuel duty, vehicle tax, insurance premium tax, council tax. Then HMRC comes in with the final punch combina]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-your-family-needs-to-talk-about-inheritance-tax-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-your-family-needs-to-talk-about-inheritance-tax-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Why you need to have an inheritance tax conversation with your family now’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Two things in life are guaranteed: death and taxes. Some of us have to deal with both at the same time.You earn money and income tax takes its cut, with National Insurance following suit. You spend some of what's left and VAT takes its share. Buying a house? Stamp duty. You sell an asset that's grown in value, capital gains tax. You take a dividend from the company you built, dividend tax. Fuel duty, vehicle tax, insurance premium tax, council tax. Then HMRC comes in with the final punch combina]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-you-need-to-have-an-inheritance-tax-conversation-with-your-family-now/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-you-need-to-have-an-inheritance-tax-conversation-with-your-family-now/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham to press EU chief to let UK participate in ‘Made in Europe’ policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[British prime minister to hold meeting with European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-to-press-eu-chief-to-let-uk-participate-in-made-in-europe-policy/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-to-press-eu-chief-to-let-uk-participate-in-made-in-europe-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government borrowing surges in blow to Healey ahead of Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Dismal&rsquo; &pound;18bn figure for August comes as inflation drives up government spending]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-government-borrowing-surges-in-blow-to-healey-ahead-of-budget/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-government-borrowing-surges-in-blow-to-healey-ahead-of-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK government borrowing surged to £18bn in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;Dismal&rsquo; figure comes as inflation drives up government spending]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-government-borrowing-surged-to-18bn-in-august/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 08:09:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-government-borrowing-surged-to-18bn-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China’s share of global container exports soars to 40%]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rapid rise underscores economy&rsquo;s reliance on trade and threat to trading partners, EU chamber says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-share-of-global-container-exports-soars-to-40/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinas-share-of-global-container-exports-soars-to-40/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Kremlin-backed forgery scheme fooled global banks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Polymarket&rsquo;s European overture and Merz&rsquo;s woes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-kremlin-backed-forgery-scheme-fooled-global-banks/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-kremlin-backed-forgery-scheme-fooled-global-banks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Japan set to maintain new quarterly pace of rate rises]]></title><description><![CDATA[Read the BoJ&rsquo;s September forecast from the FT&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Radar team]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-japan-set-to-maintain-new-quarterly-pace-of-rate-rises/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-japan-set-to-maintain-new-quarterly-pace-of-rate-rises/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Andy Burnham’s ‘Buy British’ push could backfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal and practical challenges await UK prime minister as he attempts to turn his rhetoric into reality, experts warn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-andy-burnhams-buy-british-push-could-backfire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-andy-burnhams-buy-british-push-could-backfire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What Xi wants from his summit with Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chinese leader&rsquo;s most urgent goal is extending trade truce with US, but he is also expected to discuss Taiwan, Iran and AI]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-xi-wants-from-his-summit-with-trump/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-xi-wants-from-his-summit-with-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sorry Carney, the world does need a great power with better manners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Calling for closer EU-Canada ties without pooling sovereignty is an abdication of European responsibility]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/sorry-carney-the-world-does-need-a-great-power-with-better-manners/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/sorry-carney-the-world-does-need-a-great-power-with-better-manners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rate rises should not be ‘the only game in town’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Monetary policy is not the best response tool for today&rsquo;s economic and financial challenges]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rate-rises-should-not-be-the-only-game-in-town/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rate-rises-should-not-be-the-only-game-in-town/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How Andy Burnham’s ‘Buy British’ push could backfire]]></title><description><![CDATA[Legal and practical challenges await UK prime minister as he attempts to turn his rhetoric into reality, experts warn]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-andy-burnhams-buy-british-push-could-backfire/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-andy-burnhams-buy-british-push-could-backfire/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Equal pay law cannot ignore the labour market]]></title><description><![CDATA[A ruling that Next can pay store staff and warehouse workers differently for work of equal value upholds an important principle]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/equal-pay-law-cannot-ignore-the-labour-market/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/equal-pay-law-cannot-ignore-the-labour-market/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Are we developing a distaste for effort?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Across OECD countries, the number of students who say they give up easily is increasing]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/are-we-developing-a-distaste-for-effort/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/are-we-developing-a-distaste-for-effort/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK workers to receive two weeks of unpaid leave for bereavement]]></title><description><![CDATA[Change in definition of those eligible will bring law &lsquo;into the 21st century&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-workers-to-receive-two-weeks-of-unpaid-leave-for-bereavement/</link><pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-workers-to-receive-two-weeks-of-unpaid-leave-for-bereavement/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Kremlin-backed forgery operation moved $6.9bn through global banks]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: China accuses ousted top generals of &lsquo;disloyalty&rsquo; and SoftBank launches one of biggest junk bond deals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-kremlin-backed-forgery-operation-moved-69bn-through-global-banks/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 23:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-kremlin-backed-forgery-operation-moved-69bn-through-global-banks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nasdaq Composite ends at record high as Meta rallies and oil prices fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent crude sinks amid speculation Donald Trump could meet Iran&rsquo;s president this week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nasdaq-composite-ends-at-record-high-as-meta-rallies-and-oil-prices-fall/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nasdaq-composite-ends-at-record-high-as-meta-rallies-and-oil-prices-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK flights disrupted by another air traffic control problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Air Traffic Services says it fixed a fault at its Prestwick control centre in Scotland that led to service cancellations and delays]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-flights-disrupted-by-another-air-traffic-control-problem/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-flights-disrupted-by-another-air-traffic-control-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Stop the bleeding’: Republicans tell Trump to ban US diesel exports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fuel price crisis triggered by president&rsquo;s Iran war rattles legislators from rural America&rsquo;s heartlands]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/stop-the-bleeding-republicans-tell-trump-to-ban-us-diesel-exports/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/stop-the-bleeding-republicans-tell-trump-to-ban-us-diesel-exports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Homeowners take £840-a-year mortgage hit from Iran war]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising borrowing costs triggered by conflict in Middle East start to impact consumers&rsquo; spending power]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/homeowners-take-840-a-year-mortgage-hit-from-iran-war/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/homeowners-take-840-a-year-mortgage-hit-from-iran-war/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta leads tech rally as oil prices fall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent crude sinks amid speculation Donald Trump could meet Iranian president this week]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/meta-leads-tech-rally-as-oil-prices-fall/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/meta-leads-tech-rally-as-oil-prices-fall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five UK police forces end Palantir project after two years]]></title><description><![CDATA[Significant setback for US technology company&rsquo;s bid to establish itself as key supplier to British law enforcement]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/five-uk-police-forces-end-palantir-project-after-two-years/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:25:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/five-uk-police-forces-end-palantir-project-after-two-years/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Top Republicans tell Trump to ban US diesel exports ahead of midterms]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fuel price crisis triggered by president&rsquo;s war in Iran rattles legislators from rural America&rsquo;s heartlands]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/top-republicans-tell-trump-to-ban-us-diesel-exports-ahead-of-midterms/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 20:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/top-republicans-tell-trump-to-ban-us-diesel-exports-ahead-of-midterms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why you shouldn’t act on Budget rumours]]></title><description><![CDATA[In the weeks after the Budget of October 2024, pension schemes started receiving an unusual request. Savers who had taken their tax-free cash wanted to hand it back. They had taken it because of rumours that the then chancellor, Rachel Reeves, was about to cut it in the Budget. She didn't.By December 2024, HMRC was writing to schemes to explain the position. The money could go back into the pension pot, but because there is only so much tax-free in a lifetime, what these savers had taken had cou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-you-shouldnt-act-on-budget-rumours/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 18:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-you-shouldnt-act-on-budget-rumours/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could an increase in capital gains tax help tackle the cost of living?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The government is reportedly looking at increasing capital gains tax (CGT) rates to help those on the lowest incomes.The prime minister Andy Burnham and chancellor John Healey are understood to be mooting raising capital gains tax rates to as high as 45% to pay for a potential &pound;3,000 hike to the tax-free personal allowance from &pound;12,570 to &pound;15,570.The proposal is presented in a Budget submission from the Labour donor and green energy entrepreneur Dale Vince, The Telegraph report]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-an-increase-in-capital-gains-tax-help-tackle-the-cost-of-living/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:53:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-an-increase-in-capital-gains-tax-help-tackle-the-cost-of-living/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed will need to be ‘aggressive’ on inflation, says top official]]></title><description><![CDATA[Austan Goolsbee voices concern that price growth is being fuelled by &lsquo;overheating demand&rsquo; on top of Iran supply shock]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-will-need-to-be-aggressive-on-inflation-says-top-official/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:10:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-will-need-to-be-aggressive-on-inflation-says-top-official/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Battered government bonds rebound as oil falls below $100]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent crude sinks amid speculation Donald Trump could meet Iranian president this week, lifting French and Italian debt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/battered-government-bonds-rebound-as-oil-falls-below-100/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 16:48:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/battered-government-bonds-rebound-as-oil-falls-below-100/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump and Xi are the wrong men at the wrong time]]></title><description><![CDATA[The world needs far-sighted leadership but the US and Chinese leaders are unlikely to provide it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-and-xi-are-the-wrong-men-at-the-wrong-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-and-xi-are-the-wrong-men-at-the-wrong-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Meta gives union access to recruit UK staff for first time]]></title><description><![CDATA[Greater worker representation expected in tech sector when new employment rights come into force next month]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/meta-gives-union-access-to-recruit-uk-staff-for-first-time/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:34:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/meta-gives-union-access-to-recruit-uk-staff-for-first-time/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s crusade against tariff cheats may tangle up trade in red tape]]></title><description><![CDATA[Yet another US customs initiative will strain an overburdened bureaucracy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-crusade-against-tariff-cheats-may-tangle-up-trade-in-red-tape/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 13:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-crusade-against-tariff-cheats-may-tangle-up-trade-in-red-tape/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[GOOG vs GOOGL - which Alphabet share class should you buy?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Alphabet, the parent company of tech giant Google, is one of the largest companies in the world.It is a front-runner in artificial intelligence (AI) and part of the so-called &lsquo;Magnificent 7&rsquo; stock group. But, if you go to buy Alphabet shares, you&rsquo;ll notice you have a choice to make.Alphabet has two stock listings: (NASDAQ:GOOGL) and (NASDAQ:GOOG). The two tickers refer to separate share classes for Alphabet. GOOGL refers to Class A shares or common stock, which carry shareholde]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/goog-vs-googl-which-alphabet-share-class-should-you-buy/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/goog-vs-googl-which-alphabet-share-class-should-you-buy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Bank exposure to trading firms scrutinised]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: oil prices fall and the US and China set up AI dialogue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-bank-exposure-to-trading-firms-scrutinised/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 12:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-bank-exposure-to-trading-firms-scrutinised/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Slide in oil prices drives rebound in battered government bonds]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brent crude falls to $101.19 amid speculation that Donald Trump could meet Iranian president this week, lifting French and Italian debt]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/slide-in-oil-prices-drives-rebound-in-battered-government-bonds/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/slide-in-oil-prices-drives-rebound-in-battered-government-bonds/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK flights disrupted by latest air traffic control problem]]></title><description><![CDATA[National Air Traffic Services says equipment has failed at its Prestwick control centre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-flights-disrupted-by-latest-air-traffic-control-problem/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 11:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-flights-disrupted-by-latest-air-traffic-control-problem/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Rising bond yields should prompt central banks to tighten further]]></title><description><![CDATA[Worsening inflation outlook is a test of policymakers&rsquo; credibility]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rising-bond-yields-should-prompt-central-banks-to-tighten-further/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 10:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/rising-bond-yields-should-prompt-central-banks-to-tighten-further/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese rare earth shipments to US drop ahead of Trump-Xi summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[August exports down 20% from July as Washington presses Beijing over supplies of critical minerals]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinese-rare-earth-shipments-to-us-drop-ahead-of-trump-xi-summit/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:45:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinese-rare-earth-shipments-to-us-drop-ahead-of-trump-xi-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Three Indian stocks to tap into the country's growth]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recent falls in Indian stocks have created opportunities to invest in some long-term growth stories at attractive prices. India has been one of the world's fastest-growing major economies in recent years and this rapid economic growth is changing how its 1.4 billion people spend and save. As household incomes rise and more people move into the middle class, demand is growing for everything from convenient ways to shop and eat to insurance and branded consumer goods.These long-term shifts are cre]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-indian-stocks-to-tap-into-the-countrys-growth/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/three-indian-stocks-to-tap-into-the-countrys-growth/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Likewise Group: a cheap small-cap with huge potential]]></title><description><![CDATA[As CEO of Likewise Group (Aim: LIKE), Tony Brewer is playing out the final act in a long-running commercial rivalry. Brewer built UK flooring distributor Headlam into the market leader. But it collapsed into administration on 1 September, and now he is running the company taking its placeBrewer entered the carpet trade in 1977 as a 17-year-old at Midlands Carpet Distributors (MCD). There he learned the ropes under founder Graham Waldron. In 1991, Brewer and Waldron took a 22% stake in the listed]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/likewise-group-a-cheap-small-cap-with-huge-potential/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/likewise-group-a-cheap-small-cap-with-huge-potential/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Merz vows to stay on despite German election ‘disaster’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: bank exposure to trading firms and Volkswagen&rsquo;s index exit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-merz-vows-to-stay-on-despite-german-election-disaster/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-merz-vows-to-stay-on-despite-german-election-disaster/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and China agree to AI dialogue ahead of Trump-Xi meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says countries working towards &lsquo;shared vision&rsquo; on technology after talks with Chinese counterpart]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-and-china-agree-to-ai-dialogue-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-and-china-agree-to-ai-dialogue-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bessent hails US-China AI dialogue ahead of Trump-Xi meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury secretary says sides working towards &lsquo;shared vision&rsquo; after talks with Chinese counterpart]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bessent-hails-us-china-ai-dialogue-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bessent-hails-us-china-ai-dialogue-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fuel subsidies weigh on public finances as energy crisis deepens]]></title><description><![CDATA[The number of countries with some form of consumer support for fuel costs has topped 90]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fuel-subsidies-weigh-on-public-finances-as-energy-crisis-deepens/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fuel-subsidies-weigh-on-public-finances-as-energy-crisis-deepens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US and China agree to dialogue on AI ahead of Trump-Xi meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[Treasury secretary Scott Bessent met his Chinese counterpart He Lifeng in New York]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-and-china-agree-to-dialogue-on-ai-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting/</link><pubDate>Mon, 21 Sep 2026 03:11:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-and-china-agree-to-dialogue-on-ai-ahead-of-trump-xi-meeting/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A UN gathering notable for its absences]]></title><description><![CDATA[World leaders convene in New York for the General Assembly, but not Germany&rsquo;s Merz, while China&rsquo;s Xi heads straight to the White House]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-un-gathering-notable-for-its-absences/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-un-gathering-notable-for-its-absences/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Lula, Costa, Ruto and Carney: Multilateralism is not idealism, it is a necessity]]></title><description><![CDATA[We need to strengthen our system of co-operation, not replace it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lula-costa-ruto-and-carney-multilateralism-is-not-idealism-it-is-a-necessity/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 19:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lula-costa-ruto-and-carney-multilateralism-is-not-idealism-it-is-a-necessity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Labour MPs warn against mansion tax change in Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cutting threshold to &pound;1.5mn would affect about 160,000 extra properties and hit party&rsquo;s support in London]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-mps-warn-against-mansion-tax-change-in-budget/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/labour-mps-warn-against-mansion-tax-change-in-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK contends with rise in workplace disputes about disability discrimination]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chair of dispute resolution service Acas says tribunal system faces &lsquo;enormous challenge&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-contends-with-rise-in-workplace-disputes-about-disability-discrimination/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 17:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-contends-with-rise-in-workplace-disputes-about-disability-discrimination/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[CATL develops pick-up truck batteries for US despite trade barriers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Comments from Chinese company come ahead of President Xi Jinping&rsquo;s visit to Washington]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/catl-develops-pick-up-truck-batteries-for-us-despite-trade-barriers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/catl-develops-pick-up-truck-batteries-for-us-despite-trade-barriers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Billionaire Man United owner loses moral high ground after tax exile, Labour chair says]]></title><description><![CDATA[The billionaire businessman told the BBC he has lost confidence in the UK due to a combination of high taxes and high immigration.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/billionaire-man-united-owner-loses-moral-high-ground-after-tax-exile-labour-chair-says/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:22:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/billionaire-man-united-owner-loses-moral-high-ground-after-tax-exile-labour-chair-says/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The perils of productivity numbers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The forces driving growth in output per hour matter more than the decimal-point estimate itself]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-perils-of-productivity-numbers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-perils-of-productivity-numbers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is the Bank of Japan right to fear an overshoot in 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/is-the-bank-of-japan-right-to-fear-an-overshoot-in-inflation/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-the-bank-of-japan-right-to-fear-an-overshoot-in-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How English designer Paul Smith built his luxury fashion brand]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Paul Smith's new memoir, Threads, My Life in Style, he recalls how he went to his deserted offices during the Covid lockdown dressed in a suit in an effort &ldquo;to make life seem more normal&rdquo;. There he found 18 containers of milk burst on the floor and spent three hours mopping it up. He found himself thinking: &ldquo;I wonder if my friend Giorgio Armani is doing something like this now? Or Tom Ford?&rdquo; When he recounted this to his colleagues, &ldquo;they all said the same thing:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-english-designer-paul-smith-built-his-luxury-fashion-brand/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-english-designer-paul-smith-built-his-luxury-fashion-brand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How designer Paul Smith built his luxury fashion brand]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Paul Smith's new memoir, Threads, My Life in Style, he recalls how he went to his deserted offices during the Covid lockdown dressed in a suit in an effort &ldquo;to make life seem more normal&rdquo;. There he found 18 containers of milk burst on the floor and spent three hours mopping it up. He found himself thinking: &ldquo;I wonder if my friend Giorgio Armani is doing something like this now? Or Tom Ford?&rdquo; When he recounted this to his colleagues, &ldquo;they all said the same thing:]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-designer-paul-smith-built-his-luxury-fashion-brand/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-designer-paul-smith-built-his-luxury-fashion-brand/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Passive investments could put your pension portfolio in danger]]></title><description><![CDATA[The growth of passive investment means pension savers could be sleepwalking into disaster. Amid growing speculation about the potential for a stock market correction &ndash; or even just a prolonged period of flat returns &ndash; investment experts are increasingly worried about the risks many pension savers are unwittingly exposed to. Passive investment has compounded such dangers.The reality is that most savers in workplace pension schemes never make an active investment choice &ndash; the emp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/passive-investments-could-put-your-pension-portfolio-in-danger/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/passive-investments-could-put-your-pension-portfolio-in-danger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is your pension portfolio in danger?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The growth of passive investment means pension savers could be sleepwalking into disaster. Amid growing speculation about the potential for a stock market correction &ndash; or even just a prolonged period of flat returns &ndash; investment experts are increasingly worried about the risks many pension savers are unwittingly exposed to. Passive investment has compounded such dangers.The reality is that most savers in workplace pension schemes never make an active investment choice &ndash; the emp]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-your-pension-portfolio-in-danger/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-your-pension-portfolio-in-danger/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Metallurgical coal is booming – should you invest?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Metallurgical coal has spent the past few years as the industrial commodity nobody wanted to admit owning. It sits under the same coal label as the thermal coal that funds have been told to divest from, even though it does an entirely different job. Capital has stayed away, generalist investors have ignored it, and the sector has traded as if the world were quietly winding it down.That is starting to look like a mistake. The metallurgical coal price has rallied from $224 a tonne to $282 in a few]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/metallurgical-coal-is-booming-should-you-invest/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/metallurgical-coal-is-booming-should-you-invest/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wealth taxes are pure “slopulism”]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gary Stevenson, a gobby former City trader turned socialist firebrand, known for his advocacy of a wealth tax and &ldquo;for dressing like a 16-year-old scally despite being a 39-year-old man&rdquo;, as Christopher Snowdon puts it in The Critic, was briefly all over the news during the silly season, when Parliament was in recess, and there was hence nothing better for political hacks to talk about. Stevenson's perhaps most stunning achievement was to make and present a Channel 4 documentary abou]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/wealth-taxes-are-pure-slopulism/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/wealth-taxes-are-pure-slopulism/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The union shock coming for UK employers]]></title><description><![CDATA[New legislation brings far more companies into contact with trade unions &mdash; but many businesses are unprepared]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-union-shock-coming-for-uk-employers/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-union-shock-coming-for-uk-employers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Gulf cargo trade that vanished]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Strait of Hormuz was a transit hub for goods from helium to corn. Businesses have battled to find alternative routes]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-gulf-cargo-trade-that-vanished/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-gulf-cargo-trade-that-vanished/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Low UK growth is a product of neglect]]></title><description><![CDATA[Governments need to start planning for the long term again]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/low-uk-growth-is-a-product-of-neglect/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/low-uk-growth-is-a-product-of-neglect/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Israel’s settler economy braces for European sanctions]]></title><description><![CDATA[Penalties against businesses on occupied Palestinian land from the UK, France and others could have far-reaching consequences]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/israels-settler-economy-braces-for-european-sanctions/</link><pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/israels-settler-economy-braces-for-european-sanctions/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney takes his investment pitch from ‘Maple Davos’ to Strasbourg]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canada&rsquo;s prime minister appeals to Wall St and the EU in his effort to diversify the economy away from the US]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/carney-takes-his-investment-pitch-from-maple-davos-to-strasbourg/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/carney-takes-his-investment-pitch-from-maple-davos-to-strasbourg/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Higher rates, meet indebted consumers]]></title><description><![CDATA[Will there be a tipping point?]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/higher-rates-meet-indebted-consumers/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 11:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/higher-rates-meet-indebted-consumers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Infrastructure is no longer a sleepy income play’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A decade ago, the idea that infrastructure could be an exciting, growth-focused investment was unlikely. The sector was seen as a source of steady income that would hopefully keep pace with inflation, but probably not offer much more. Talk to aninfrastructure specialist today and it's clear how much has changed in a few years, especially when it comes to energy and power.In the past two weeks, I've spoken to Jean-Hugues de Lamaze of Ecofin Global Utilities and Infrastructure (LSE: EGL) and Danie]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/infrastructure-is-no-longer-a-sleepy-income-play/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/infrastructure-is-no-longer-a-sleepy-income-play/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A worthless inheritance: What to do with unwanted artworks]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a great wave of money &ndash; and artwork &ndash; heading the way of younger generations. The value of the &ldquo;great wealth transfer&rdquo; from the post-war baby-boomer generation in Britain alone has been estimated at &pound;5.5 trillion over the next 30 years. Baby boomers were prolific art buyers. &ldquo;Spending on art accelerated as the rich got richer, moved into ever-larger houses and became eager to splash out on discretionary purchases,&rdquo; says Felix Salmon on Bloomberg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-worthless-inheritance-what-to-do-with-unwanted-artworks/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-worthless-inheritance-what-to-do-with-unwanted-artworks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A worthless inheritance: what to do with unwanted artwork]]></title><description><![CDATA[There is a great wave of money &ndash; and artwork &ndash; heading the way of younger generations. The value of the &ldquo;great wealth transfer&rdquo; from the post-war baby-boomer generation in Britain alone has been estimated at &pound;5.5 trillion over the next 30 years. Baby boomers were prolific art buyers. &ldquo;Spending on art accelerated as the rich got richer, moved into ever-larger houses and became eager to splash out on discretionary purchases,&rdquo; says Felix Salmon on Bloomberg]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-worthless-inheritance-what-to-do-with-unwanted-artwork/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-worthless-inheritance-what-to-do-with-unwanted-artwork/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[8 of the best houses for sale with walled gardens]]></title><description><![CDATA[Saltford House, Saltford, SomersetHamptonsHamptonsHamptonsHamptonsHamptonsA Grade II-listed, late Georgian house with a walled rear garden with a large lawn, a patio and a greenhouse. The house has decorative plasterwork, wood floors, period fireplaces and a large kitchen with French doors. 7 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 4 receptions, 3-bed flat, garden room.Price: &pound;2.75m Hamptons 0117-911 1455Allardice Castle, Inverbervie, Montrose, AngusStrutt &amp; ParkerStrutt &amp; ParkerStrutt &amp; Parker]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/8-of-the-best-houses-for-sale-with-walled-gardens/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/8-of-the-best-houses-for-sale-with-walled-gardens/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Apple's price &ldquo;iFlation&rdquo; is bad for capitalism&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[Who says Apple doesn't innovate any more? After the iPhone and iPad, we now have something entirely new: iFlation. When the technology giant launched its latest phone last week, most of the attention focused on the way it folded in half. But there was something else eye-catching about it as well. It costs almost $2,000. A top-of-the-range version will retail at more than $3,000.That's a lot for a phone and a big increase on earlier versions. When the first iPhone was launched back in 2007, it co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lsquoapples-price-ldquoiflationrdquo-is-bad-for-capitalismrsquo/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 09:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lsquoapples-price-ldquoiflationrdquo-is-bad-for-capitalismrsquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What's behind the power shift in the music industry?]]></title><description><![CDATA[How is the music industry doing?The music industry is doing an awful lot better than it was ten years ago and far better than many media sectors. In the first decade of this century, the global music business had a famously torrid time of it, as consumers pinched content for free via file-sharing sites. Sales of physical CDs collapsed and the nascent digital-download channel failed to make up the difference. Between 1999 and 2014, global revenues shrank by 40% and reasons to be cheerful were thi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whats-behind-the-power-shift-in-the-music-industry/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/whats-behind-the-power-shift-in-the-music-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[From labels to artists: A power shift in the music industry]]></title><description><![CDATA[How is the music industry doing?The music industry is doing an awful lot better than it was ten years ago and far better than many media sectors. In the first decade of this century, the global music business had a famously torrid time of it, as consumers pinched content for free via file-sharing sites. Sales of physical CDs collapsed and the nascent digital-download channel failed to make up the difference. Between 1999 and 2014, global revenues shrank by 40% and reasons to be cheerful were thi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/from-labels-to-artists-a-power-shift-in-the-music-industry/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/from-labels-to-artists-a-power-shift-in-the-music-industry/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Admit it — is this your worst financial habit?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Not even I am immune from this late-night drain on my bank account]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/admit-it-is-this-your-worst-financial-habit/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/admit-it-is-this-your-worst-financial-habit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thirty years of buy-to-let: does it have a future?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rents and tenant demand are rising, but landlords are under increasing pressure.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thirty-years-of-buy-to-let-does-it-have-a-future/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thirty-years-of-buy-to-let-does-it-have-a-future/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Iran energy shock is wrongfooting the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t obsess about the crude price and don&rsquo;t think this crisis is like its predecessors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-iran-energy-shock-is-wrongfooting-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-iran-energy-shock-is-wrongfooting-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Housebuilders aren’t the only ones who benefit from ‘Help to Buy’]]></title><description><![CDATA[A new equity loan scheme could help people get on the property ladder, though the government might struggle to afford it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/housebuilders-arent-the-only-ones-who-benefit-from-help-to-buy/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/housebuilders-arent-the-only-ones-who-benefit-from-help-to-buy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Five ways the Iran energy shock is wrongfooting the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[Don&rsquo;t obsess about the crude price and don&rsquo;t think this crisis is like its predecessors]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/five-ways-the-iran-energy-shock-is-wrongfooting-the-world/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/five-ways-the-iran-energy-shock-is-wrongfooting-the-world/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brussels rebuffs calls for EU-wide digital services tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[Global efforts towards tech levy must be exhausted first, says European commissioner Wopke Hoekstra]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brussels-rebuffs-calls-for-eu-wide-digital-services-tax/</link><pubDate>Sat, 19 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/brussels-rebuffs-calls-for-eu-wide-digital-services-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK’s top taxpayer says he would ‘not wish to be reborn’ in Britain]]></title><description><![CDATA[Betfred founder Fred Done threatens 500 shop closures over tax rises that have left him fearful for the UK&rsquo;s prospects]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uks-top-taxpayer-says-he-would-not-wish-to-be-reborn-in-britain/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uks-top-taxpayer-says-he-would-not-wish-to-be-reborn-in-britain/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer looked at softening £100,000 ‘tax trap’ for higher earners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Andy Burnham&rsquo;s government is not considering a similar move against 60% rate viewed by economists as a dysfunction in tax system]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/starmer-looked-at-softening-100000-tax-trap-for-higher-earners/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 19:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/starmer-looked-at-softening-100000-tax-trap-for-higher-earners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The relentless creep of Britain’s compliance state]]></title><description><![CDATA[While some rules are just fiddly and frustrating, others do real harm]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-relentless-creep-of-britains-compliance-state/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 18:20:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-relentless-creep-of-britains-compliance-state/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Warshing the walk]]></title><description><![CDATA[Fed chair Kevin Warsh delivered the rate rise as was widely expected at September&rsquo;s rate meeting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warshing-the-walk/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/warshing-the-walk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Canada plays down EU ‘associate member’ label]]></title><description><![CDATA[&lsquo;We&rsquo;d rather people focus on the substance,&rsquo; says ambassador-designate to the EU]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canada-plays-down-eu-associate-member-label/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/canada-plays-down-eu-associate-member-label/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Can Baltic Classifieds boost your portfolio?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Baltic Classifieds (LSE: BCG) operates a wide range of car, job, real estate, and professional services websites in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia. It is uniquely placed to benefit from the region&rsquo;s prosperity. While countries such as France, Spain and Germany have been struggling, the Baltic states have been quietly getting on with boosting productivity and growth. Barely two decades after joining the EU in 2004, Estonia's GDP, adjusted for inflation, is now close to that of Portugal, whil]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-baltic-classifieds-boost-your-portfolio/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/can-baltic-classifieds-boost-your-portfolio/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Caledonia Investments must close its discount’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Caledonia Investments (LSE: CLDN) is one of the market's more esoteric investment trusts. Founded by the wealthy Cayzer family, which once owned one of the world's most powerful shipping conglomerates, the &pound;3.1 billion fund now functions as a multi-asset growth and protection vehicle.Caledonia has been part of the MoneyWeek investment trust portfolio since 2013. We like its diverse approach and its aim of earning solid long-term returns of 3%-6% above inflation, while managing risk during]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/caledonia-investments-must-close-its-discount/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/caledonia-investments-must-close-its-discount/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Business and unions clash over how to fix UK’s youth jobs shortage]]></title><description><![CDATA[TUC calls for &pound;1bn expansion of jobs guarantee while employers push for tax cuts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/business-and-unions-clash-over-how-to-fix-uks-youth-jobs-shortage/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/business-and-unions-clash-over-how-to-fix-uks-youth-jobs-shortage/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Oil price rises drive higher UK inflation]]></title><description><![CDATA[Soaring oil prices have pushed UK inflation to a five-month high. Consumer prices rose 3.1% in the year to August. Motor fuel prices rose nearly a quarter, with petrol rising to 161.3p per litre and diesel hitting 181.8p. Brent crude is back above $100 a barrel. Trading at $108 as of Wednesday, it has risen 78% since the start of the year.While there is no end in sight to America's war with Iran, until recently the White House had seemed to be gaining the upper hand in the economic battle. Despi]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-price-rises-drive-higher-uk-inflation/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/oil-price-rises-drive-higher-uk-inflation/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Will you have to pay tax on your state pension?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The full new state pension is set to exceed &pound;13,000 per year next April, breaching the tax-free personal allowance for the first time. The triple lock mechanism means the state pension increases by the highest out of wage growth, inflation or 2.5%.The state pension is set to rise by 3.9% from April 2027, in line with the earnings growth element of the triple lock. This will likely be confirmed in chancellor John Healey&rsquo;s Autumn Budget.If confirmed, the full new state pension would ri]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-you-have-to-pay-tax-on-your-state-pension/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/will-you-have-to-pay-tax-on-your-state-pension/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britons say they’re taking less annual leave. The ONS doesn’t believe them]]></title><description><![CDATA[Incoherent methods &mdash;&gt; &ldquo;coherent series&rdquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britons-say-theyre-taking-less-annual-leave-the-ons-doesnt-believe-them/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britons-say-theyre-taking-less-annual-leave-the-ons-doesnt-believe-them/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Investing in video games could take your portfolio to the next level]]></title><description><![CDATA[The video games industry has seen more change in recent times than almost any other. Over the past 15 years, gaming technology has &ldquo;moved very quickly, the behaviours and culture have grown and expanded exponentially, and there has been a constant stream of changes that has made the industry exciting&rdquo;, says Greg Weller, head of gaming partnerships at Generation Media. Some of the changes have been positive. The industry has become &ldquo;an established, mainstream constituent of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investing-in-video-games-could-take-your-portfolio-to-the-next-level/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/investing-in-video-games-could-take-your-portfolio-to-the-next-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Could video games take your portfolio to the next level?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The video games industry has seen more change in recent times than almost any other. Over the past 15 years, gaming technology has &ldquo;moved very quickly, the behaviours and culture have grown and expanded exponentially, and there has been a constant stream of changes that has made the industry exciting&rdquo;, says Greg Weller, head of gaming partnerships at Generation Media. Some of the changes have been positive. The industry has become &ldquo;an established, mainstream constituent of the]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-video-games-take-your-portfolio-to-the-next-level/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/could-video-games-take-your-portfolio-to-the-next-level/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Tracking lost bank accounts]]></title><description><![CDATA[Iona Bain explains how you can track down lost bank accounts]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tracking-lost-bank-accounts/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:42:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/tracking-lost-bank-accounts/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[ROMEO Napoli makes for a luxurious stay in southern Italy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Arriving at ROMEO Napoli felt less like checking into a prestigious luxury hotel and more like wandering into a contemporary art gallery. A Christian Leperino sculpture was there to greet me, and there were artworks at every turn. It was easy to forget I was visiting the heart of Naples. But only momentarily, since ROMEO Napoli does such a good job of delivering incredible food and a vivid, vibrant atmosphere &ndash; two things that are very much associated with the city.Elegance meets modern co]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/romeo-napoli-makes-for-a-luxurious-stay-in-southern-italy/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 12:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/romeo-napoli-makes-for-a-luxurious-stay-in-southern-italy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Venezuela nears deal to transfer $4bn gold reserve to New York]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: top Republican warns Hispanic voters feel &lsquo;betrayed&rsquo; by Trump and Wall Street trading boom fades]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-venezuela-nears-deal-to-transfer-4bn-gold-reserve-to-new-york/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:57:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-venezuela-nears-deal-to-transfer-4bn-gold-reserve-to-new-york/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[&lsquo;Investors should ignore Anthropic's talk of AI apocalypse&rsquo;]]></title><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;We really do earnestly believe AI could kill all humans!&rdquo;, says Anthropic researcher Evan Hubinger on X. He thinks there is more than a 10% chance we could all be dead &ldquo;within the next decade&rdquo;. Talk of AI's apocalyptic potential is in the air. Senior figures at AI labs are said to be terrified by the capabilities of recent models, which could be used to create bioweapons or elude human control and go rogue. The panic hit a new level at the weekend when a group of AI CEOs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lsquoinvestors-should-ignore-anthropics-talk-of-ai-apocalypsersquo/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:51:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/lsquoinvestors-should-ignore-anthropics-talk-of-ai-apocalypsersquo/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monzo launches new credit card that auto-invests cashback – is it any good?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Challenger bank Monzo has launched a new credit card offering customers the chance to earn cashback and automatically invest it.There are many cashback credit cards on the market, letting you earn rewards on your everyday spending, but Monzo&rsquo;s new Aura card is the first in the UK to allow you to auto-invest any cashback you earn.The card has a monthly &pound;15 fee (&pound;180 a year) and can be opened by existing Monzo customers aged 18 or over who have a Monzo current account.The account]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/monzo-launches-new-credit-card-that-auto-invests-cashback-is-it-any-good/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/monzo-launches-new-credit-card-that-auto-invests-cashback-is-it-any-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Monzo launches credit card that auto-invests cashback – is it any good?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Challenger bank Monzo has launched a new credit card offering customers the chance to earn cashback and automatically invest it.There are many cashback credit cards on the market, letting you earn rewards on your everyday spending, but Monzo&rsquo;s new Aura card is the first in the UK to allow you to auto-invest any cashback you earn.The card has a monthly &pound;15 fee (&pound;180 a year) and can be opened by existing Monzo customers aged 18 or over who have a Monzo current account.The account]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/monzo-launches-credit-card-that-auto-invests-cashback-is-it-any-good/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/monzo-launches-credit-card-that-auto-invests-cashback-is-it-any-good/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Japan raises rates and accelerates tightening]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rates increased to 1.25% as expected and indicate quarterly pace of tightening will continue]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-japan-raises-rates-and-accelerates-tightening/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-japan-raises-rates-and-accelerates-tightening/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[‘Greek finance minister encourages Germany to implement reforms’]]></title><description><![CDATA[&#129321;&#129321;&#129321;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/greek-finance-minister-encourages-germany-to-implement-reforms/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 11:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/greek-finance-minister-encourages-germany-to-implement-reforms/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yen sinks after BoJ raises rates to highest since 1995]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hawkish comments by BoJ governor fail to arrest renewed slide in currency afterborrowing costs lifted to 1.25%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/yen-sinks-after-boj-raises-rates-to-highest-since-1995/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/yen-sinks-after-boj-raises-rates-to-highest-since-1995/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Yen sinks after BoJ raises rates to highest level since 1995]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hawkish comments by BoJ governor fail to arrest renewed slide in currency after borrowing costs lifted to 1.25%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/yen-sinks-after-boj-raises-rates-to-highest-level-since-1995/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/yen-sinks-after-boj-raises-rates-to-highest-level-since-1995/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK retail sales rose more than forecast in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures suggest consumers remained resilient despite mounting pressure on household finances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-retail-sales-rose-more-than-forecast-in-august/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 09:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-retail-sales-rose-more-than-forecast-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[British retail sales rose 0.5% in August as hot weather boosted spending]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figures suggest consumers remained resilient despite mounting pressure on household finances]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/british-retail-sales-rose-05-in-august-as-hot-weather-boosted-spending/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/british-retail-sales-rose-05-in-august-as-hot-weather-boosted-spending/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The QT endgame at the BoE]]></title><description><![CDATA[Still trying for boring]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-qt-endgame-at-the-boe/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-qt-endgame-at-the-boe/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Merz fights for survival]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Turkish funds freeze and French budget]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-merz-fights-for-survival/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:31:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-merz-fights-for-survival/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran switches from ships to trucks to evade US blockade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump&rsquo;s naval campaign deepens Tehran&rsquo;s trade reliance on land neighbours such as Turkey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iran-switches-from-ships-to-trucks-to-evade-us-blockade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iran-switches-from-ships-to-trucks-to-evade-us-blockade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iran activates land routes to bypass US blockade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Donald Trump&rsquo;s naval campaign deepens Tehran&rsquo;s trade reliance on land neighbours such as Turkey]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iran-activates-land-routes-to-bypass-us-blockade/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/iran-activates-land-routes-to-bypass-us-blockade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Japan’s central bank matches Fed with rate rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central bank cites inflation risks as it lifts interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 1.25%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japans-central-bank-matches-fed-with-rate-rise/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/japans-central-bank-matches-fed-with-rate-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of Japan raises rates to 31-year high after Fed move]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central bank cites inflation risks as it lifts interest rates by 0.25 percentage points to 1.25%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-japan-raises-rates-to-31-year-high-after-fed-move/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 05:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-japan-raises-rates-to-31-year-high-after-fed-move/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK losing £1.3mn a day on nationalised steelworks]]></title><description><![CDATA[MPs hit out at lack of plan for British Steel as ministers weigh new intervention in sector]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-losing-13mn-a-day-on-nationalised-steelworks/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-losing-13mn-a-day-on-nationalised-steelworks/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thames Water should be temporarily placed under public ownership, MPs warn]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move would be &lsquo;cost neutral&rsquo; for the Treasury while protecting 16mn customers served by UK utility, cross-party parliamentary committee says]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thames-water-should-be-temporarily-placed-under-public-ownership-mps-warn/</link><pubDate>Fri, 18 Sep 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thames-water-should-be-temporarily-placed-under-public-ownership-mps-warn/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey to urge Brussels to include UK in ‘Made in Europe’ policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[British finance minister will indicate to EU counterparts that London is willing to negotiate to reach &lsquo;reset&rsquo; deal]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-to-urge-brussels-to-include-uk-in-made-in-europe-policy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 23:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-to-urge-brussels-to-include-uk-in-made-in-europe-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Sun, stats and suspicious productivity]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK workers are better and more offline than previously thought]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/sun-stats-and-suspicious-productivity/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:55:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/sun-stats-and-suspicious-productivity/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Addison Lee founder loses £20mn tax battle over ‘non-dom’ status]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Griffin cited his deep emotional attachment to Ireland despite having started minicab service in Britain in 1975]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/addison-lee-founder-loses-20mn-tax-battle-over-non-dom-status/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/addison-lee-founder-loses-20mn-tax-battle-over-non-dom-status/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney is playing a bad hand well]]></title><description><![CDATA[Economic reforms and broader alliances are Canada&rsquo;s best response to Trump&rsquo;s trade war]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/carney-is-playing-a-bad-hand-well/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 18:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/carney-is-playing-a-bad-hand-well/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Workers at Diageo’s largest distillery to go on strike as demand slumps]]></title><description><![CDATA[Unite union says staff at Cameronbridge in Scotland to walk out in protest against hundreds of planned job cuts in country]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/workers-at-diageos-largest-distillery-to-go-on-strike-as-demand-slumps/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 17:07:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/workers-at-diageos-largest-distillery-to-go-on-strike-as-demand-slumps/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Interest rates held but Bank signals rise if energy prices stay high]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rates are held for the sixth time in a row but the Bank of England says high energy prices make a future rise more likely.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/interest-rates-held-but-bank-signals-rise-if-energy-prices-stay-high/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 16:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/interest-rates-held-but-bank-signals-rise-if-energy-prices-stay-high/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[After Warsh’s strong start, how high will rates need to go?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The new Fed chair has demonstrated that he is committed to upholding central bank independence in the face of pressure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/after-warshs-strong-start-how-high-will-rates-need-to-go/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/after-warshs-strong-start-how-high-will-rates-need-to-go/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK productivity rose faster than thought after 2008 financial crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[New official figures put Britain more in line with peer countries in terms of output per hour worked]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-productivity-rose-faster-than-thought-after-2008-financial-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-productivity-rose-faster-than-thought-after-2008-financial-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK productivity grew twice as fast as thought after 2008 financial crisis]]></title><description><![CDATA[New official figures put Britain more in line with peer countries in terms of output per hour worked]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-productivity-grew-twice-as-fast-as-thought-after-2008-financial-crisis/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 15:14:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-productivity-grew-twice-as-fast-as-thought-after-2008-financial-crisis/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[These 21 investment trusts have raised dividends for 20 years or more]]></title><description><![CDATA[One of the biggest appeals of investment trusts is their ability to pay out dividends, even during tougher economic times.However, some investment trusts are better than others at consistently increasing the amount they return to their shareholders.The Association of Investment Companies (AIC), an industry body representing investment trusts, tracks so-called &lsquo;dividend heroes&rsquo; &ndash; investment trusts which have raised dividends for at least 20 consecutive years.Annabel Brodie-Smith]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/these-21-investment-trusts-have-raised-dividends-for-20-years-or-more/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 14:44:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/these-21-investment-trusts-have-raised-dividends-for-20-years-or-more/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Is Britain’s migration debate asking the wrong question?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Piddington protests illustrate that humanitarian immigration is harder to manage than visa policies designed to benefit the economy]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-britains-migration-debate-asking-the-wrong-question/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:54:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/is-britains-migration-debate-asking-the-wrong-question/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What does UK business need from the Budget? You asked, John Gapper answered]]></title><description><![CDATA[The FT&rsquo;s chief UK business columnist replied to readers in our latest Ask an Expert Q&amp;A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-does-uk-business-need-from-the-budget-you-asked-john-gapper-answered/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-does-uk-business-need-from-the-budget-you-asked-john-gapper-answered/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live Q&amp;A: What does UK business need from the Budget?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Submit your questions to John Gapper, the FT&rsquo;s chief UK business columnist in our latest Ask an Expert Q&amp;A]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-qampa-what-does-uk-business-need-from-the-budget/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-qampa-what-does-uk-business-need-from-the-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England says rates likely to rise as it overhauls gilt sales]]></title><description><![CDATA[BoE holds rates at 3.75% but signals higher borrowing costs are likely]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-says-rates-likely-to-rise-as-it-overhauls-gilt-sales/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-says-rates-likely-to-rise-as-it-overhauls-gilt-sales/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK lenders raise mortgage rates as inflation fears intensify]]></title><description><![CDATA[Banks and building societies have added to recent rate increases across their-fixed rate home loans under market pressure]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-lenders-raise-mortgage-rates-as-inflation-fears-intensify/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-lenders-raise-mortgage-rates-as-inflation-fears-intensify/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[European carmakers warn EU-UK tariffs could be ‘catastrophic’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Industry argues that stricter rules of origin should be delayed to allow more time for supply chains to be established]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/european-carmakers-warn-eu-uk-tariffs-could-be-catastrophic/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:33:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/european-carmakers-warn-eu-uk-tariffs-could-be-catastrophic/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England holds rates steady but hints at tightening ahead]]></title><description><![CDATA[BoE also announced multiyear plan to fully unwind its asset purchase facility]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-holds-rates-steady-but-hints-at-tightening-ahead/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-holds-rates-steady-but-hints-at-tightening-ahead/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU alliance to make Canada ‘better partner for the US’, says Carney]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian prime minister defends his bid to become EU&rsquo;s first &lsquo;associate member&rsquo; after threats from Donald Trump]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-alliance-to-make-canada-better-partner-for-the-us-says-carney/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-alliance-to-make-canada-better-partner-for-the-us-says-carney/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Carney defends EU ties amid ‘ferocious storm’]]></title><description><![CDATA[Canadian prime minister defends his bid to become EU&rsquo;s first &lsquo;associate member&rsquo; after threats from Donald Trump]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/carney-defends-eu-ties-amid-ferocious-storm/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:02:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/carney-defends-eu-ties-amid-ferocious-storm/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bank of England says rates likely to rise as it overhauls balance-sheet reduction]]></title><description><![CDATA[Decision to hold rates at 3.75% comes as rising energy prices drive inflation higher]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-says-rates-likely-to-rise-as-it-overhauls-balance-sheet-reduction/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 13:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bank-of-england-says-rates-likely-to-rise-as-it-overhauls-balance-sheet-reduction/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Warsh defies Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: OpenAI discloses a string of incidents by its AI models and EU asks China to voluntarily restrict exports of hybrid cars]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-warsh-defies-trump/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-warsh-defies-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[No country for independent central bankers]]></title><description><![CDATA[A future of state-directed finance will force change on monetary policymakers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/no-country-for-independent-central-bankers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/no-country-for-independent-central-bankers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[AI boom obscuring global trade disruptions, warns WTO chief]]></title><description><![CDATA[Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala says any slowdown in tech investment will have a disproportionate impact on growth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-boom-obscuring-global-trade-disruptions-warns-wto-chief/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/ai-boom-obscuring-global-trade-disruptions-warns-wto-chief/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do you face a triple blow on your uninvested cash? What new ISA rules will mean for you]]></title><description><![CDATA[Investors holding cash in their stocks and shares ISA face a triple blow from next year when new rules come into effect.From April 2027, any interest earned on uninvested cash held in a stocks and shares ISA will be taxed at 22%. Investors will also be barred from moving cash from their stocks and shares ISA into a cash ISA.With many investment platforms paying low or no-interest on cash balances, experts are urging investors to check what interest their earning on uninvested cash held in their]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/do-you-face-a-triple-blow-on-your-uninvested-cash-what-new-isa-rules-will-mean-for-you/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 11:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/do-you-face-a-triple-blow-on-your-uninvested-cash-what-new-isa-rules-will-mean-for-you/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What do British businesses need from the Budget? Submit a question]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&amp;A with John Gapper, the FT&rsquo;s chief UK business columnist, today at 1pm BST]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-do-british-businesses-need-from-the-budget-submit-a-question/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 10:41:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/what-do-british-businesses-need-from-the-budget-submit-a-question/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[China cuts US Treasury holdings to lowest level since 2008]]></title><description><![CDATA[Gradual unwinding comes as rift deepens between world&rsquo;s two largest economies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-cuts-us-treasury-holdings-to-lowest-level-since-2008/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 09:43:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/china-cuts-us-treasury-holdings-to-lowest-level-since-2008/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Getting to know Mr Warsh]]></title><description><![CDATA[A clearer reaction function is a fine substitute for forward guidance]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/getting-to-know-mr-warsh/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 07:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/getting-to-know-mr-warsh/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: How AI is transforming warfare]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Fed defies Trump and Europe&rsquo;s potato shortage]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-how-ai-is-transforming-warfare/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-how-ai-is-transforming-warfare/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Carney’s romance with Europe can only go so far]]></title><description><![CDATA[Berlin opposes fast track to EU &lsquo;associate membership&rsquo; for Canada, with officials warning Ottawa risks angering other partners]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-carneys-romance-with-europe-can-only-go-so-far/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-carneys-romance-with-europe-can-only-go-so-far/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump fails to bend the Fed to his will]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kevin Warsh leads the US central bank to its first rate rise since 2023 less than four months into the job]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-fails-to-bend-the-fed-to-his-will/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-fails-to-bend-the-fed-to-his-will/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The social-media echo chamber is skewing inflation expectations]]></title><description><![CDATA[Survey evidence from consumers and companies has become noise for policymakers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-social-media-echo-chamber-is-skewing-inflation-expectations/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-social-media-echo-chamber-is-skewing-inflation-expectations/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU asks China to voluntarily limit hybrid car exports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move comes as cheaper Chinese vehicles flood European market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-asks-china-to-voluntarily-limit-hybrid-car-exports/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-asks-china-to-voluntarily-limit-hybrid-car-exports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU asks China to voluntarily limit car exports]]></title><description><![CDATA[Brussels wants Beijing to restrict sales of Chinese hybrid vehicles to around 15% of the EU market]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-asks-china-to-voluntarily-limit-car-exports/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-asks-china-to-voluntarily-limit-car-exports/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Do inflation expectations matter in a social-media echo chamber?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Consumers and companies lack the ability or will to act &mdash; it is bond investors that policymakers should worry about]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/do-inflation-expectations-matter-in-a-social-media-echo-chamber/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/do-inflation-expectations-matter-in-a-social-media-echo-chamber/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Why Trump's hand-picked Fed chair defied him by raising interest rates]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 0.25% increase comes despite fierce opposition from the US president, who has called for rates to be cut.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-trumps-hand-picked-fed-chair-defied-him-by-raising-interest-rates/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/why-trumps-hand-picked-fed-chair-defied-him-by-raising-interest-rates/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump suggests EU-Canada associate member deal would be ‘hostile act’]]></title><description><![CDATA[US president threatens to impose &lsquo;very serious&rsquo; tariffs on the bloc if the measure is approved]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-suggests-eu-canada-associate-member-deal-would-be-hostile-act/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-suggests-eu-canada-associate-member-deal-would-be-hostile-act/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK ministers look at overhauling disability assessments to cut welfare bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Sir Stephen Timms is drawing up plans for reform of personal independence payments]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-ministers-look-at-overhauling-disability-assessments-to-cut-welfare-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-ministers-look-at-overhauling-disability-assessments-to-cut-welfare-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Breast cancer drug approved after UK pharma deal with Trump]]></title><description><![CDATA[Medicine previously rejected by watchdog in England on cost grounds will now be available to about 1,000 women a year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/breast-cancer-drug-approved-after-uk-pharma-deal-with-trump/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 01:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/breast-cancer-drug-approved-after-uk-pharma-deal-with-trump/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US passes bill targeting importers of Russian oil]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump expected to sign measure authorising tariffs of up to 100% on buyers of Moscow&rsquo;s energy supplies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-passes-bill-targeting-importers-of-russian-oil/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-passes-bill-targeting-importers-of-russian-oil/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US lawmakers pass sanctions bill to put pressure on Russia’s economy]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump expected to sign measure into law that could impose levies on importers of Moscow&rsquo;s energy, including US allies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-lawmakers-pass-sanctions-bill-to-put-pressure-on-russias-economy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-lawmakers-pass-sanctions-bill-to-put-pressure-on-russias-economy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[US lawmakers pass Russia sanctions bill]]></title><description><![CDATA[Trump expected to sign measure into law that could impose levies on importers of Moscow&rsquo;s energy, including US allies]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-lawmakers-pass-russia-sanctions-bill/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/us-lawmakers-pass-russia-sanctions-bill/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Reserve decision as it happened: US central bank raises interest rates for first time since 2023, Donald Trump calls for borrowing costs to be 1% or less]]></title><description><![CDATA[Stocks end lower and Treasury yields rise after policymakers signal they are prepared to take further steps to curb inflation sweeping the US]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/federal-reserve-decision-as-it-happened-us-central-bank-raises-interest-rates-for-first-time-since-2023-donald-trump-calls-for-borrowing-costs-to-be-1-or-less/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/federal-reserve-decision-as-it-happened-us-central-bank-raises-interest-rates-for-first-time-since-2023-donald-trump-calls-for-borrowing-costs-to-be-1-or-less/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Reserve decision as it happened: Trump calls for rates to be 1% or less after Fed tightens monetary policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[President urges policymakers to act as rate-setters lift borrowing costs for first time since 2023]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/federal-reserve-decision-as-it-happened-trump-calls-for-rates-to-be-1-or-less-after-fed-tightens-monetary-policy/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:49:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/federal-reserve-decision-as-it-happened-trump-calls-for-rates-to-be-1-or-less-after-fed-tightens-monetary-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Watch: How will higher interest rates impact US consumers?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC's Samira Hussain looks at the factors considered in the increase by the Federal Reserve and what it could mean for the US economy.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/watch-how-will-higher-interest-rates-impact-us-consumers/</link><pubDate>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:26:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/watch-how-will-higher-interest-rates-impact-us-consumers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: Fed raises rates for first time since 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: Hong Kong unveils first five-year plan and Chinese oil prices hit record highs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-fed-raises-rates-for-first-time-since-2023/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:39:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-fed-raises-rates-for-first-time-since-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump calls for rates to be 1% or less after Fed tightens monetary policy]]></title><description><![CDATA[President urges policymakers to act for the sake of the country as rate-setters lift borrowing costs for first time since 2023]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-calls-for-rates-to-be-1-or-less-after-fed-tightens-monetary-policy/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trump-calls-for-rates-to-be-1-or-less-after-fed-tightens-monetary-policy/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Reserve defies Trump with first rate rise since 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central bank signals willingness for further action as chair Kevin Warsh warns that &lsquo;inflation is too high and has been for too long&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/federal-reserve-defies-trump-with-first-rate-rise-since-2023/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/federal-reserve-defies-trump-with-first-rate-rise-since-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed defies Trump with first rate rise since 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central bank signals willingness for further action as chair Kevin Warsh warns that &lsquo;inflation is too high and has been for too long&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-defies-trump-with-first-rate-rise-since-2023/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 22:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-defies-trump-with-first-rate-rise-since-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey prepares UK for ‘really challenging’ Budget]]></title><description><![CDATA[Chancellor&rsquo;s allies say wars in the Middle East and Ukraine are having a &lsquo;significant impact on the economy&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-prepares-uk-for-really-challenging-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:46:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-prepares-uk-for-really-challenging-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Reserve raises fed funds rate with likely more to come]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its decision was accompanied by new inflation and interest rate forecasts showing that most policymakers expect one more tightening this year]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/federal-reserve-raises-fed-funds-rate-with-likely-more-to-come/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:35:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/federal-reserve-raises-fed-funds-rate-with-likely-more-to-come/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Federal Reserve raises rates for first time since 2023 ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central bank chair Kevin Warsh defies calls from Donald Trump to lower borrowing costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/federal-reserve-raises-rates-for-first-time-since-2023/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/federal-reserve-raises-rates-for-first-time-since-2023/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed raises rates for first time since 2023 in unanimous decision]]></title><description><![CDATA[Central bank chair Kevin Warsh defies calls from Donald Trump to lower borrowing costs]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-raises-rates-for-first-time-since-2023in-unanimous-decision/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 20:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-raises-rates-for-first-time-since-2023in-unanimous-decision/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Britain’s unsustainable pensions lock]]></title><description><![CDATA[It would be better to link state retirement benefits to earnings growth]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-unsustainable-pensions-lock/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 19:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/britains-unsustainable-pensions-lock/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Henry Zeffman: Andy Burnham and his chancellor have a battle on their hands as the Budget approaches]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Budget is only six weeks away and the economy is undoubtedly the biggest challenge facing the prime minister.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/henry-zeffman-andy-burnham-and-his-chancellor-have-a-battle-on-their-hands-as-the-budget-approaches/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:52:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/henry-zeffman-andy-burnham-and-his-chancellor-have-a-battle-on-their-hands-as-the-budget-approaches/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Petrol and diesel price rises push UK inflation higher]]></title><description><![CDATA[Summer holidays and disruption to global oil supplies by the Middle East conflict stoked price growth.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/petrol-and-diesel-price-rises-push-uk-inflation-higher/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/petrol-and-diesel-price-rises-push-uk-inflation-higher/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The EU should not increase resilience at the expense of trusted partners]]></title><description><![CDATA[Its Industrial Accelerator Act would threaten supply chain connections with the likes of Japan]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-eu-should-not-increase-resilience-at-the-expense-of-trusted-partners/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:16:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-eu-should-not-increase-resilience-at-the-expense-of-trusted-partners/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Salary stand-off delays abolition of NHS quango]]></title><description><![CDATA[Health service leaders are urging ministers to set up a temporary body to resolve deadlock]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/salary-stand-off-delays-abolition-of-nhs-quango/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/salary-stand-off-delays-abolition-of-nhs-quango/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Will the Bank of England keep interest rates at 3.75%?]]></title><description><![CDATA[SummaryThe Bank of England&rsquo;s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) will announce their latest interest rates decision tomorrow (17 September)Most experts believe the MPC will hold the base rate at 3.75%However, there is growing pressure within the MPC to hike rates as UK inflation acceleratesThe latest inflation data showed prices rose by 3.1% in the year to August 2026, up from 2.9% in July.When will interest rates fall further? | Is the UK heading for stagflation? | MPC meeting dates | UK infl]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-will-the-bank-of-england-keep-interest-rates-at-375/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:56:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-will-the-bank-of-england-keep-interest-rates-at-375/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Chinese oil prices hit record highs after attacks on Saudi pipeline]]></title><description><![CDATA[Beijing has cushioned global impact of Iran war by drawing down stocks but is now &lsquo;coming off its crash diet&rsquo;]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinese-oil-prices-hit-record-highs-after-attacks-on-saudi-pipeline/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 15:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/chinese-oil-prices-hit-record-highs-after-attacks-on-saudi-pipeline/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Thousands of families hit with inheritance tax bills on gifts – how to reduce your liability]]></title><description><![CDATA[More than 5,000 estates paid over &pound;1 billion in inheritance tax on lifetime gifts between 2020/21 and 2023/24, according to new Freedom of Information (FOI) figures.In 2023/24 alone, 1,390 estates paid &pound;315 million in inheritance tax on late gifts, an average of &pound;226,000 per estate, the figures obtained from HMRC by financial advice firm NFU Mutual showed.There are annual inheritance tax gift allowances, such as the annual exemption and small gifts allowance.You can also give a]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thousands-of-families-hit-with-inheritance-tax-bills-on-gifts-how-to-reduce-your-liability/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 14:05:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/thousands-of-families-hit-with-inheritance-tax-bills-on-gifts-how-to-reduce-your-liability/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: US mega-donors overwhelmingly back Republicans, FT analysis shows]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: European Commission president endorses Canada&rsquo;s &lsquo;associate member&rsquo; pitch, and the Fed should defy Trump and raise rates, say economists]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-mega-donors-overwhelmingly-back-republicans-ft-analysis-shows/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:28:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-us-mega-donors-overwhelmingly-back-republicans-ft-analysis-shows/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Burnham considers plan to give mayors greater oversight of water companies]]></title><description><![CDATA[UK prime minister looks at proposal to create nine regional bodies that would set objectives for industry]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-considers-plan-to-give-mayors-greater-oversight-of-water-companies/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 12:24:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/burnham-considers-plan-to-give-mayors-greater-oversight-of-water-companies/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PwC revenues fall for first time in two decades]]></title><description><![CDATA[Middle East consulting business hit by prolonged slump]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pwc-revenues-fall-for-first-time-in-two-decades/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pwc-revenues-fall-for-first-time-in-two-decades/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[PwC revenues fall for first time in more than a decade]]></title><description><![CDATA[Middle East consulting business hit by prolonged slump]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pwc-revenues-fall-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-decade/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/pwc-revenues-fall-for-first-time-in-more-than-a-decade/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McLaren to compete against Lamborghini and Ferrari with its first SUV]]></title><description><![CDATA[British sports-car maker is hoping the move will help increase sales and profits and end years of losses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mclaren-to-compete-against-lamborghini-and-ferrari-with-its-first-suv/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mclaren-to-compete-against-lamborghini-and-ferrari-with-its-first-suv/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[McLaren to compete against Lamborghini and Ferrari with hybrid SUVs]]></title><description><![CDATA[British sports-car maker is hoping the move will help increase sales and profits and end years of losses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mclaren-to-compete-against-lamborghini-and-ferrari-with-hybrid-suvs/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 10:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/mclaren-to-compete-against-lamborghini-and-ferrari-with-hybrid-suvs/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Road fuels push UK inflation higher in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rise in headline rate was almost exclusively down to higher energy prices with few signs yet of broadening price pressures]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/road-fuels-push-uk-inflation-higher-in-august/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:19:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/road-fuels-push-uk-inflation-higher-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Submit a question: What do British businesses need from the Budget?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Take part in a live Ask an Expert Q&amp;A with John Gapper, the FT&rsquo;s chief UK business columnist, on Thursday September 17 at 1pm BST]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/submit-a-question-what-do-british-businesses-need-from-the-budget/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:29:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/submit-a-question-what-do-british-businesses-need-from-the-budget/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK inflation rose to 3.1% in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[Figure worsens squeeze on households ahead of BoE meeting]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-rose-to-31-in-august/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:01:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-inflation-rose-to-31-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: EU rebuffs ‘unique alliance’ with Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: US mega-donors and Vodafone&rsquo;s &euro;1.1bn hit]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-eu-rebuffs-unique-alliance-with-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-eu-rebuffs-unique-alliance-with-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK chancellor considering Budget tax raid on higher stake slot machines]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Healey faces fierce industry lobbying as sector warns of thousands of job losses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-chancellor-considering-budget-tax-raid-on-higher-stake-slot-machines/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-chancellor-considering-budget-tax-raid-on-higher-stake-slot-machines/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Healey looking at hitting betting shops, but not pubs, with gambling tax]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Healey faces fierce industry lobbying as sector warns of thousands of job losses]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-looking-at-hitting-betting-shops-but-not-pubs-with-gambling-tax/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/healey-looking-at-hitting-betting-shops-but-not-pubs-with-gambling-tax/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Has China taken the lead on AI?]]></title><description><![CDATA[The Chinese economy is facing headwinds. There is weakness in consumer spending, its property market is still in a slump, and there&rsquo;s weakness in business investment. Speaking on the latest episode of MoneyWeek Talks, Dale Nicholls, manager of Fidelity&rsquo;s China special situations fund says while there may be negative things to say about the country&rsquo;s economy,there are also bright spots to look out for,&ldquo;In terms of the domestic business, things are relatively muted. But, as]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/has-china-taken-the-lead-on-ai/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/has-china-taken-the-lead-on-ai/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Fed should defy Trump with rate rise, top economists say]]></title><description><![CDATA[The vast bulk of respondents in FT-Booth poll say the central bank should lift borrowing costs in a bid to tame inflation]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-should-defy-trump-with-rate-rise-top-economists-say/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/fed-should-defy-trump-with-rate-rise-top-economists-say/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU rebuffs Carney’s ‘unique alliance’ with Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some governments balk at prime minister&rsquo;s call for &lsquo;middle powers&rsquo; to join forces against US and China]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-rebuffs-carneys-unique-alliance-with-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-rebuffs-carneys-unique-alliance-with-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[EU capitals rebuff Carney’s ‘unique alliance’ with Canada]]></title><description><![CDATA[Some governments balk at prime minister&rsquo;s call for &lsquo;middle powers&rsquo; to join forces against US and China]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-capitals-rebuff-carneys-unique-alliance-with-canada/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/eu-capitals-rebuff-carneys-unique-alliance-with-canada/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[A hotter planet meets dearer money]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rising borrowing costs mean new financing instruments will be needed for developing economies to deal with climate change]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-hotter-planet-meets-dearer-money/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 06:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/a-hotter-planet-meets-dearer-money/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[How rising bond yields impact American consumers]]></title><description><![CDATA[The BBC&rsquo;s Samira Hussain explains why some could see increased interest rates for mortgages and business loans.]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-rising-bond-yields-impact-american-consumers/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 05:58:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/how-rising-bond-yields-impact-american-consumers/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nissan to invest £170mn to build a new hybrid SUV at Sunderland plant]]></title><description><![CDATA[The addition of a fourth model comes as carmaker looks to boost factory&rsquo;s utilisation rate, which is hovering at about 50%]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nissan-to-invest-170mn-to-build-a-new-hybrid-suv-at-sunderland-plant/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nissan-to-invest-170mn-to-build-a-new-hybrid-suv-at-sunderland-plant/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Nissan calls for UK tariffs on Chinese car imports for EU deal]]></title><description><![CDATA[The carmaker also demands easing of UK&rsquo;s EV targets as it unveils plans to invest &pound;170mn in Sunderland plant]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nissan-calls-for-uk-tariffs-on-chinese-car-imports-for-eu-deal/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 01:40:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/nissan-calls-for-uk-tariffs-on-chinese-car-imports-for-eu-deal/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bessent to meet He Lifeng in New York ahead of Trump-Xi summit]]></title><description><![CDATA[US Treasury secretary and Chinese vice-premier to hold talks as one-year expiry in trade war truce nears]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bessent-to-meet-he-lifeng-in-new-york-ahead-of-trump-xi-summit/</link><pubDate>Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:32:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bessent-to-meet-he-lifeng-in-new-york-ahead-of-trump-xi-summit/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[FirstFT: China tightens control of overseas travel]]></title><description><![CDATA[Also in today&rsquo;s newsletter: 10-year Treasury yield hits highest level since 2007 and Putin moves summit over Ukrainian drone threat]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-china-tightens-control-of-overseas-travel/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:36:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/firstft-china-tightens-control-of-overseas-travel/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[End of an era as Thatcher’s favourite council backs 94% tax rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wandsworth local authority in London accuses Labour government of &lsquo;deliberately targeting&rsquo; it]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/end-of-an-era-as-thatchers-favourite-council-backs-94-tax-rise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 23:12:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/end-of-an-era-as-thatchers-favourite-council-backs-94-tax-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK bosses must ‘sit down’ with staff if they reject WFH requests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Louise Haigh tells Trades Union Congress that every request for flexibility &lsquo;should be taken seriously&rsquo; by employers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-bosses-must-sit-down-with-staff-if-they-reject-wfh-requests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 22:03:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-bosses-must-sit-down-with-staff-if-they-reject-wfh-requests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Trump’s Iran war has cost US $38bn and caused munitions ‘shortfall’]]></title><description><![CDATA[New federal government reports shed light on sweeping fiscal toll of Middle East conflict]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-iran-war-has-cost-us-38bn-and-caused-munitions-shortfall/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 21:47:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/trumps-iran-war-has-cost-us-38bn-and-caused-munitions-shortfall/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[UK bosses must ‘sit down’ with staff if they block WFH requests]]></title><description><![CDATA[Louise Haigh tells Trades Union Congress that every request for flexibility &lsquo;should be taken seriously&rsquo; by employers]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-bosses-must-sit-down-with-staff-if-they-block-wfh-requests/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:18:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/uk-bosses-must-sit-down-with-staff-if-they-block-wfh-requests/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Scotch producers fume over legal protection for English whisky]]></title><description><![CDATA[Move by UK government risks adding to other challenges facing embattled sector, warns ruling Scottish National Party]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scotch-producers-fume-over-legal-protection-for-english-whisky/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 18:59:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/scotch-producers-fume-over-legal-protection-for-english-whisky/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Inflation rises by 3.1% in August]]></title><description><![CDATA[SummaryAugust&rsquo;s inflation figures were published at 7am, revealing a 3.1% rise.Experts forecast inflation would rise as the UK continues to be hit by the economic consequences of the Iran war.The Bank of England will announce its latest interest rates decision on 17 September; its decision is likely to be influenced by the latest inflation data| What is inflation? | CPI vs RPI inflation | When will interest rates fall further? | CPI release dates | MPC meeting dates |September 15, 2026 &nd]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-inflation-rises-by-31-in-august/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-inflation-rises-by-31-in-august/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Live: Inflation expected to rise]]></title><description><![CDATA[SummaryAugust&rsquo;s inflation figures will be published on 16 September at 7amExperts forecast inflation will rise as the UK continues to be hit by the economic consequences of the Iran war.The consumer prices index (CPI) rose by 2.9% in the 12 months to July 2026, the latest month for which there is data.The Bank of England will announce its latest interest rates decision on 17 September; its decision is likely to be influenced by the latest inflation data| What is inflation? | CPI vs RPI inf]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-inflation-expected-to-rise/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 17:13:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/live-inflation-expected-to-rise/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[The main Trump-Xi summit achievement will be it happening at all]]></title><description><![CDATA[The US and China are in a stand-off rather than a state of agreement]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-main-trump-xi-summit-achievement-will-be-it-happening-at-all/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 15:00:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/the-main-trump-xi-summit-achievement-will-be-it-happening-at-all/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[State pension set to rise by 3.9% – how much could you get?]]></title><description><![CDATA[Pensioners will likely get a 3.9% increase in their state pension next April.Under the triple lock mechanism, the state pension rises each April by the highest of the previous September&rsquo;s Consumer Prices Index (CPI) measure of inflation, 2.5% or average earnings growth from the previous May to July.Provisional figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) today (15 September) confirmed average earnings growth between May and July was 3.9%.Unless CPI inflation for September]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/state-pension-set-to-rise-by-39-how-much-could-you-get/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:27:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/state-pension-set-to-rise-by-39-how-much-could-you-get/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Bad decisions, difficult incentives and excitable markets]]></title><description><![CDATA[Errors at the Federal Reserve and European Central Bank complicate life for officials at all levels. Also in this newsletter, someone has a book to sell]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bad-decisions-difficult-incentives-and-excitable-markets/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:30:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/bad-decisions-difficult-incentives-and-excitable-markets/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kevin Warsh needs to walk the walk]]></title><description><![CDATA[A rate rise makes economic sense and would support the Federal Reserve&rsquo;s credibility]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/kevin-warsh-needs-to-walk-the-walk/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 13:21:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/kevin-warsh-needs-to-walk-the-walk/</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New fertiliser exporters blunt food crisis fears]]></title><description><![CDATA[Countries outside the Gulf increase market share of urea exports as supplies through Strait of Hormuz collapse]]></description><link>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/new-fertiliser-exporters-blunt-food-crisis-fears/</link><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 12:38:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://www.newslocker.com/en-uk/news/economy/new-fertiliser-exporters-blunt-food-crisis-fears/</guid></item></channel></rss>