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Federal Reserve issues FOMC statement
The Federal Open Market Committee approved the following statement for release by a 10 â 2 vote:
What you need to know about Your First Home scheme for first-time buyers
Chancellor fleshes out details of scheme unveiled last month to help 70,000 households on to the property ladder
Dharshini David: Healey buys himself some time, but big questions still unanswered
The chancellor talked of charting a new course for Britain, but the impact of Iran war has limited his options.
Healey gives households £100 to help navigate ‘global economic storms’
Payments to 20m homes part of package to cut energy bills and ease cost of living crisis, paid for by bank windfall tax
‘A pretty grim picture’: outlook for UK living standards slashed despite Healey’s budget
OBR cautions about Middle East war dragging down growth and triggering a fresh cost of living crisis
Income tax: Healey’s budget leaves thresholds frozen again. How much more will you pay?
Income tax thresholds are set to remain frozen after John Healey’s first budget as chancellor.
Remit for the Monetary Policy Committee - October 2026
Good morning. There was a time when Bank of England interest rate announcements passed (most of us) by entirely unnoticed. A small rise here; a minor dip there: until May 2022, rates hadn’t climbed above 1% for 13 years.
Business secretary writes to Poundland owner as administration fears build
Jonathan Reynolds has written to Gordon Brothers, which bought retailer for £1 last summer, to ‘establish the facts’
Chancellor begins to deliver his first Budget
The chancellor begins his speech by calling it a Budget for the "working people of Britain, for British businesses big and small."
Budget 2026: key points at a glance
John Healey starts by saying that his budget is “delivered at a time when global uncertainties and pressures are swirling worldwide and hitting people here at home”.
Budget 2026 live: Healey delivers first budget of Burnham’s government
Martin Lewis said that, when he met John Healey this morning, the chancellor said that, having removed standing charges from gas bills, he would also like to get rid of them from electricity bills. Lewis said:
‘Elonville’: US residents say Musk’s xAI offered to buy homes if they don’t sue over datacenter noise
Several Mississippi homes have been purchased near datacenters and one resident said realtor outlined target to buy more than 400
What do you want from the Budget?
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Fed set to hold interest rates steady in last decision before midterms
US central bank last month raised rates for first time since 2023, in move that infuriated Donald Trump
Former Conservative chancellor unsure Budget will 'fix big problems'
Any chancellor’s first budget is a big moment. But Rachel Reeves’s October 2024 event – the first from a Labour-run Treasury in almost 25 years – was particularly so, as she announced a big expansion in day-to-day spend…
'Government to decide who to help and who picks up the tab'
Helen Miller, director at the Institute for Fiscal Studies, speaks to the Today programme about challenges in the budget.
Octopus Energy boss on standing charges
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What is in the iconic red box?
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Stormont ministers set to find out Budget allocation
Stormont ministers will find out later how much extra money they will have to spend as a result of the Westminster Budget.
What do people in the South want from the Budget?
For small businesses hit by soaring fuel prices, and first-time buyers struggling to get on the housing ladder, there is a lot riding on it.
RBA Governor Bullock warns that inflation remains high, to debate more rate hikes
By saying it is hard to completely look through supply shocks, Bullock signalled that the RBA is less willing to ignore the energy-driven jump in prices than the RBNZ was earlier. Any further rise in crude therefore add…
RBNZ unexpectedly holds rates at 2.75% in split vote, signals further hikes likely
Oil sits at the centre of the call: the RBNZ expects fuel to lift inflation to 4.4% in the December quarter, but the majority chose to look through the direct effects for now, betting that weak demand will limit pass-th…